The Trump administration threw a foreign-policy curveball earlier this week by nixing an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players to play in the US without fleeing their home country. It's part of a broader shift in US policy towards Cuba, but it's also meant as a strong message to another rival in the region . . .
Come for thefull story, and stay for a few words from a former Cuban intelligence agent who is now the island's chief baseball historian.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to ease escalating trade tensions that have led to punishing tariffs of up to 145%. Ahead of the meetings, Trump said that he expects tariffs to come down.
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