Cuba Promotes Killer Spy Freed, Made a Father by Obama. The Cuban government appointed Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, the only individual arrested in relation to the murder of four American citizens by the Castro regime in 1996, to the State Council, a national regime entity, on Thursday.

The move represents a promotion for the spy, who until this week led the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs), Cuba’s specialized neighborhood espionage network.

Hernández was a member of the “Cuban Five,” a spy collective sent to infiltrate pro-democracy groups in Miami. He was serving two life sentences and 15 years in prison for conspiracy to murder when then-President Barack Obama freed him in 2014, allowing them to return to Cuba to a hero’s welcome.

Communist Cuba: closer ties with China and Russia. Cuba Intensifies Cooperation with China and Russia.

In the course of several rounds of talks, Cuba has reached new understandings and agreements with China and Russia and has further expanded its cooperation with these major states.

 On Monday, September, representatives of Cuba and China signed new cooperation agreements and celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

‘Horrific’ trip home for Canadian travellers in Cuba.