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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow to the event hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.

When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely to veer from policy issues like migration, climate change and inflation and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet.

The Summit of the Americas is a little more than two weeks away in Los Angeles, and there's still no clear answer on which countries are going.

Bolivia’s President Luis Arce says he may not go to the Summit of the Americas if some countries are not invited

Cuban officials have rallied tens of thousands of supporters in the streets nearly a week after they were stunned by the most widespread protests in decades.

Cuban officials have rallied tens of thousands of supporters in the streets nearly a week after they were stunned by the most widespread protests in decades.

Thousands of Cubans took the streets Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices, in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.

In many ways, Cuba’s new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades.

Raul Castro says he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades and handing control of the party to a younger generation.

For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.

The Castro era is coming to an end after more than six decades. Raul Castro said he is stepping down as the leader of Cuba's Communist Party.

For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.

Raul Castro says he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.

This week’s Communist Party congress in Cuba could be the last with a Castro at the helm of the island's all-powerful political institution.

President Obama is in Argentina Wednesday for a state visit. The two-day trip follows the president's historic trip to Cuba, where he took in a baseball game. An image Tuesday showed the president seated next to Cuban President Raul Castro hours after the Brussels attacks. This quickly came under fire back home from Republican candidates. Dean Reynolds reports on how the presidential hopefuls plan to confront the terror threat.

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President Obama held a meeting and press conference with Cuban President Raul Castro during his historic visit to Cuba. CBS News' Margaret Brennan has the latest details.

At a joint conference between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro, the two leaders shared an awkward moment. CBSN's Jamie Yuccas has the details.

During President Obama's historic trip to Cuba, he and dictator Raul Castro gave statements side by side. In a surprising move, Castro took questions from the press. He was immediately asked about political prisoners and human rights abuses in Cuba. Margret Brennan reports from Havana.

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro discuss the U.S. trade embargo, human rights and more during a press conference in Havana.

President Obama made his first state visit to Cuba Monday where he met and shook hands with President Raul Castro in Havana. Obama's visit marks the first trip by a sitting U.S. president to Cuba in 88 years.

President Barack Obama is the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years. He will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro during his stay, and attend the historic Cuba vs. Tampa Bay Rays baseball game this week.

Cuban President Raul Castro is considering rejoining the Catholic church. He met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday. Castro wanted to thank the pope personally for the Vatican's role in re-establishing diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Allen Pizzey reports on the church's role in the talks.

Pope Francis played a key role in restoring relations between Cuba and the U.S. Allen Pizzey reports.

In Panama City, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro spent an hour discussing future ties between the two nations. Major Garrett was there for the historic encounter.

President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro met on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas. Their meeting marked the first substantive talks between a U.S. president and a Cuban leader since President Eisenhower was in office. Major Garrett reports; Hillary Clinton is planning to announce online that she will run for president again. CBS News elections director Anthony Salvanto shares what polls say about where she stands.

Cuban citizens pleased with Obama's decision At a pre-holiday news conference, Obama discussed his phone call with Cuban president Raul Castro. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley reports from Havana that first-generation Cubans are enthusiastic about this decision.

Mariela Castro berates press over false death report The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro scolded the press for incorrectly reporting that she had been killed in an air crash, saying it was sad that "news of actual victims doesn't get around the world as quickly as this false report."