US sanctions Cuban pres over handling of 2021 protests

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The United States has announced for the first time sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel over the handling of anti-government protests four years ago. The US State Department was "restricting visas" for the president and other high-ranking government officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an X post on Friday. Other officials sanctioned included Defence Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and Interior Minister Lazaro