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


Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped in a hotel

Mexican authorities rescued on Tuesday 22 foreigners, most of them Cuban and Haitian, who were earlier in the day kidnapped when gunmen stormed a hotel in the central state of San Luis Potosi.

A police patrol car is parked outside the Sol y Luna hotel after gunmen stormed the hotel and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, according to state's attorney general office, in Matehuala, in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico September 14, 2021.

US issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come

Targets of the sanctions are two Cuban police force leaders, as well as the Cuban interior ministry's national police force, the department said.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021

Jewish activist praises Cuban protesters' courage: 'People are fed up'

"Participation in demonstrations grew very quickly because people learned what was happening through social media," said Alan Gross, an American Jew who had previously been imprisoned in Cuba.

A man waves a Cuban flag as emigres gather outside Versailles restaurant, in reaction to reports of protests in Cuba against its deteriorating economy, in Miami, Florida, US July 18, 2021.

'Cuba Libre' message painted outside Cuba's US embassy in Washington

In the United States, and especially in Florida which has a large community of Cuban exiles, demonstrators also staged protests, waving Cuban flags and calling for change.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021

Thousands of Cubans join biggest anti-government protests in decades

The protests erupted amid Cuba's worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, its former ally, and a record surge in coronavirus infections.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021

Blinken says US still probing 'Havana syndrome' attacks on diplomats

If Washington would have suspicions that a state actor including Russia or others are involved in this, it would bring it up with them, Blinken said.

US SECRETARY OF STATE Antony Blinken testifies before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington earlier this month.

Cuba develops own COVID vaccine in hopes of slowing spread of the virus

Throughout 2020, the number of coronavirus patients in Cuba totaled at around 12,200, though that number has risen by 124,000 in 2021, with a total of 912 deaths.

Vaccine (illustrative)

Superman taught me how to be a Cuban Jew - opinion

In 2021, I know there are other Cuban Jews like me, but I didn’t know that when I was a kid

Superman

Pentagon may tell troops to look for suspected 'Havana Syndrome' cases

The State Department has already issued a memo on the issue, asking staff to immediately report any symptoms.

 The Pentagon (Aerial view)

The end of the Castro era provides new opportunities on Cuba - opinion

As Raúl Castro exits the scene, ending 62 years of Castro tyranny, many questions abound. One thing, however, is perfectly clear: Decades of US sanctions have failed. And miserably.

CUBAN PRESIDENT and Communist Party First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel joins hands with Raúl Castro during the closing session of the Congress of the Communist Party in Havana last month.