Cuba

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake off the coast of Cuba was felt across Florida on Monday afternoon, with residents reporting shaking in Miami, Tampa and Orlando.

Raúl Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft. Official video released Saturday shows Castro celebrating his 95th birthday with top officials and military leaders in Havana.

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with four other individuals, according to a filing Thursday on the U.S. Treasury Department website. Included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Espín, the son of former President Raúl Castro, who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis. Piles of waste have been accumulating on nearly every street corner, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade that caused power outages and a fuel crisis.

Author Raquel Puig Zaldivar discusses the inspiration behind her new novel Bolero and her return to Cuba.

Thousands of U.S-based Cuban immigrants have been deported to Mexico under the Trump administration, according to Human Rights Watch. Left in limbo, they are stranded in the country — unable to return to either the U.S or Cuba.

Amid a deepening economic crisis and U.S. pressure, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, strongly pushed back against Trump administration allegations that the island poses a national security threat to the United States.

COMMENTARY Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change — as they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democracy.

Cuba has run out of oil, the country’s energy minister announced on May 14, 2026. As an economist specializing in Latin America and a master’s candidate in public policy, we believe that the broader history of Cuba’s energy sector sheds some light on the current situation.

Blackouts in Cuba have been common for years because the Cuba government has mismanaged and neglected its energy system, historians and foreign policy experts said.

While he is believed to wield significant influence over the government, he maintains a low profile even as a general of Cuba’s army.

President Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.