Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientists explores why

The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian.

The Conversation

Pentagon Is Reportedly Developing Military Strike Options Against Cuba as Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Havana

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said Washington prefers a negotiated transition to a technocratic government willing to implement political and economic reforms

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Accuses Iran and Cuba of Funding Antifa: 'They Despise the West'

Marco Rubio warns of a rising threat from far-left extremism, linking it to Iran and Cuba, and calls for global counterterrorism efforts.

International Business Times UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Cuba's Economy Teeters On The Brink. U.S. Officials Are Reportedly Looking At Military Options

Top U.S. officials are evaluating different options for possible military action against Cuba as the country teeters on the brink of collapse, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Cuba's Power Grid Has Collapsed For the Third Time This Month, Deepening Island's Energy Crisis

The Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines said the country's National Electric System suffered a "total disconnection" after a failure at a power plant in the eastern province of Holguín triggered a cascading collapse across the island.

International Business Times

Cuba plunged into third nationwide blackout in two weeks as power grid collapses

Fuel has been scarce across Cuba since January, when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any nation that supplies or sells oil to the island, exacerbating the island's continuing financial and economic crises.

Euronews

Cuba plunged into 3rd nationwide blackout in 2 weeks as fuel runs low

Cuba is suffering another nationwide blackout, leaving the entire country without power

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Cuba Accuses Trump Administration of 'Criminal and Genocidal Intent' After New Sanctions on Tourism, Energy Sectors

The Cuban Foreign Minister added that the United States was intensifying "the war against the people of Cuba, their living conditions and their sources of livelihood"

Latin Times

President Trump Suggests Iran Could Have Drones in Cuba: 'We Will Deal With It'

An Axios report in May cited classified U.S. intelligence indicating that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran since 2023

Latin Times

'We will deal with it,' Trump says as US probes reports of Iranian drones in Cuba

The US president said his administration is checking whether Tehran stores drones and missiles on the island and warned Washington will act if confirmed, but he offered no proof or details about the alleged weapons.

Euronews

Human rights organisation files legal petition for Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Alcántara was arrested on 11 July 2021, as he attempted to join a massive protest against blackouts in Cuba. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was supposed to be released last week. Currently, his whereabouts remain unknown.

Euronews

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Creating a Bottleneck for Cuban Migrants in Mexico: Report

HRW says than 4,300 Cubans were deported to Mexico between the start of Trump's second term and March 2026, making them the largest group of third-country deportees

Latin Times

Mike Waltz Calls Cuba a ‘National Security Threat,’ Accuses China and Russia Of Collecting Information Around US Bases

United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz called Cuba a "national security threat" on Sunday, accusing China and Russia of collecting intelligence around U.S. military sites as the Trump administration keeps pressure on Havana.

Benzinga

Who Is Raúl Castro's Grandson? Meet the Powerful Insider Leading Cuba's Secret Talks With Trump

For years, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro operated almost entirely in the shadows. He held no cabinet position, never served as Cuba's foreign minister and was rarely seen speaking in public. Yet diplomats, intelligence officials and Cuba watchers increasingly identified the grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as one of…

Latin Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

As I consider the dire economic and political turning point my home country of Cuba is facing today, the words of Cuban singer Willy Chirino’s “Nuestro día ya viene llegando (Our day is coming)” come to mind like they did in the 1990s:

The Guardian - UK

Ana Mendieta review – were she still alive she’d be at the forefront of art in this century

This exhibition makes nothing of the Cuban-American artist’s controversial death – instead it focuses on the astounding way she left an imprint of herself on the earth using blood, feathers and gunpowder

The National (Scotland)

US blockade forces island-wide blackout in Cuba for second time this week

CUBA faced an island-wide blackout for the second time this week on Friday as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power…

The Independent UK

An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles

An islandwide blackout has hit Cuba for the second time this week

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts

Cuba's vintage cars have largely vanished, but they are now being replaced by small electric tricycles

Latin Times

Cuba Acknowledges 'Very Sensitive' Talks With U.S. to Seek 'Solutions Through Dialogue'

The country's PM said every step taken by Cuba was intended to defend "the Revolution and our sovereignty," while warning against what he described as attempts to sow division and distrust

Euronews

Italy's poorest region relies on Cuban doctors despite US pressure to cut ties

Calabria is opposed to the US push to end Cuba's medical missions in the region, saying the region can't afford to lose the doctors.

The Conversation

‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within

When I first visited Cuba, the island was recovering from a severe economic crisis. It was 1996, and the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in a prolonged period of deprivation and hardship.

The Guardian - UK

My holiday from hell: my dad used Teletext to book us a cruise. Big mistake

We supposedly stopped at some lovely places – Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica – but all I can remember is lying next to my dad on the bed, willing the ceaseless motion to stop

The Independent UK

An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program

Cuban doctors are working in hospitals in Italy's Calabria region under a long-running program despite U.S. efforts to end it

Latin Times

Nationwide Blackout Hits Cuba as Havana Denounces U.S. 'Energy Stranglehold'

The island has experienced several nationwide blackouts over the past year, but the crisis has intensified since the Trump administration increased economic pressure on Havana

1 2 3 4 5

People

Raúl Guillermo Rodriguez Castro

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Trump Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

the Dominican Republic

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.