US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP
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Donald Trump returns Cuba to US list of state sponsors of terrorism

  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says country is being blacklisted for harbouring US fugitives and Colombian rebel leaders, and supporting Venezuela’s Maduro
  • Move in final days of current administration could complicate any efforts by Biden to revive Obama-era detente with Havana

Topic |   US-Cuba relations
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Updated: 5:13am, 12 Jan, 2021

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington in October. Photo: AP
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