Barack Obama welcomed by Cuban president on Monday
He’s the first US president to visit Cuba in nearly a century
Cuban police fracture up protest ahead of US president’s visit 3.13pm GMTWith that the two presidents are off to have a long bilateral assembly – the first between the heads of Cuba and the US since Fidel Castro toppled General Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and the cold war froze relations between nations. 3.06pm GMTThe military band strikes up again. They play La Bayemesa and the Star Spangled Banner. Presentan armas!” the leading officer shouts. “Descansa armas!”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com