Cuban leaders call for peace, sovereignty at Havana march for May Day

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and former revolutionary leader and President Raul Castro took part in the May Day march on Friday (May 1) in Havana amid calls for peace as the U.S. pushes for reforms in the state-led economy amid threats of military intervention.

The march led by Diaz-Canel departed from Revolution Square, with participants waving Cuban flags, and signs with portraits of the revolutionary leaders.

Aerial views of the Havana seafront showed masses advancing toward the Anti-Imperialist stage, set up near the U.S. Embassy.

Trump has said "Cuba is next," without specifying what he plans to do with the island nation, but has frequently said he believes its government is on the verge of collapse.

The Republican-led U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked a Democratic-led resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from taking military action against Cuba without congressional approval.

-Alien Fernandez, Mario Fuentes, Anett Rios, Anna Portella/Reuters