and cuba. also, i'm an organizer in the black alliance for peace, which stands against all unilateral sanctions. today, you will hear a presentation that will unpack the current relations between the u.s. and cuba. a lot of misnomer's and popular misconceptions about cuba that are a result of many reasons and strained relations. and then we also want to hear about the benefits of a normalized u.s.-cuba relations for both the people of cuba and the people of the united states. to so we are -- i'm going turn it over to miguel who will give this presentation. it will be great. i'm sorry. a lot of people know why that mistake happened. it used to be something for so long. since 2014, it is an official embassy. so i'm going to turn it over to him. he will give a presentation and then we will open it up for questions and answer for a half-hour and then we will be done. let me say that miguel was appointed its in june 2014 to the then cuban intersection. since 2006, he has worked in the ministry of fo

what is cuba? i have to be brief we are against the clock. this is cuba. this is our gdp and is very important because anytime you compare them with the g-7, it's not fair. we don't have the same resources. by the way this comes from the world bank and the united nations so you can check all this data but if you don't believe me, go to cuba. this is the gdp per capita according to the world bank and you can see the legal force in cuba. what about the private sector, the property that is right now recognizing the new constitution approved in the referendum. life expectancy from 78-years-old and the mortality rate is a wii at 8.2 and for that reason in more than 60 countries around the world not only venezuela but now since the 60s we have more than 400 doctors in haiti. before the earthquake happened. we don't produce enough food and i will talk about the. they have access to improve the services into this is how much we have spent on education you can see we spent 12.8 of the gdp. it was the highest worldwide. we've spent 2.9% and we have enough resources.

effectively blocking all cruise ships from going to cuba. they drew nearly a millionsitorr that's now down to zero. this dockside warehouse full of vendors is empty of buyers. >> we've been affected a lot because there is now no tourism, no one comes in. we spend the whole day without selling a thing. soledad: and it's not just the lack of tourism affecting cuba. the u.s. imposed sanctions on any firm that brings oil to cuba, which means fewer buses to get to work and to school. there is also a new ban on u.s. flights to anywhere in cuba but havana. and remittances, money sent from u.s. citizens to cubans, were cut in half, just $1000 per quarter, which means less money for food. >> the blockade is affecting cuba in every way, even our education because there is a lack of materials. the economy is affected, food for children, adult, youth, everybody, medicine whic soledad: the cuban government has responded by building deeper partnerships with europe and china and russia. >> we are in a hotel right now that was just opened and we are opening

at arrow is a surf pioneer on cuba she's had to fight for her place here. but as you may i hear that. the men used to tell me to surf further away so that i didn't steal their waves i got that i think i'm a brave woman. once i've decided to do something i don't stop it i'm going to like achieve this there still aren't many surfers in cuba says she still sometimes gets stopped and questioned by the police. sometimes they wouldn't let me go into the water because they thought i was going to try and escape to the u.s. on my surfboard. how wants to see a more modern cuba less dominated by much is mo with more room for strong women she teaches kids to serve especially girls but to earn money with her serve school the 36 year old needs special permission from the communist state she's been waiting for 7 years and still hasn't got it. that ben pointing and that if but i may be the government's just not interested maybe surfing is just lost as we say here cuba no no the smallest changes to the system require determination and stamina even though it was fidel castro

laura: changing times in cuba. remember, you can find much more of all the day's news at our website. rai am lrevelyan. thank you so much r watching "bbc world news america." narrator: funding for th presentation is madeossible by... babbel, an online program designed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. narrator: nding was also provided by... the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. narrator: be more, pbs. ♪ judy: good evening. on the newshour tonight, the dreamers get t day in court. the supreme court hears arguments on theate of undocumented immigrants brought to the uss children. then, how we got here. with public hearings in the impeacnqentry slated to start tomorrow morning, gexamin what brought us to the edge of this history making event and what will come next. and, on the froier. a look at life in the israeli borderlands, where civilia

