<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:57:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@limonta/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Una tormenta implacable en Oklahoma: el Thunder arrolla a los Lakers [ES/EN]]]></title><description><![CDATA[El encuentro anoche entre Oklahoma City Thunder y Los Angeles Lakers prometía, en tanto se enfrentaban dos candidatos fuertes al MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, el Chamberlain contemporáneo, recargado, contra]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189157/@limonta/una-tormenta-implacable-en-oklahoma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189157/@limonta/una-tormenta-implacable-en-oklahoma</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189157]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibB8R1yCJdMvghorB7VumDy5KiYaeAhfXdWTPKqhK1mDtxsgdtpqwYH6LMmFmnRErJtBajAyj8dwRmL6gHjAVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Who's in Charge Here?" Venezuela's Agony Under Trump's Grip]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since we last updated Venezuela. For me, it's a painful exercise because it is conclusive proof of how crude the world has become under the malevolent influence of the Trump administration,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/who-s-in-charge-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/who-s-in-charge-here</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13WcpJkDuVhUJS14ihhU6h9Nu3cEgHQZcRLtgAsZZ3iVoDP3o2Vw3bBXewceCFfUGYwHZFqdiLmQmD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Crude Reaches Cuba Amid U.S.-Forced Drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cuban Foreign Ministry thanked Moscow this Tuesday for the shipment of some 730,000 barrels of Urals crude, after an involuntary fast from international fuel lasting over three months due to a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/russian-crude-reaches-cuba-amid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/russian-crude-reaches-cuba-amid</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAgTtqcfwXtDrUwCSGaZH5eNoBBa1V5nuC53d2nitHnnod7b8S6htxDNTGbXcayz2aA91uTk5HGjyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 713: Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin approaches Cuba]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than three months without receiving crude oil from abroad, the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin is expected to arrive in Cuba carrying around 740,000 barrels of Urals crude. This will not make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-713</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-713</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAgTtqcfwXtDrUwCSGaZH5eNoBBa1V5nuC53d2nitHnnod7b8S6htxDNTGbXcayz2aA91uTk5HGjyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 712]]></title><description><![CDATA[The effects of the war in Iran are being felt across the region, and Chile is a country where they are evidenced more strongly following the decision of the newly inaugurated president, José Antonio Kast,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-712</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-712</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:17:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcBoSwYv2XgVjnKwx3KHakZWH8MZdEm1534MQBzzbwu2G2ot3bJhFj5gxgW9dPu1kDHTYLEWX85Rf2FNh5ZAj8biVwF5VkVxuZMk9j?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico does not let Cuba be erased from the map]]></title><description><![CDATA[While she understood that she could not compromise her country's economy by going against the oil blockade policy imposed by Trump on Cuba, Claudia Sheinbaum has shown a level of commitment to the critical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/mexico-does-not-let-cuba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/mexico-does-not-let-cuba</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11vbgEYw8HeL7N8cTjq8mAiZQ4Hhi4pb8BzybLhEs8Ber5rvFLPHSf8SidyeqSBvMqqgb6ZqiTgFKk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cuban government makes an interesting diplomatic move]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the midst of growing tension with the United States, a high-ranking Cuban diplomat has revealed to the alternative left-wing outlet Drop Site that Cuba is willing to offer a lump sum as compensation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-cuban-government-makes-an</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-cuban-government-makes-an</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11vbgEYw8HeL7N8cTjq8mAiZQ4Hhi4pb8BzybLhEs8Ber5rvFLPHSf8SidyeqSBvMqqgb6ZqiTgFKk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[After some three months, Cuba could receive fuel again through Russia. Will Washington allow it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two tankers carrying Russian crude oil and derivatives that potentially have Cuba as their destination place even more spotlight on the Island, whose population is massively suffering the effects of an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/after-some-three-months-cuba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/after-some-three-months-cuba</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf124KAbnnU1iu8vJdD97LUViUMXb8aWzfRrW58ErBtp24sSZQrFanSZLu4VQV8KBCb9KNxidcYLH7g9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cuban