Mothers are like beacons. Even in the midst of storms, they find a way to shine.

Some women have the uncanny ability to transform any place into a home. It doesn't matter if it's a humble house, a small apartment, a makeshift room, or a kitchen barely big enough for two people. When a mother inhabits a space, something changes. Routine becomes a refuge. Weariness finds rest. And life, even on the most difficult days, seems a little kinder.

The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) theme for World Asthma Day 2026 is: “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma – still an urgent need”.

• In honor of World Asthma Day, 26 spoke with one of the leading experts on this disease that affects the lives of the Las Tunas residents.

World Asthma Day is held on the first Tuesday in May.World Asthma Day is held on the first Tuesday in May.

Every time my mother laughs heartily, climbs a flight of stairs, or simply walks a little farther, something becomes noticeable that others don't perceive: a moment of hesitation between her joy and her chest, as if the air were asking permission to enter. She has asthma, and I've grown up learning that, for some, breathing is a respite.

2026 May Day Parade in Las Tunas.

A morning of love for Cuba was experienced in the Major General Vicente García González Revolution Plaza, and in every municipality of Las Tunas. The photos reveal the collective decision to defend national sovereignty, to preserve the Homeland, and from that peace, to build a better country.

Díaz-Canel: I think that dialogue is possible, and I think we can achieve some agreements, but it is difficult.Photo: Facebook profile of the Cuban Presidency.

  • Interview with the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, by Tom O’Connor, Senior Writer of Foreign Policy and Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy at Newsweek.