embargo on cuba remains in place as u.s. president donald trump has largely reversed a thaw in relations that was started by his predecessor that fuss uncertain economic reforms have resulted in few improvements to many people's lives. vanna celebrated the anniversary with a gala performance in front of the capitol building music opera ballet traditional dance and a fireworks spectacle that belied the communist countries economic misery under oppressive regime. united and hope that everything will get better. cubans build on our dreams and future despite being surrounded by obstacles. president miguel diaz canal open the official festivities without making any remarks as a rule he stays away from microphones have on his best day comes at a difficult time the u.s. has imposed numerous sanctions fuel this gas american tourists have stopped coming to the island gradually the communist regime is loosening its grip on the economy in the hopes that it will boost incomes. cuba needs a certain amount of privatization in the economy

major flooding in less than a week and damage could run into the hundreds of millions of euros plus cuba's capital of bon celebrates its 500th birthday with music dancing and fireworks but it's all against the backdrop of an ailing economy by saying. i'm called aspen welcome to the program any wrong thousands of people have been out in the streets protesting the government's decision to raise petrol prices by 50 percent and introduced rationing since the price hike on friday many demonstrators have abandoned their cars along major highways and joined mass rallies in the capital tehran but some of the demonstrations have turned violent at least 2 people have died as a result of the protests with many more injured. iranians have taken to the streets in the capital tehran and a number of cities across the country in protest against a government move to hike the price of petrol by 50 percent. well the demonstrations started with protesters blocking roads but it's collated quickly petrol stations and cars were torched and all manner of public property was badly damaged banks and government buil

downpours and why surfing in cuba means more than just catching a wait we need a female surfer fighting for equality as she battles a macho culture and a hard line communist regime. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world it welcome we begin with dramatic scenes in hong kong pro-democracy protesters today try to escape from police who have sealed off the university coup. ampere's that the demonstrators have occupied the stakes tonight remain dangerously high china's ambassador to britain warning that beijing has the power and the right to end the unrest which has gripped hong kong now for months universities have become the latest battleground for protesters and the police. a daring plan students climbing down from a bridge using ropes onto a highway. then they're in the clear but they're only trickling out after police sealed off this university campus the epicenter of the most violent clashes so far in hong kong's political crisis if caught the protestors could be charged with the rioting punishable by up to 10 years in prison. chaos reigns here and poli

but that doesn't stop too many companies from doing business with cuba like us shipping company carli based in florida it continues to rely on the cuban market obviously short term but if. you also. think. if you. are here for the kids you're pretty good. it can take as long as 2 years to receive payment for goods and services from cuba in a recent shift it's mostly been russian companies that are willing to take that risk their trade volume with cuba is expected to top half a 1000000000 dollars this year. they opec oil exporters say rising demand for energy especially in developing countries means global appetite for oil will only increase if not as much as initially forecasted the cartel for forecasts a 12 percent rise in demand by 2040. oil will still be flowing in torrance in the future according to optics on your report it says as late as 204000 will remain the world's most important energy source what's good news with some is a setback for others industrialized countries for instance that are trying to replace fossil fuels with renewables to counter carbon emissions the opec rep

but that doesn't stop too many companies from doing business with cuba like us shipping company carly based in florida it continues to rely on the cuban market obviously the short term if. you go to work. think. if you. are here for good for you because. it can take as long as 2 years to receive payment for goods and services from cuba in a recent shift it's mostly been russian companies that are willing to take that risk their trade volume with cuba is expected to top half a 1000000000 dollars this year. returning now to a top story and chinese investment in greece i'm joined now by young dimitrios from greek service good to have you with us now a china is investing an awful lot of money in the old port of p.v. in greece is that good for the country. yes i think from a greek point of view this is a good thing greece has an interest in crucial interest in finding new business partners in increasing foreign direct investment in recent years international lenders have increased their pressure to push with push forward with privatization projects this is a key part of the greek post bail

axel: la joven cubana asegura que no ser deportada a cuba le ha salvado la vida. >> si regresara a cuba, existirÍa todavía la misma represiÓn, maltrato fÍsico. axel: el caso de dayana es uno de las decenas que se estÁn conociendo que comprobarÍa que es mÁs probable que los migrantes que intenten solicitar silo por el estado de arizona se les autorice entrar por otro estado. >> , tuvo que entrar por arizona no participÓ del mpp. axel: eduardo soto, quien ganÓ el caso de asilo de dayana habla del programa de asilo de donald trump, la medida que obliga a los migrantes que solicitan asilo en la frontera a esperar por sus procesos en mÉxico o en sus paÍses de origen. al parecer, el programa no estarÍa siendo implementado en arizona. dayana ingresÓ con su hermano, quien fue enviado a una prisiÓn, pero lograron sacarlo bajo fianza despuÉs de un mes y medio. el servicio de aduanas y protecciÓn fronteriza confirmó que el programa no estÁ en arizona, pero no dijeron por quÉ. sin embargo, aseguraron que algunos migrantes arrestados estÁn siendo llevados a texas o california par

