Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism

Deal negotiated through Catholic church will involve gradual' release of 553 political prisoners, says Havana

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country's communist government said would involve the gradual" release of 553 political prisoners.

The deal, which administration officials said was negotiated through the Catholic church, was announced on Tuesday, just five days before Biden exits the White House and Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country's 47th president.