President of the Republic, J. Ramos-Horta participated in a solemn ceremony at the Cuban Embassy marking the ninth anniversary of the passing of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro
Dili – November 26, 2025
. In his intervention, the Head of State reflected on the deep diplomatic bonds between the two nations, specifically recalling his pivotal 2003 meeting with Castro alongside then-President Xanana Gusmão in Kuala Lumpur.
President Ramos-Horta highlighted how this interaction laid the foundation for the transformative Cuban Medical Brigade in Timor-Leste, which facilitated the training of over 700 Timorese doctors and the establishment of a national medical school.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, has died
VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, ending an often turbulent reign in which he sought to overhaul an ancient and divided institution.



