Miguel Díaz-Canel

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’

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’

Claudia Sheinbaum justified crude oil exports as humanitarian aid without providing concrete details about an operation that began in 2024

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 Republican hasn’t proposed a Venezuela-style intervention, but expects the island to collapse without external support

Island residents are trying to figure out what the fall of Chavismo could mean for them, and whether Cuba might be Washington’s next target as suggested by State Secretary Marco Rubio

The victims were military and intelligence personnel working as part of Nicolás Maduro’s inner security detail, the government in Havana said in a statement

Leaders and citizens speak out following Washington’s military aggression against the Latin American country

Trump says Washington will control Venezuela until there is ‘a safe transition,’ claiming opposition leader María Corina Machado lacks the ‘support or respect’ to assume power

In the province of Pinar del Río, relatives of patients who are dependent on life support machines report that they cannot return home, because power cuts could endanger their loved ones

Hospitals are overwhelmed and fatalities are soaring. The island is suffering from combined viruses that include dengue, chikungunya, Oropouche and other respiratory diseases

The politician, who was also economy minister, was until 2024 a highly trusted collaborator of President Miguel Díaz-Canel

The independent website publishes a daily exchange currency tracker that the authorities are holding responsible for destabilizing an already struggling economy

The US military escalation raises questions about the island’s future and its historical dependence on the South American nation

The United Nations declared the imprisonment of dozens of political prisoners ‘illegal’ at its last session

Stripped of prejudices, members of the Cuban-American community in New York decided to support the Democrat, finding few similarities between the 34-year-old Muslim mayor-elect and Fidel Castro

A rebuke by the US Deputy Secretary of State to the Mexican ambassador to the UN for supporting Havana reignites tensions amid Trump’s offensive in the region

Miguel Díaz-Canel said the cyclone had caused ‘extensive damage.’ Jamaica remains in darkness as it waits to assess its losses. The storm’s passage through the Caribbean has left at least 49 people dead

Government authorities acknowledge that the country is experiencing ‘a very complex situation’ caused by drought and problems with the water system’s infrastructure. Some communities in Eastern Cuba have been without water for about five months

Authorities attribute the situation to the hot, rainy months, when the mosquitoes that transmit the virus increase in number. But Cubans say that systemic neglect has led them to this situation

While the official narrative tries to avoid the word ‘poverty,’ the inequality that the revolutionaries promised to eradicate is increasingly evident