{
  "id": 16281304,
  "title": "Rubio calls on Cubans to work with CIA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rubio-calls-on-cubans-to-work-with-cia-16281304",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:40:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 collaborate discreetly with the CIA in an effort to effect change in the communist nation. In a social media post, Rubio stated that those striving for positive transformation in Cuba should seize the opportunity to partner with the CIA. The unusual appeal suggests that the CIA may currently be active in Cuba, following a long history of covert operations, including the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Cuban officials dismissed Rubio's call, with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio labeling it as the US resorting to public recruitment for the CIA. The CIA responded by uploading a Spanish-language video offering guidance for individuals with information of interest to the agency. Trump, meanwhile, was seen at a rally in Florida expressing his desire for regime change in Cuba, stating that US military ships would approach the island and that Rubio would finalize the deal.",
  "summary": "The US secretary of state's social media post appears to confirm that the intelligence agency is currently active in Cuba.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}