Hours after the US military whisked Nicolás Maduro away from Caracas, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his people ...

Hospitals are overwhelmed and fatalities are soaring. The island is suffering from combined viruses that include dengue, chikungunya, Oropouche and other respiratory diseases ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s top court on Monday said a former economy minister was sentenced to life in prison for espionage, in the highest-profile case against an ex-official in recent years on the island.

Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and medicine, during its worst economic crisis in decades. Island residents ...

For many Cubans, the sudden stop of a fan is more than just an annoyance on a tropical island; it’s a daily reminder of a critical, nation-wide problem. On an average day, the Cuban government can ...

HAVANA/HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation worse for a crisis-stricken Cuba already struggling to source enough ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Members of Congress stood alongside dignitaries from across the globe Saturday, calling it a pivotal moment in Cuba’s economic crisis as conditions on the island continue to ...

Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison, including beatings, solitary confinement, and lack of medical care.

In 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' past — particularly her alleged ties to Cuba, communism and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro — came under scrutiny on social media. Bass has visited Cuba ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Joseph J. Gonzalez is an associate professor of Global ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5. The storm caused catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and Cuba. While the storm is not ...

A resident of the town of El Cobre, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, walks on the roof of his damaged home after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, on October 29, 2025. YAMIL LAGE AFP via Getty ...