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
The app shared a graph through its X account. According to a report from the learning tool, Spanish is the second most popular language in the world, behind only English
The Sandinista regime canceled visa-free access on the island's main exile route
Fuel shortages exacerbated by Trump’s pressure tactics are accelerating the island’s decline, which has already seen a sharp drop in visitors
Nydia Velázquez, a representative for New York, is introducing a resolution co-sponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive congressmembers
The Syrian surgeon, trained in Cuba, warns that, after the overthrow of the Assad regime, ‘the revolution must be protected from its own children’
Several groups of visitors have been relocated to higher-category hotels due to the island’s energy crisis
No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island
The enigmatic figure of Raúl Castro’s son re‑emerges in Cuba amid U.S. actions in Venezuela and Trump’s renewed pressure on the island
The Caribbean island is dealing with its worst crisis yet, exacerbated by Trump’s latest sanctions on oil supplies
With oil shipments suspended since December, massive blackouts and a collapsed transportation system, the regime is asking for new sacrifices and ‘creativity’ from an exhausted population
Some of the most influential voices inside and outside the island believe that the regime is at a critical juncture that threatens its survival
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’
The author and expert on the Bolivarian Revolution warns that the Venezuelan opposition must strongly denounce its exclusion or the country will risk remaining ‘a dictatorship’
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
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’
An executive order declares that ‘the situation with respect to Cuba constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat’
Claudia Sheinbaum justified crude oil exports as humanitarian aid without providing concrete details about an operation that began in 2024
The organizers of the Jazz Plaza Festival say that maintaining the event’s standards is becoming increasingly difficult due to the economic crisis and a reduced presence of international artists
The remains of the religious leader, who was killed in his first battle as an ELN guerrilla, were missing for 60 years. During this period of time, his memory and legacy have been invoked either to justify the armed struggle in the country, or to criticize it
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
The possibility of the US overthrowing the communist regime seems more plausible than ever, even more than during the Cold War. In Havana, a mixture of emotions hangs in the air, sometimes contradictory, but always permeated by the extreme precariousness of the present and anxiety about the future
While most Americans disapprove of the arrest of the Venezuelan president, admiration and gratitude toward the Republican has grown among these two exile communities
The president of Chile, who will leave office on March 11, is an unusual figure in his political sphere. EL PAÍS spoke with him in three meetings. He will work from the opposition and could run again in four years
The Republican hasn’t proposed a Venezuela-style intervention, but expects the island to collapse without external support
Now that the US has control of Venezuela’s crude oil, the spotlight is turning to Mexican shipments of hydrocarbons to the island. Pressure could come through the upcoming review of the USMCA trade agreement
Trump’s Secretary of State, the mastermind behind the intervention, has fulfilled his great ambition with the fall of Maduro
