<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:15:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/latamreports/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 720]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peru: The victory of weariness Blank and null votes in Peru (3,142,121) exceed by 17% the total votes obtained by Keiko Fujimori—the eldest daughter of the late, former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori—who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-720</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-720</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9p4ujDuqQFx2Bv6My43FKM3V8ZseyXHYHVwoNuzET4QEYJRPR1YL69nBvFfctkWJC4HFsgPuY5FT4PN4w57nJw2arLK1mF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Cuba send mercenaries to support Russia in Ukraine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been more than two years with this question in the air, and the short answer is that there is no smoking-gun evidence to support a definitive yes. So far, there are signs, clues that may lead us]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/did-cuba-send-mercenaries-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/did-cuba-send-mercenaries-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnfEduCwrmkcGi9GLs7y1yeoLNQkZA31FzghJEQKgUHhe12W4gUVbTikQXMmLjhwjWLALu6pBRavZR5ViFqhHnKXC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quick read of the Cuban president's interview with NBC News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, gave a historic interview to NBC News' Meet the Press show. This occurs at a moment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/a-quick-read-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/a-quick-read-of-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnLhZGW3AgreERf5DNV9zQGSBXNfY5X7gzgEs6no9aBqEKV3J1HixBJFo2CWJ5QDCnLa2unWqdMJs28yWvasGRwvW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first cracks in Delcy's reign in Venezuela?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent hours, it has been interesting to monitor the protests that have broken out in Venezuela demanding a wage increase, given that the minimum wage (130 bolívares) has been frozen for four years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-first-cracks-in-delcy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-first-cracks-in-delcy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf12JwYcvb5zpZ5U2MnzQoL9hDvC6CcJhy4KqLai1VWQ5Td6MTZjZW2nz31cJwq9ndCZmqcurqppT2LuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI models imagine a liberal, capitalist Cuba, but still sanctioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time and again, when I talk with my closest friends from my university years—one lives in Uruguay, another in Spain, and the third in the United States—about the Cuban reality and the reasons behind the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/ai-models-imagine-a-liberal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/ai-models-imagine-a-liberal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpgi95YkwVCEFWUDBoGzBbieScVwuDQiq2WjrbCBNeD9S5jawMUPYYDPgNV96778rCi7bX3cz2oY7j69y8eVu1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 715]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran's top diplomat in Buenos Aires left Argentina this Saturday, according to the chancellor of Javier Milei's government, as stated by EFE. Relations between Tehran and the South American country have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-715</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-715</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzHPEDJVZoBX1J8JCKyUUU3qkUT8CsmqTDN7mcXTpAHCrRTo4BdrFqshCc3iRHFoErCeRdPJ5ximxPxXkV62paJd8fHd7SJq41?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba is releasing 2,010 prisoners: What it means for its immediate future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source The Cuban government has taken the important and long-awaited step of approving a mass pardon, whereby 2,010 people deprived of their liberty are already being released, according to reports from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/cuba-is-releasing-2010-prisoners-what-it-means-for-its-immediate-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@limonta/cuba-is-releasing-2010-prisoners-what-it-means-for-its-immediate-future</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3DzbuwU6AjgZRofgpW9WwEUtvY22orAGqq6noiPrvm8Z1JmopVL2WWrVawDYs6wnXgd1a67orBWQUuVLq1bGjhKSXyZ2Jw6512mcPy2R7mSQn?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 # 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[After a new, nearly nationwide blackout in Cuba: time to concede?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outage yesterday, Wednesday, shortly after noon, due to a breakdown, of one of the most critical thermoelectric plants within the Cuban national power system, caused a new massive, nearly nationwide]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/after-a-new-nearly-nationwide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/after-a-new-nearly-nationwide</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13WP4Ry678FiTcg9MV3iMqK5BBLgcteDJ2dDdYRSuu7NU7AMc3ZhcxBfKtFSzwXov9orJ1YptNwNJqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuban president calls to implement "urgent" transformations in the midst of the storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The facts are proving us right regarding how we are viewing certain disputes and political issues in this space. My hard evidence-based approach means we do not fall into errors like those incurred by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/cuban-president-calls-to-implement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/cuban-president-calls-to-implement</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11TVYzzTWpwpy92LfrXDwbkwGtgZdTiYmZySTNuzCb3qCM61gVVLpukv7cuVZeX7bgFZoNwRiRCb9gr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Latin American Report # 711]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentina Amid strong tensions, the Argentine Senate finally approved yesterday, Friday, Javier Milei's controversial labor market reform, massively shaking a regulatory framework dating back to 1976.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-711</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@limonta/the-latin-american-report-711</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[limonta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGjWHEET9cGuzibuArA8SsRTQ4hk5c9tZPDxwyshjsyG86B7HmEQ3VcMtJXU77zKJkKFRV2TdqubiM9pUgNY6X4HB98EWvKgH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba's Border Guard Troops killed four crew members of a "violating", Florida-registered speedboat]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a very concerning development for many reasons. 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></channel></rss>