so i travel 10000 miles in researching to cuba so in this book i try to give a sense of that landscape it would be obvious like los angeles have to read it to find out but next time when you are traveling this will be on your mind becausees then when you start looking for traces you see them everywhere. so i will read from the author's notes which explains who i am and what i'm doing the rest is straight up history with reflections with the conclusion. >> my journey through the islands of the caribbean before ending not far from where i began in georgia. in this town a dramatic transformation when i was in high school. in 1990 the school consisted of a student body with only a handful of people in the esl class. by the time i was a senior the esl classes were fall. thousands of kids and their families worked in the carpet mills that dominated the economy per greg graduated 1994 months after nafta came into force. 1200 miles from the border. today my old high school has a student body about 70 percent hispanic and the town is about 50 percent. the complexity of what i experienced then i

i also have a short announcement on cuba. today, the united states is taking action to prevent cuba from circumventing u.s. sanctio sanctions. a cuban state-run company and the prime area facilitator of illegal oil imports from venezuela, to further contain their action we are putting sanctions on another cuban company pursuant to executive order 13850. it was sanctioned back on july of 2019 and has since had trouble finding companies willing to conduct business with it. it has relied on this company to obey sanctions as it carries out the oil for repression scheme between cuba and venezuela, a scheme declared illegal by the legitimate government of venezuela. the venezuelan and cuban people continue to suffer at the hands of despotic actors that put their interests above the interests of their people. today's action will further squeeze the illegal profit-making scheme cuba carries out to help the illegitimate dictator maduro and his unravelling network of corrupt advisers. finally, after the holidays, i will be hitting the

king felipe and queen letizia of spain have arrived in cuba for the first official visit by a spanish king to the island. the trip is taking place in the week of the five hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of havana, and on their trip the royals will see much of the restoration work of the city's colonial architecture. from havana, will grant reports. it's a visit heavy with historic symbolism. when king felipe stepped plane with queen letizia, he became the first spanish king to make an official visit to cuba. the upcoming 500 anniversary of havana seemed a good opportunity —— opportunity to the communist run government to show them the island which christopher columbus once described as the most beautiful land ever seen. for years, havana has slowly been restoring its resplendent architecture like the u of building and the government is keen to show its best face to the spanish royals. among those to be honest during the trip is this man, responsible for hannah ——of anna's reservation. translation: we will illuminate the lamp at the top of the central dome as

that cuba has been celebrating the 500th anniversary of the founding of its capital havana by spanish conquerors but the city's residents have little else to celebrate these days the trump administration has mostly reversed a modest fall in relations that had briefly opened the island to u.s. tourists tentative economic reforms introduced by cuba's government have done little to improve most people's lives. have vanished celebrated the anniversary with a gala performance in front of the capital building music opera ballet traditional dance and the fireworks spectacle that belied the communist countries economic misery under press if the regime. feel united and hope that everything will get better. we cubans build on our dreams and future despite being surrounded by a. president miguel diaz canal open the official festivities without making any remarks as a rule he stays away from microphones have on his best day comes at a difficult time the u.s. has imposed sanctions fuel this gas american tourists have stopped coming to the island gradually the communist regime is loosening its grip

