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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Cuba to Release Over 2,000 Political Prisoners Amid Trump Admin Pressure.

Cuba has announced the release of 2,010 political prisoners as a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture," according to a statement issued Thursday by the Cuban embassy in the United States. Among those being released are a number of foreign nationals, young people, women, and individuals aged over 60. The post Cuba to Release Over 2,000 Political Prisoners Amid Trump Admin Pressure. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Cuba announced the release of 2,010 political prisoners as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture” during Holy Week. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Cuban communist government , political prisoners in Cuba, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump. WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Thursday by the Cuban embassy in the U.S., with the release coinciding with Holy Week. IMPACT: The announcement comes amid U.S. political pressure, fuel shortages, and ongoing blackouts in Cuba. IN FULL Cuba has announced the release of 2,010 political prisoners as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” according to a statement issued Thursday by the Cuban embassy in the United States. Among those being released are a number of…Open

NYTIMES (Saskia Solomon and Erin Schaff) - 50 Artists Travel Far and Wide to Learn From Filmmaker Werner Herzog

In January, 50 artists from all over the world were chosen to shoot shorts in the Azores, guided by the iconic filmmaker. They just had to find $10,000 and airfare to get there.

SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - His Majesty’s head-chopper: Syria’s MI6-backed president bows to King Charles

By Kit Klarenberg

Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Downing Street visit offered him a reunion with the British intel operatives who groomed the former Al Qaeda warlord to become president of Syria. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When Syria’s “interim” leader Ahmed al-Sharaa touched down in London on March 31, he was given a much warmer welcome than many once thought possible. As the longtime leader of Syria’s Al-Qaeda branch, the US had been offering a $10 million bounty for information on his location just 15 months prior. Yet here was Al-Sharaa, proudly posing for photo ops with King Charles and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. British intelligence had been working towards…Open