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  Former US diplomat to plead guilty to spying for communist-run Cuba for decades

  World | Mar 01, 2024, 10:24 AM IST

  The US had accused Rocha of having secretly supported Cuba and its intelligence-gathering mission since he joined the State Department in 1981. He pleaded not guilty earlier in February but later decided to plead guilty after his lawyers struck a deal with the prosecution.

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  Devyani Khobragade case: Top US leadership feels diplomat row 'most stupid thing to do'

  World | Jan 11, 2014, 02:35 PM IST

  Washington: Recognizing the damage that the diplomat row has done to the India-US relationship, there is a realisation in the top American leadership that "it was the most stupid thing to do" on their part