Cubans at their limit: ‘How is it possible that in my country they listen to anyone but the people?’
Many Cubans on the island, struggling with daily blackouts or shortages of food and transportation, are urging Donald Trump to act soon
Trump says he will be ‘having the honor of taking Cuba’
US negotiators want President Miguel Díaz-Canel to step down as a condition for a deal with the island, according to The New York Times
Cuba opens up to investments from Cubans living abroad
Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, deputy prime minister and great-nephew of Fidel Castro, announced that the island intends to have ‘a fluid commercial relationship with US companies’
Cuba’s collapse in the age of influencers: ‘Staying here should be a source of pride, not a sacrifice’
A handful of young content creators on the island have found a degree of freedom online. In the digital world, the narrative about the guerrillas who won the heart of the Latin American left has run its course
Oil, the crisis crushing Cuba and giving Trump new leverage
Fuel shortages are paralyzing the economy, while the United States is incentivizing the island’s private sector
Cuba confirms talks with US amid a fuel shortage crisis
President Miguel Díaz-Canel appears live on television after releasing a video message on bilateral relations with Washington
The week the Gutiérrez-Pulido family lost everything: from their house burning down to the father’s arrest by ICE
After he was stopped on the road and taken away, the mother had to break the news of another loss to her children for the second time in four days
Cuba opens up to public‑private enterprises for the first time in nearly 70 years
President Miguel Díaz-Canel called for urgent change to the island’s state-centered economic model
The Iranian community in the US, caught between euphoria and criticism: ‘A political solution is needed’
More than 400,000 people of Iranian descent live in the country. Some celebrate Washington’s attacks, while others warn that regime change will be very difficult
The exiles keeping vigil over their dead: Florida Cubans left confounded after the attack on a US speedboat
So far, Cuba has not provided any information about the injured, which hospitals they are in, or whether the remains of the deceased will be returned to the United States
Miami is more anxious than ever for the fall of Castroism: ‘Let whatever has to happen, happen, otherwise we will never be free’
Cubans in the capital of the island’s exile community in the United States watch, with a mix of optimism and frustration, as their country moves closer than ever to the change that has eluded them for decades
Washington’s muted response to the attack on a speedboat in Cuban waters
The incident has occurred at a particularly sensitive moment in the relationship between the United States and Cuba
Trump’s plans for Cubans in the US: ‘Maybe they want to go back. They’re going to have that choice’
Besides the economic blockade, the first deportation flight back to the island in decades suggests that reverse migration is also factored into the Republican administration’s calculations
The odyssey of the first Cubans deported from the United States to Guantánamo
Over 50 migrants were transferred from Louisiana to the prison in December, believing they were being returned to Cuba. After several weeks stranded there, they were returned to the US and then deported to Havana
The sinking of Cuba: ‘We are a sacrificial altar’
The pillars of Castroism, such as healthcare, education, the fight against poverty, and even security, are crumbling in the face of Trump’s latest blows in a society that has lost hope. Only the repressive apparatus seems to remain intact
The mystery surrounding Cuba’s next ruler: The man who is emerging as the ‘Delcy Rodríguez of Havana’
Amidst a gerontocratic leadership, younger and lower-profile politicians are emerging. Some are already occupying positions of power, such as the great-nephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro
Cuban opposition leaders on dialogue with the US: ‘The solution to the suffering of the people must be at the center of the debate’
Some of the most influential voices inside and outside the island believe that the regime is at a critical juncture that threatens its survival
Cuba is ‘willing to engage in dialogue with the US,’ says president Miguel Díaz-Canel
In his first televised address to the nation since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the Castroist leader insisted that any negotiation with the Trump administration would take place ‘without pressure’
Cubans also want an amnesty for their political prisoners
Following Venezuela’s release announcement and amid a potential negotiation with Trump, many Cubans are wondering what the Havana government will do about the more than 1,000 people who are victims of its policies
Diana Moreno, the Ecuadorian migrant and friend of Zohran Mamdani who hopes to replace him in the New York State Assembly
The Democratic Socialists of America candidate promises to fight against Donald Trump’s policies: ‘I am ready to defend my immigrant community, even if it requires putting my body in the line of fire’
Trump’s oil tariff push deepens Cuba’s agony: ‘I’m just doing my best to survive’
By targeting the island’s access to crucial imports, the US has exacerbated its economic and social strain. The Castro regime says it is trying to provoke a ‘genocide’
‘Abolish ICE,’ the movement that seeks to dismantle Trump’s immigration police
Many citizens are demanding the force be disbanded and some Democrats have joined the call while Congress debates the agency’s future funding
From the Bay of Pigs to the capture of Maduro: Over half a century of waiting for the fall of Castroism
Since 1960, Cuban exiles have been hoping to return to their homeland under a change of government. Some believe that now is the moment that outcome has been closest
‘They don’t even bother using subliminal messages’: Trump administration’s Nazi references spark outrage
In the past week, several publications from different government departments have been flagged for containing openly supremacist or fascist slogans
Maduro’s capture boosts support for Trump among Venezuelans and Cubans: ‘He’s a man of his word’
While most Americans disapprove of the arrest of the Venezuelan president, admiration and gratitude toward the Republican has grown among these two exile communities
Four migrants have died in ICE custody so far this year: ‘I never imagined my father would come out like that’
The family of one of the deceased says no one informed them he was in hospital, or even that he was sick. Now they are demanding justice
Trump aims to strangle Cuba, but Cubans say this only punishes them
The Republican hasn’t proposed a Venezuela-style intervention, but expects the island to collapse without external support
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