Some people count the days until their birthday arrives, take out their savings, and prepare a party within their means.

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On May 1, 2026, US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order expanding sanctions against the Cuban regime.

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“Nicaragua is becoming a Russian military base,” says opposition figure and former political prisoner Félix Maradiaga.

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Workers, students, and representatives of official social organizations took part Friday in the International Workers’ Day parade. (26 photos)

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We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now Friday, May 1, 2026.

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I need to take care of some business in Camagüey. I haven’t been since October and I’m told it’s very difficult just to get out of Holguín itself.

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Valerie Love from Canada took our photo of the day: "Flying Over the Island", above Granma, Cuba.

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“The repeated use of water as a weapon by Israel is not an isolated act, but part of a recurring, systematic, and cumulative pattern.”

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January 3 is a date that marks a before… and a still. Yes, it is supposed to mark a before and an after, but the still prevails in Venezuela.

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For the second consecutive year, Nicaragua is the Latin American country with the worst score in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index.

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I want to write to you about the various opinions I hear every day when I go out into the streets of my Cuba.

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The grass is encroaching on the train tracks and the day care center is closed, but they are calling on us to “celebrate May 1st with joy.”

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