US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list

President Biden moves to reverse the designation introduced by Donald Trump before he returns to office.

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In return, Cuba announced it would release 553 prisoners.

The deal, which was brokered by the Catholic Church, comes just days before President-elect Donald Trump is due to be sworn in.

During his first presidential term, Trump reinstated Cuba to the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, and it is not clear if he will reverse Biden's move once back in power.

Trump's choice for national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Fox News that "anything they [the Biden Administration] are doing right now we can do back, an no one should be under any illusion in terms of a change in Cuba policy".

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