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Danica Coto, the Caribbean correspondent for the Associated Press, spoke with SA国际传谋 about her recent reporting trips to Cuba about what she has seen 鈥� and felt.

Cuba鈥檚 powerful Communist Party, or PCC, called an unscheduled session Wednesday, a rare occurrence that comes days after President Miguel D铆az-Canel announced an economic reform package aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy.

Ra煤l Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft. Official video released Saturday shows Castro celebrating his 95th birthday with top officials and military leaders in Havana.

President Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Ra煤l Castro.

Speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel D铆az-Canel as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba's leadership. He still has two years left in his term 鈥�- but some experts and a growing number of Cubans doubt he'll make it. Experts say two Castro cousins have come into focus as potential replacements.

Cuban President Miguel D铆az-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. The comments on Friday mark the first time that the Caribbean country confirmed such speculation. D铆az-Canel said that the talks were aimed at finding solutions to differences between the two nations.

Cuban President Miguel D铆az-Canel wrote that for "relations between the U.S. and Cuba to progress, they must be based on international law rather than hostility, threats, and economic coercion."

Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago decryng power outages lasting up to eight hours across the Caribbean nation.

Cuba鈥檚 National Assembly has ratified President Miguel D铆az-Canel for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis.

Cuban President Miguel D铆az-Canel insists allies like China are rescuing his communist island from its economic disaster. Cuba economy watchers disagree.

U.S.-Cuba relations were re-frozen five years ago 鈥� but the U.S.'s border crisis and Cuba's economic desperation may make cooperation necessary again.