Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back, killing four and wounding six, according to the Cuban government. The Cuban Ministry of the Interior said the people aboard the boat Wednesday were Cubans living in the U.S. and accused them of trying to infiltrate the country to engage in terrorism. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was not a U.S. government operation. | AP

Thousands paid tribute to the 32 Cuban soldiers who were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela, as their remains arrived from Havana’s international airport early Thursday. The 32 coffins draped in Cuban flags were led by motorcade to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces where President Miguel Diaz-Canel received them in full military uniform. Havana residents lined up to pay their respects throughout the day. | BreakThrough News