Cuba

Cuba's Foreign Minister says there are no talks with the US as the blockade continues

Cuba's Foreign Minister says there are no talks with the US as the 'genocidal' blockade continues, resulting in over $8 billion in economic damages in the last year.

Cuba's foreign minister says no negotiations despite "genocidal" blockade
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, March 24, 2026.

Venezuelans, Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says

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

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


'The North American government is on the path of confrontation with Cuba'

Ruling Communist Party leader Raul Castro blasted the Trump administration for returning to an outdated path of confrontation with the island nation and of intervening in Latin America.

Cuban First Secretary of Communist Party Raul Castro Ruz gives a speech, on January 01, 2019, during the celebration of 60th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. At back, the Fidel Castro's tomb.

Honest to goodness music

Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba opens the Red Sea Jazz Festival later this month

GONZALO RUBALCABA

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