y, a partir de enero los solicitantes de asilo van a ser deportados a honduras, de venezuela, cuba o cualquier otro lado, muchos estÁn condenando a trumk+p por enviadas e inmi inmigrantes a paÍses donde predomina la violencia >>> de portar emigrantes a honduras como tercer paÍs seguro el prÓximo aÑo enciende la polÉmica >>> viene gente del sur a honduras, cÓmo van a mantenerlos aquÍ, no tenemos ni para n nosotros >>> nosotros no encontramos trabajo,o no digamos que venga otra gente de otros lado >>> para los activistas que atienden a dominios deportados parece una locura pero al parecer hubo fuertes presiones >> que lleguen al pai>Ís ehablar de grabar lass que lleguen en el paÍs, cinco o 10% para nosotros es lapidario >> > en esta zona algunos presidentes se preguntan cÓmo e que su paÍs va a recibir migrantes cuando este aÑo se cometieron mÁs de 3000 a asesinatos y la criminalidad aumentÓ >>> sandy saliÓ de honduras por amenazas, dice que miles de personas igual que ella hule huyen de la cosa de las pandilla >>> y no cumples con lo que les pides entonces lo que hacen

two kids from cuba meet teenager in florida. i have names given to them by cuban parents who mistakenly assume they live in cuba cipretty much forever. they mark them as ethnic minorities in the united states. these names in their new home country impacts everything about their lives.their educations and the premature end of those educations and what areas of the city they can look for ahome . they married young, start a family young and because they are light-skinned una reason there's a chance their american-born offspring could avoid at least some of the elements of the systemic prejudice they encounter despite having worked hard to learn english as almost eradicating the accents, this is after all a story haabout the american dream which means that many thingswill need to be unjustly eradicated . in this version of the american dream they think that takes to change their destiny in this country is picking the right name for your child . they are not totally wrong. as john oliver on his show last week tonight pointed out when

we also have a short announcement on cuba. today, the united states is taking action to prevent cuba from circumventing sanctions. a state run country is the primary facilitator of illegal oil imports from venezuela. we are putting sanctions on another cuban company pursuant to an executive order. they were sanctioned in july of 2019 and have since had trouble finding companies willing to conduct business with them. there is a scheme between cuba illegalzuela declared by the legitimate government of venezuela. the people of venezuela continue to suffer. furtheraction will squeeze the illegal profit making scheme. , after the holidays, i will be hitting the road for some important diplomatic activities. first, i will head to louisville, kentucky. university of louisville will host me for remarks as part of mitch mcconnell's distinguished speaker series. for i will travel to london a nato leaders meeting where the president and other allied leaders will talk about a whole host of ways to strengthen the alliance now celebrating i

to naif to its economic embargo on cuba we'll have that story and more coming your way after this short break. 30 years ago the verlyn wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event the promises of $989.00 been fulfilled. welcome back now despite a history of animosity between north and south korea people in the south would side with north korea in the event of a conflict with japan that's the result of a survey by think tank in seoul almost half of those all said they would buy pyongyang even though there was an option to stay neutral only 15 percent said they would side with tokyo and that's despite continuous warnings by western allies of the threat posed by north korea. north korea's 6 test of a nuclear device and its missile launches are a threat not only to the people of south korea but to the people all across our globe it has never been more important to be working closely together given the shared threat of north korea nor

in cuba and in the other measure that means american primacy or transatlantic promise which is now i want to point out he's in a very deep private exam supplanting alliance. now when it comes to the resolutions on arms control does it almost look like the united states is trying to sabotage international efforts on the matter. well it continues on the same world and it's the same policy in terms of thousands but i mean the united states has been traveling particularly in the last week from russia and china and india and who run. which are most going to run a regional power. i mean these are american probably has been chairman. of the outer space policy and you have said we always tend to they are pretty much at will insist on the same point i mean they're desperate the usa would mean that we you know what i call it faith prime of i mean they have failed because we haven't built a new world order i mean they have all the power of space i mean on some say the space of power. on their own. reality on their own and decision making but what they have done was conflict disorder i mean not

plus cuba's capital baton celebrating its 500th birthday with music dancing fireworks celebrations come against the backdrop of its l.a. economy. also on the show mobs 1st stop and brings his max speed to sao paolo the dutchman pulled off a stiff challenge from champion lewis hamilton to claim victory in a thrilling in thrilling brazilian drum for it. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us police in hong kong are warning that though resort to live ammunition if armed activists among the protesters there fail to lay down their weapons now groups of students have been barricading themselves inside hong kong's polytechnic university they've been trying to leave that campus but fear being arrested by police if they do so. the police move in. but protesters sit the entrance to hong kong polytechnic university ablaze as the police retreat. the police make some arrests and a few students were injured. although the standoff remains tense it's without serious bloodshed something many had feared over the weekend. but it remains a fiery stalemate hundreds of students inside the university

