Cuba

Cuba reports fifth death from US speedboat shoot-out

Cuban Coast Guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb 25.

Cuba hit by widespread power blackout amid US oil chokehold

Moraima Ricardo, 62, a retired human resources professional, cleans her home during a mass blackout across most of the country, in Havana, Cuba March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout

Cuba's National Capitol stands during a mass blackout across most of the country, in Havana, Cuba, on March 4.

Ecuador declares Cuban ambassador persona non grata

A police officer stands outside Cuba's embassy in Quito after Ecuador declared Cuban Ambassador Basilio Gutierrez and his diplomatic staff \"persona non grata,” giving them 48 hours to leave the country, according to the foreign ministry, in Quito, Ecuador, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Karen Toro

Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in speedboat attack

A vendor sits along a street, following an armed incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban patrol, in Santa Clara, Cuba, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuba arrests 10 Panamanians for making 'subversive' signs

Winter in Cuba: What tourism looks like in one of the world’s last communist states

Havana’s Cabaret Tropicana is a legendary open-air nightclub where performers have entertained rum-drunk crowds for over eight decades.

Mexico sends more aid to Cuba

The Mexican Navy ship ARM Huasteco (AMP01) arrives at Havana Bay carrying humanitarian aid on Feb 28. It is one of two navy vessels that arrived in Cuba carrying almost 1,100 tonnes of aid.

Cuba says attacking speedboat had 13 rifles, 11 pistols and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition

Screen grab from footage broadcast by Cuban official TV on Feb 27, 2026, shows seized weapons, radios and military elements that according to the Cuban official television was used during the confrontation with a vessel arriving from the US on Feb 25, 2026.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 28, 2026

Emergency personnel working at the scene of a deadly tram derailment in Milan, Italy, on Feb 27.

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