Cuba

US sends first humanitarian flight to Cuba under new aid package

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign

While the allegations represent an escalation in US-Cuba tensions, espionage between the two countries has long been known.

Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison

FILE PHOTO: Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, organizer of the \"00Biennial,\" speaks during an interview at his home in Havana, Cuba, May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms

Farmers ride an ox cart along a street in Bauta, Artemisa province, Cuba, on June 27.

Cuba's national electric grid collapses for the third time in July

People ride an electric tricycle, one of the few modes of transportation still functioning, as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

US expands Cuba sanctions with targeting of tourism industry

Cuba has said it’s willing to make economic reforms and negotiate, but that its political system is not up for debate.

Cuba’s power grid fails for second time this week

A man checks his phone outdoors in Havana as Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed at midday on July 6, leaving around 10 million people without power.

Cuba projects internal unity after Raul Castro’s grandson offers to negotiate with US

Cuba’s former President Raul Castro (centre)at a May Day rally in Havana on May 1.

At UN, Cuba rallies support against ‘ruthless’ US blockade

Cuban Foreign Minster Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “ruthless” US embargo against the communist island.

Protests break out in Havana as Cuba struggles to restore electricity

A vintage car drives down a street ahead of an announcement by Cuba's grid operator UNE that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, though millions remained without power as the country struggles to generate even one-third of current demand amid an ongoing U.S. fuel blockade, in Havana, Cuba, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

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