to lift its economic embargo on cuba will have that story i'm all coming your way after this break. 30 years ago the berglund wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event of the promise of $989.00 been fulfilled. nobody wants to look at the wildfires and say the obvious number one the taxes are being misused they're not being adequately distributed to where they are needed on the infrastructure side because there's a government failure number 2 climate change regardless of whether you believe it's happening or not the damage that is going to be applied to your pocketbook that you will pay for climate change whether you believe it or not you know it's still the price is still there. welcome back germany has been facing widespread demonstrations from its farmers as they disrupt transport routes using tractors to block traffic this comes as the industry feels it's being unfairly blamed for climate change while also having to bend t

cuba, again, the recent protests. cuba, again, the cu ban the recent protests. cuba, again, the cuban president has been outraged and has denied that the human doctors could be in any way involved. these two allies are very very important for bolivia. they created a kind of essential block of left—wing government in latin america and that bloc seems to be fading away. we have interim government in mexico and argentina. lots of changes in the region. it will be interesting to see if the elections in the coming months will be making any changes because it looks like evo morales won't be able to stand. that is all we have time for but thank you for coming on. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. the joys of spanish. we discover the american children who have learned a second language for the very first time. this benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked to be named as prime minister. jackson has been released on bail after turning himself into the police in sa nta turning himself into the police in santa barbara. it was

to lift its economic embargo on cuba we'll have that story and more after this short break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you. in my i phone or have a 1000 times the capability of the of the computers we have on board the space for the time i mean that's ridiculous and in my back pocket i have much much more capability than we had to do the entire apollo program. nobody wants to look at the wildfires and say the obvious number one taxes are being misused they're not being adequately distributed to where they are needed on the infrastructure side because there's a government failure number 2 climate change regardless of whether you believe it's happening or not the damage that is going to be applied to your pocketbook that you will pay for climate change whether you believe it or not you know it's still the price is still there. despite a history of animosity between north and south korea people in the south would side with north korea in the event of a conflict

you had cuba when it hit you had norwegian pearl, a technical issue, cuba, 22 cents. then you took dorian you broke all these down the one that really stuck out for me was this very quick shift in policy about cuba >> yeah. it came sudden we had all of 14 hours to get out of cuba. i had a ship in havana the day the ruling came down and we had to hustle out of there by midnight or else we would be in violation. but that was a big deal. if you recall, several quarters ago when i was on your show, we talked about how cuba was a big money maker. americans are willing to pay double to go on a cruise that included havana versus one that didn't include havana. and 4% of our capacity was dedicated to cuba. so when it happened, it was a blow but we were able to hustle and overcome those challenges. and it's one of the reasons why our numbers were as good as the were. >> you blew me away. i would think you couldn't do these numbers. you're also doing some things that don't get enough credit for. you got in your hand a -- something that could make a national difference to the en

people are using words like cuba, are we people are using words like cuba, a re we really people are using words like cuba, are we really there yet?” people are using words like cuba, are we really there yet? i think it is serious. i think the opposition or the leadership at least is trying to overthrow the government. a near majority, a7% of the people voted for the president, which was over ten points more than the next runner up... ten points more than the next runner sorry ten points more than the next runner up... sorry to interrupt straightaway, but those results are exactly what is disputed. do you have a in those results because yellow if you've noticed, you can read dozens, hundreds of articles since october 20 on the web since the selection. and not one present even one shred of evidence that the election was in doubt, stolen, or anything else. so this is a very bad, i think, anything else. so this is a very bad, ithink, it anything else. so this is a very bad, i think, it was very bad decision on the part of the organisation of american states. they put one sentence into

general assembly vote over america's decades long embargo on cuba that story and more after the break. seemed wrong. roles just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days to come out ahead and engage with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. 30 years ago the berlin wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event the promises of $989.00 been fulfilled. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back the u.n. general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to end america's economic embargo on cuba analysing for nearly 30 years but the us together with brazil in israel voted no. you know we had assumed that the president donald trump's government has begun escalating his aggression against cuba by apply an unconventional measures in order to prevent the supply of

