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India voted at the UN General Assembly to end the US embargo on Cuba, citing its impact on healthcare, food production and essential services. The resolution received 130 votes in favour, while tensions between American and Cuban diplomats disrupted proceedings 

US President Donald Trump suggested Cuba could face renewed American pressure after the Iran campaign, describing a hypothetical naval presence near the island and a possible role for Marco Rubio. He announced no formal military operation or diplomatic initiative against Havana.

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio intensified pressure on Cuba, calling it a failed state and a national security threat. The administration cited Russian and Chinese influence, while signalling humanitarian support only through independent groups and not regime-linked entities.

US President Donald Trump said Cuba “will be next” to face collapse, blaming the country’s leadership while indicating the United States would allow oil shipments to ease hardships for civilians amid the island nation’s deepening economic crisis.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry said troops killed four armed suspects after a Florida-flagged speedboat opened fire near Cayo Falcones. Authorities seized weapons and ammunition, alleging a US-linked terrorist plot, while Washington denied involvement and said it was reviewing information

Cuba said soldiers killed four armed US-based Cubans after their Florida-registered boat allegedly opened fire near Cayo Falcones. Washington, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is independently investigating the incident, which risks escalating tensions between the US and Cuba

Cuba has postponed its annual Habanos cigar fair indefinitely due to severe fuel shortages and nationwide blackouts linked to a US oil embargo, affecting cultural events and daily life. No new date for the famed festival has been announced

Cuba said 32 of its military and police officers were killed during a US military operation in Venezuela, confirming the deaths officially for the first time. The personnel were assisting Venezuela at its request, prompting Havana to declare two days of national mourning

Cuba’s Supreme Court sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life imprisonment for espionage and an additional 20 years for corruption-related crimes. Once a key ally of President Díaz-Canel, Gil was accused of abusing power, bribery and links with foreign firms

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has killed at least 40 people across Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. The Category 5 storm caused massive flooding, power outages and destruction, leaving thousands homeless and rescue efforts stretched thin

The new proclamation, which Trump signed on Wednesday, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

It is the first step in what is expected to be a surge in the number of migrants held at Navy base in Cuba, which for decades was used to detain foreigners associated with the Sept 11, 2001, attacks

President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said that the US will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of the worst criminal aliens

Ri's defection is the latest in a series of defections by North Korean diplomats in South Korea in recent years

Xinhua news agency reports that a state TV broadcast has indicated that over 300,000 individuals in Cuba's western provinces were left without electricity.

Cuban ambassador to New Delhi Alejandro Simancas Marin on Tuesday batted for better economic relations between the two nations

Praveen Chithravel set a new national record with an effort of 17.37 metres on his way to winning a gold medal

St Petersburg: Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States barreled across the Florida […]

Havana: One person was killed and 122 others were injured after a massive fire triggered a series of explosions at a fuel storage facility in Cuba’s port of Matanzas, the Ministry of Public Health said, adding that 16 people were still unaccounted for. A crude oil tank at the facility was engulfed in a huge […]

Tourism, one of the most important sectors, has been devastated by the restrictions on travel during the Covid pandemic.