president seems to go all out, head-on, against Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, amid another total blackout of the national electrical system, the Cuban government announced a measure that had been demanded for years as part of the reforms the country must undertake to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-cuban-president-seems-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-cuban-president-seems-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeADyfqLvNEDW7G4NyZYPywUxrKnTCidRPqBZdStREt3iZCkMgd8v2mXxTDk9DKYmp1AAzUCRKMhKWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessing some breaking news on Cuba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Late on Thursday night, Cuba announced that it will release 51 prisoners as a sovereign act and, at the same time, a sign of respect towards the Vatican. Historically, the latter is a key, seasoned,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/assessing-some-breaking-news-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/assessing-some-breaking-news-on</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeADyfqLvNEDW7G4NyZYPywUxrKnTCidRPqBZdStREt3iZCkMgd8v2mXxTDk9DKYmp1AAzUCRKMhKWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Iran and then Cuba? Donald Trump bets big but can also lose big]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Yesterday, during his speech presenting the U.S.-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, Donald Trump, again, insisted that the communist political regime of Cuba is coming to an end, and that this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/first-iran-and-then-cuba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/first-iran-and-then-cuba</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf137qtaYjxKcS1Cu4J1kkL2K4pG9CDS6h6SKPREAgCXFDvR4KNasYFUXf2DRkTjnBiAvPMAWW4P3ygPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba at least starts on the right foot in the World Baseball Classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cuban team opened with a relatively comfortable victory against Panama in its quest for the World Baseball Classic, although it is clear that it is the least problematic rival in the group. 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The main one is that it occurs at a moment of extremely high tension in relations between Washington and Havana, as a consequence of the implementation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/cuba-s-border-guard-troops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/cuba-s-border-guard-troops</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rGYEQPLyBqdn9MxrdrWVDPYPh3sp4JvY1An6rf8L8rajhW6DVztzAVo8C7LxjL3YgiXw2QPiEQ2z4MZsjNGeaKyGxFe1s?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexicans express some concern about the World Cup after the killing of El Mencho; Marco Rubio at CARICOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, one of the main reasons for not resorting to tough-on-crime policies against organized crime has been to avoid an escalation of unimaginable and unruly consequences for society, given the firepower]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/mexicans-express-some-concern-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/mexicans-express-some-concern-about</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11SvXU2da4JmJPGNnM7aAx78uVDPsz3jKeY6cW9zGwXE3ket2XUrK2yv7DyUiL3kpMNKDyfAjwWCTGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 709]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico's National Defense Secretary ordered the deployment of 2,000 troops in the state of Jalisco to confront any new retaliatory action from organized crime after the killing on Sunday of the drug lord]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-709</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-709</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pCabCBvHZUdYooHrAtx5sC9zM7VkgtijWza1j1SPKw2EhHsvc2EAXfApiSx5t29qvjR1EA3G937pi15yvk6GfqeqKm95X?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The immediate aftermath of the alias El Mencho's killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large-scale military operation in the Mexican town of Tapalpa, in the state of Jalisco, resulted in the death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", leader of the infamous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-immediate-aftermath-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-immediate-aftermath-of-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnDmMedBCf3wieaNDcppS1ZHLKEENJaeUTVDZczm1hHpk64sJHV6JzaQrHnYgtRXqbcrgsdawJTorff5qr17PgTgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump withdraws tariff threat against Cuba after harsh Supreme Court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the executive orders that can no longer rely on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose additional ad valorem duties on American imports of foreign goods is the one introduced at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/trump-withdraws-tariff-threat-against</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/trump-withdraws-tariff-threat-against</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9prXK82oyfEwGpbJ7xhR4K8Y44QUEugLbjwMKXriKjjPsVBkocKLv5YEVgCjk9jJjosigiEL6uUBUpZRuuBGtjrV7CxB33?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>