President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

The determination by the outgoing Biden administration is likely to be reversed as early as next week, when Donald Trump takes office.

Biden’s move just before he leaves office highlights his extremely cautious—and, in effect, hardline—approach to U.S.-Cuba policy.

The administration of the current US President Joe Biden plans to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. This will occur as part of an agreement reached with the help of the Catholic Church regarding the release of political prisoners on the island,

Ted Cruz and Rick Scott reacted angrily to news that the president plans to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Biden administration will move to lift Cuba's state sponsor of terror designation in final days of term, AP sources say.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified officials familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The Biden administration sought to warn Russia's Vladimir Putin off after pallets of cargo from Russia burst into flames after being flown to warehouses in Europe, The New York Times reported on Monday.