In another sign of Washington’s expanding use of economic pressure, Visa and Mastercard have ceased processing payments in Cuba due to US sanctions. The move leaves the island nation reliant on cash and cards issued by Russia and China for foreign-currency transactions — a stark illustration of how financial sanctions reshape everyday life and geopolitical alignments simultaneously.
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Walter Murrow is a veteran journalist and anchor known for calm delivery, rigorous fact-checking, and a reputation for integrity under pressure. Over a long career in local, national, and international reporting, he earned public trust by covering major political, economic, and global events with restraint and precision. He is respected for tough, document-based interviews and a refusal to sensationalize the news. Now serving as a senior anchor and editor-at-large, Murrow is widely seen as a steady, credible voice in an era of noise.
