Miguel Díaz-Canel

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

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’

The state-owned company UNE confirms that the National Power System suffered a ‘total blackout’

Cubans, worn down by the hardship of daily life, responded to the news of dialogue with caution

Fuel shortages are paralyzing the economy, while the United States is incentivizing the island’s private sector

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

President Miguel Díaz-Canel appears live on television after releasing a video message on bilateral relations with Washington

In a statement, the Havana regime asserts that this is a ‘sovereign decision’ and that the prisoners will be freed ‘in the coming days’

The US president warned that there will be no agreement with Tehran to end the war ‘except unconditional surrender’

President Miguel Díaz-Canel called for urgent change to the island’s state-centered economic model

The shutdown of the island’s main thermoelectric plant leaves nearly 7 million Cubans without electricity

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

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

The humanitarian crisis is far older and more structural than anything that could be caused by a month‑long fuel blockade

Three young Cubans, born at the end of the Special Period, describe their routines, fears, and survival strategies in the days leading up to a predicted energy collapse

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 generation that suffered the hardships of the so-called Special Period now faces an old age of misery and uncertainty. Those living alone find themselves extremely vulnerable to the high cost of living on the island

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 energy blockade imposed by the US on the island is encountering little resistance from historically friendly governments beyond sympathetic rhetoric and humanitarian aid

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 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

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