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NOVANEWS By Telesur   The Trump administration has made it clear it will be reviewing all agreements with Cuba. U.S. President Donald Trump believes that Cuba, “with all the things it has been given,” has not made any “concessions” within the process of normalization of bilateral relations, according to Trump’s adviser Helen Aguirre Ferre in an interview with EFE Wednesday. “President (Trump) has been very clear about the fact that all the agreements reached during the previous administration with Cuba will be re-assessed,” said Ferre, the White House director of media affairs. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had already warned during his confirmation hearing that “there will be a comprehensive review of current policies and (Obama’s) executive orders regarding Cuba to ...

NOVANEWS By Ollie Hopkins Morning Star   THE election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, where he will be in office alongside Republican Party majorities in both houses of Congress, raises new threats to Cuba. The Obama administration has not gone far enough with its Cuba policies: the blockade is still in place, Guantanamo Bay is still illegally occupied and US interference in Cuba continues. Nevertheless, the limited progress that has taken place, including the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, has been a welcome move in the right direction. This progress is now under serious threat from a Trump administration. This week Trump appointed the pro-blockade lobbyist Mauricio Claver-Carone to his transition team, which may give an insight into a chan...

NOVANEWS By Stephen Lendman Global Research   Will Trump seek more cooperative relations with other countries, prioritizing diplomacy over confrontation? Promised outreach to Russia is encouraging. Days earlier, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone – Xi telling him cooperation is the only choice between both countries. He responded saying he’s willing to work with Beijing cooperatively, believing bilateral relations can “definitely achieve greater development.” Both leaders agreed to meet soon. Trump’s intended relations with Cuba remain to be seen. Campaigning in September, he said he’d reverse Obama’s (dubious) diplomatic outreach by executive order unless its government meets US demands – not an encouraging sign. For 24 consecutive years, General Assembl...