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A top US military commander met Cuban military officials near guantanamo bay, a rare high-level engagement amid escalating US pressure on Cuba. The meeting occurred as the Trump administration intensified sanctions and rhetoric, despite ongoing, albeit limited, diplomatic contacts. A new contingent of US sailors and Marines is also deploying to the Caribbean.

With rising tensions at the forefront, Washington has taken bold steps to strengthen its military arsenal around Cuba, sending in powerful warships such as the USS Nimitz and intensifying surveillance operations. The unfolding situation has led to a fuel blockade, plunging Cuba into an acute energy shortage that has serious repercussions for its citizens and economic stability.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has issued a stark warning about the potential fallout from U.S. military actions, predicting a 'bloodbath' and significant turmoil across the region. He emphasized that Cuba is not a threat to its neighbors. This statement arises in light of rumors surrounding Cuba’s supposed procurement of over 300 military drones, coupled with plans to attack U.S. interests.

US intelligence suggests Cuba has acquired over 300 military drones, raising security concerns about potential attacks on American targets like guantanamo bay and Key West. CIA chief visited Havana, warning against hostilities and urging an end to its "totalitarian government." Cuba denies threatening war, asserting its right to self-defense amid growing defense ties with Russia and Iran.

Donald Trump announces plans to use guantanamo bay for detaining up to 30,000 illegal immigrants charged with theft and violent crimes, labeling them as the 'worst criminal illegal aliens'. This move aligns with his zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration and aims to eliminate migrant crime in American communities.

No decision has been made on the transfer of any Taliban from the guantanamo bay terrorist detention centre, the White House has said.

The Pentagon will deploy over 1,000 additional troops to bolster US border security and aid in migrant detention at guantanamo bay, following President Trump's border security executive orders. This includes soldiers to reinforce the US-Mexico border and Marines to prepare guantanamo bay for increased detainees.

Calicut University in Kerala has pulled out from its syllabus a poem penned by Arabic poet and an ex-Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubaish following media reports of his alleged links with terror outfit al-Qaida.

Britain would restart the transfer of detainees captured in Afghanistan to the local authorities later this month.

A group of Venezuelan gang members was sent to guantanamo bay as part of a new immigration crackdown by President Trump. The notorious prison, known for past human rights abuses, will now hold up to 30,000 migrant criminals categorized as the 'worst criminal aliens.' This plan has sparked controversy and raised human rights concerns.

Interrogation reports of Pakistani detainees at guantanamo bay, disclosed by Wikileaks, clearly talk about ISI support to many terror outfits like LeT, JeM, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen & HuJI, so much so that the US put them under a special category of terror groups that get state support.

Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said with its failure to close the guantanamo bay detention facility, the US government has "entrenched a system of arbitrary detention."

US President Barack Obama is still committed to closing down the infamous guantanamo bay detention centre, a promise he had made during his presidential campaign, his spokesman said today after his government's U-turn over trial of the 9/11 accused.

US President Donald Trump announced plans to detain 'criminal illegal aliens' at guantanamo bay, a facility known for housing terrorism suspects. The announcement accompanied the signing of new legislation permitting pre-trial confinement of undocumented migrants accused of theft and violent offenses, in a move aimed at doubling detention capacity and combating migrant crime.

A report reveals the Trump administration spent over $21 million on military flights to transport migrants to guantanamo bay as part of 'Operation Southern Guard.' Senator Warren criticized the operation as an abuse of power and a waste of military resources.

A man of Indian origin who was arrested in UK on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences way back in February and has been languishing in jail ever since walked free from Belmarsh prison on Thursday.

The former guantanamo bay detainee Moazzam Begg was remanded in custody on Saturday charged with Syria-related terror offences.