From USA TODAY.

A senior State Department delegation traveled to Cuba for secret talks with the Cuban government. One source said they gave Cuba a two-week deadline to release some political prisoners as a goodwill gesture.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/19/us-cuba-two-week-deadline-political-prisoners/89691443007/

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