Cuba

Cuba's electric grid collapses again as government tries to resolve previous day's blackout

Blackouts affecting the entire island, home to about 10 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent months.

People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.
People walk down a street as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.

Cuba suffers islandwide power grid collapse as US oil blockade deepens energy crisis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Cuban spy one of US's biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters

 Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, on July 31, 2026 in Camp David, Maryland.

Rubio says Iranian regime must change, praises Trump's ambition in Middle East strikes


Gal Gadot to produce film on Fidel Castro

Actress partnering with her husband and former Warner Bros. executive on movie.

Gal Gadot 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards - Arrivals

Searching for the 18th hole in Havana

There cannot be many golf courses that celebrate Mayan cosmogenesis.

NO HANDICAP CERTIFICATE is required at Cuba’s only 18-holer

Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms

"For many Cubans, elections have never represented change," said Rafael Padron, 37, a sports trainer in Havana. "But this is a key moment."

Is Cuba changing?

Castro meets North Korean minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions

North Korea and Cuba are the last countries in the world to maintain Soviet-style command economies, though under Raul Castro, Cuba has taken small steps toward more market-oriented communism.

Cuba's President Raul Castro attends a ceremony marking Russia's Red October revolution's centenary.

Precise abandon: Lizt Alfonso dance club performs ‘Fuerza y Compas’

“It’s always a hot night in Havana whenever Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba performs."

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba performs ‘Fuerza y Compas’ around the country

A Cuban fiesta: The Sheraton Tel Aviv toasts four decades on Hayarkon

The original Sheraton, one of Israel’s first luxury hotels, opened in March 1961 and was attended by David Ben-Gurion.

Cuba themed party at the Sheraton Tel Aviv.

IN PHOTOS: In the wake of Irma - A flooded world

As hurricane Irma lays waste to whole islands, cities and blocks of flats - the world media venture to the eye of the storm to bring back cutting edge photographs.

A woman receives a cloth after arranging produce on a piece of floating wood, after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba.

Brace for impact: Packing 130 mph winds, Irma poised to hit Florida

Hurricane Irma was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it regained strength on its way to Florida.

The aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Saint Martin island in the Carribean

Alan Gross, after spending 5 years in a Cuban prison, is starting over in Israel

He and his wife, Judy, had made aliyah, immigrating to Israel under the Law of Return.

Alan Gross pictured with his wife Judy while addressing a news conference in Washington after his release from Cuba,December 17, 2014.

Israel: ‘Shame on’ Germany for comparing Palestinians to Holocaust victims

“Is there no difference between Anne Frank and a Palestinian teenager stabbing innocent Jewish children with knives?”

Israel’s Ambassador to the UNESCO Carmel Shama HaCohen listens during a past heari ng at UNESCO