United States-Cuba Clash Pauses General Assembly Debate as Member States Press for End to Embargo
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Tensions flared in the General Assembly today as the United States accused Cuba of corruption and repression, prompting a procedural intervention from Havana’s Foreign Minister amid widespread calls for Washington, D.C., to end the decades-long economic, commercial and financial embargo against the Caribbean nation.
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