Cuba

US sanctions five Cuban companies, Castro relative

A US fuel blockade and successive waves of sanctions have piled misery on Cuba’s 9.6 million inhabitants.

Cuba proposes sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure

A parking lot for tourist rental cars on a rooftop amidst residential buildings before the Cuban government presents far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Drastic restrictions on public transport take effect in Cuba

The restrictions on inter-city transport affect state-run transportation, on which most Cubans depend.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 15, 2026

The agreement was struck despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on June 14 that drew criticism from both Iran and US President Donald Trump.

In crisis-hit Cuba, World Cup offers brief respite

Brazilian football team fans watching the FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco on June 13 at the Estudio 50, in Havana.

US sanctions Cuban state oil company, adding obstacles for fuel imports

The sanctions follow the US declaration of a national emergency in 2026 that would impose tariffs on any country that supplies oil to the island.

White House defends Cuba sanctions as UN warns of harm

The National Capitol of Cuba rises amid the city skyline as Cuba brought its national electrical grid back online after the country had been largely without power for 16 hours in an outage that Energy Ministry officials linked to the oil blockade of Cuba imposed by the United States, in Havana, Cuba, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Pentagon’s Hegseth warns Cuba that arms procurement could invite confrontation

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to troops at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the still frame taken from video June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Phil Stewart

Cuba's revolutionary generation pushed to breaking point by US blockade

A group of elderly people wait at a dining hall to receive food assistance through the Sistema de Atencion a la Familia (SAF) system in Havana, Cuba, March 10, 2026. Pensions in Cuba have shrunk to the equivalent of $7 a month on the black-market exchange, as the peso has lost about a third of its value against the dollar since the start of the blockade. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuba poised for biggest US fuel shipment since Cold War embargo

Cuba has been facing an acute energy crisis since a US blockade came into place.

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