The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

As Cuba's week-long Habano festival kicks off, partly state-owned cigar manufacturer Habanos SA announced a 31 percent boost in revenue over the course of 2023. The record turnover is due to high demand for luxury products globally in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Also in this edition, we take…

Cuba cannot sell its cigars in North America -- the world's biggest market for the product -- due to a trade embargo imposed by Washington on the communist island since 1962.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov railed Monday at Western "blackmail, ultimatums, threats" against countries like his own and ally Cuba, where he kicked off a Latin American tour.

Two decades after retirement, Mireya Luis is still involved in volleyball with roles in the Cuban federation as well as being an ambassador with the IFVB

How the top U.S. Diplomat Accused of Spying For Cuban Government For Decades Avoided Getting Caught

In Latin America, elective abortion is legal in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba and Uruguay

The overall figures vary, but events on the ground show that many Cubans have enlisted lured by the army's salaries

Cuban cardiologist Alexey Lopez, 59, is sleeping a bit better since his salary got a bump -- part of government efforts to stop its renowned health care system from bleeding doctors amid the island's worst economic crisis in decades.

South Korea's establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba is seen as a blow to North Korea's isolation and ties with Cold War allies.