Cuba Braces for Melissa Tropical storm-force winds arrived in Cuba earlier this week with Hurricane Melissa’s outer bands ahead of her catastrophic core.

Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat.

“I told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with that, whether it’s Russia or not.”

"Cuba will be failing pretty ​soon," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Jan. 27. "Cuba is really a nation that's very close to failing." Trump later imposed tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba.

Trump's pressure campaign comes as Cuba has been grappling with rolling blackouts, fuel shortages, and a deepening economic crisis.

Earlier in his remarks, Trump said that Cuba doesn't have to face a humanitarian crisis and that it would "probably come to us and want to make a deal so Cuba would be free again." "They have no money; they have no oil.

In 2023, