The Biden administration announced it was removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism — reversing a move made by President-elect Donald Trump in 2021.

The decision is the latest in a series of conflicting U.S. approaches to Cuba by different administrations.

President Biden moves to reverse the designation introduced by Donald Trump before he returns to office.

The Biden administration is preparing to announce it will lift Cuba 's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to reports, triggering an angry wave of condemnation from Republicans.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to remove the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release deal, the White House said on Tuesday. Shortly afterwards, Cuba announced it would release 553 prisoners detained for "diverse crimes". It is hoped these will include participants in anti-government protests four years ago. President-elect Donald Trump reinstated the country's terror designation in the final days of his first presidency in 2021, banning US economic aid and arms exports to the country. But on Tuesday, a Biden administration official said an assessment of the situation had presented "no information" that supported the designation. Cuba said Biden's move was a step "in the right direction" despite its "limited nature". "This decision puts an end to specific coercive measures that, along with many others, cause serious damage to the Cuban economy, with a severe effect on the population," the country's ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement. Hundreds of prisoners…