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, cuba gooding jr. pleading not guilty to new charges after this video obtained by tmz surfaced. in it, you can see the actor appearing to grope a woman in a new york city restaurant. gooding also pleading not guilty two weeks ago to charges from another allegation in 2018 when a woman alleges gooding touched her inappropriately at a different nightclub. and another incident where he allegedly grabbed a woman's breast at this bar in june. >> we believe, without question, that the case is purely a case of malicious prosecution. >> reporter: gooding has denied all allegations of wrongdoing and is free on his own recognizance. and gooding's defense attorney says the new video that emerged does show the actor touching the backside of a server, but david, they say, it does not show a crime. >> all right, gio benitez, thank you. >>> and when we come back here tonight, news coming in this evening, that 14-year-old girl found alive. and there's also news on the man accused of kidnapping her. and there's also ne

of the gate is mixed we have always been the left wing allies and what i listened to is that israel cuba nicaragua is calling it a coup d'etat but also some of the people here in neighboring chile who are you know friends of the of the former presidents and just the former foreign minister calling it a plea to try and urging the libya to reinstate what he calls the rule of law and democratic institutions the united nations also expressing great concern for the instability that is going on and we don't know how it was his supporters will react to this this would be a power and came that instead of putting out the fire that had been started when he was accused of having held a legitimate or highly questioned the elections and general putting it out it may just continue to close more social upheaval. correspondent mariama son says. he has decided to step down what happens next. well it's unclear what will happen next because it will morales as you were saying before a house he now owns that he will illegally. a warrant for his arrest and that is illegal it's unclear what will happen he is a

a political decisions would they suggest going directly here we need to deny money and supplies to cuba to decrease monetary and real wages to bring about hunger and more withdrawal of the government and that is the policy over these 60 years that is the embargo, that is the blockade. they do that to create hunger and when they say it's an excuse we say remove this. we don't need an excuse. let's ask. if you believe that we are so bad you don't need an embargo or sanctions that is the policy. look at this. this

and tamara durant from cuba, she has won three gold in three events. this time it was any 200 metres and her career has lasted ten years. she has been unbeaten over that period of time. to a brilliant night for her and i'm sure much more to come here in the by, tomorrow. —— in dubai. let's finish on tennis. french president emmanuel macron welcomed france's fed cup champions to the elysee palace on tuesday to congratulate them on their victory. the country's first in the competition in 16 years. the french defeated hosts australia in the final in the decisive doubles rubber in perth on sunday. kristina mladenovic and caroline garcia held firm in a tense decider to beat ash barty and sam stosur at the perth arena to secure france's third title in the women's team event. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — ben croucher — and the rest of the sport today team, we'll see you soon. hello, once again. after so much wet weather in recent weeks, it looks as though wednesday for much of the british i

it unilaterally demands the media to definitive to the end the chronic and inhuman good case against cuba it is time to put an end to double standards in international relations. like all nations we get to choose which countries we trade where this is our sovereign right so it is worrying that the international community in the name of protecting sovereignty continues to challenge this right. the resolutions not legally binding but it follows a trend of u.s. isolation from the international community here's a look at just this month alone one of in the 1st the general assembly again overwhelmingly approved a draft resolution that called for a middle east free of nuclear weapons the u.s. and israel voted against a bill days later the organization voted on a draft resolution aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space the u.s. and israel also said no to that as well as on a draft resolution that calls for prevention of militarization of space political analyst and former u.n. officer francisco colona told us in his opinion what makes washington this way. they're desperate if you are so

hour the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to end america's economic embargo on cuba now last june for nearly 30 years but the u.s. together with brazil and israel have voted no. the president of trans government has begun escalating his aggression against cuba by applying unconventional measures in order to prevent the supply of fuel to our country it's go beyond disrupting the economy is to damage a cuban family standards of living by us it is time for the vast majority to be heard it unilateral demands the immediate and definitive and to the end the chronic and inhuman good case against cuba it is time to put an end to double standards in international relations. like all nations we get to choose which countries we trade with this is our sovereign right so it is worrying that the international community in the name of protecting sovereignty continues to challenge this right well the resolution is not legally binding but it does follow a trend of u.s. isolation from the international community here's a look at just this month alone on november 1st the general assemb