Fidel Castro

A Greek-American, and a billionaire at that, mayor of New York City? Why not? Developments are already racing ahead at breakneck speed. Incumbent mayor Eric Adams may well be counting down the days in office after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office brought a slew of serious corruption charges against him.

Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground Pennsylvania on Thursday, using the opportunity to criticize former President Donald Trump as the two candidates prepare for a close race in the state, according to The Hill. The event is part of Obama's strategy to bolster the Democrats' message in the final month of the campaign.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama lashed out at "crazy" Donald Trump Thursday and urged voters to back Kamala Harris as he brought his star power to the 2024 election campaign trail for the first time.

In the Bulgarian village of Staro Zhelezare, walls and fences have long served as an open-air gallery, showcasing an eclectic mix of art that draws visitors from across the country.

The Trump administration on Jan. 11 re-designated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism," in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, citing in particular Cuba's continued harboring of U.S. fugitives as well as its support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

The gesture makes Maradona the latest in a long list of global celebrities and political figures to be honored with an obituary in the Balkans, following the likes of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, pop star Michael Jackson and actor James Gandolfini, late star of the popular US crime drama Sopranos.

Venetian comedian Ennio Marchetto comes to the Galatsi Olympic Hall in Athens to perform an eccentric one-man show as part of the Christmas Theater series of shows on Sunday, January 12. Marchetto is famed for his hilarious mime performances where he impersonates well-known and in many cases notorious figures from all over the world ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Fidel Castro.

Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades -- long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero -- took office on Dec. 21 as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.    

Ever since the United States became an empire after the Spanish-American War in 1898, US companies and US citizens have been acquiring property and interests in foreign countries, particularly in Central and South America. Nationalist and socialist governments gradually took power in these countries.

HAVANA - Through the Space Age, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Internet era, Cubans held one constant: A Castro ruled the nation.

That is about to change.