{
  "id": 16273812,
  "title": "Rubio calls on Cubans to work with CIA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rubio-calls-on-cubans-to-work-with-cia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:40:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/24/rubio-calls-on-cubans-to-work-with-cia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Cubans to work with the CIA to bring about change in the communist nation, according to a social media post. The unusual statement comes amid ongoing pressure from the US to end the rule of President Donald Trump and others have hinted at military intervention or a takeover of Cuba. Rubio's call for discreet contact with American intelligence services echoes a long history of CIA covert operations in Cuba, including the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. The CIA has since posted a video offering guidance in Spanish for individuals with information of interest, while Cuban officials dismissed the suggestion as desperation.",
  "summary": "The US secretary of state's social media post appears to confirm that the intelligence agency is currently active in Cuba.",
  "key_points": [
    "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges Cubans to collaborate with CIA.",
    "Call for discreet contact with American intelligence services.",
    "CIA offers Spanish guidance video for individuals with information."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Invoking a history of covert operations signals a shift toward utilizing intelligence assets to destabilize the current regime through direct collaboration with Cuban citizens.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rubio calls for Cubans to work with CIA, but warns: Be 'discreet'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rubio-calls-for-cubans-to-work-with-cia-but-warns-be-discreet",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:47:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rubio-tells-cubans-now-is-the-time-to-act-to-see-political-change",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:30:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Rubio floats CIA 'partnership' to Cubans tired of 'failed promises, corruption'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rubio-floats-cia-partnership-to-cubans-tired-of-failed-promises",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:51:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Cuba mocks US 'desperation' calling on Cubans to work with CIA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/cuba-mocks-us-desperation-calling-on-cubans-to-work-with-cia-16273225",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:53:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Marco Rubio urges Cubans to collaborate with CIA to topple gov’t",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/marco-rubio-urges-cubans-to-collaborate-with-cia-to-topple-govt",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:50:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}