A Cuban woman named Dianet describes having the financial means only to buy bath soap as Mother's Day gifts for her female relatives, expressing both shame and resignation about the constraint. The admission reflects the purchasing power erosion and scarcity of consumer goods affecting Cuban households.

Hegseth claims ceasefire holds despite attacks on Iranian vessels While assuring reporters that the ceasefire agreement reached last month between the Trump administration and Iran is holding, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the American forces are acting “aggressively” in the Strait of Hormuz, where he said US Central Command has “established a powerful red, white, and blue dome” as a “direct gift from the US to the […] The post Hegseth claims ceasefire holds despite attacks on Iranian vessels appeared first on Asia Times .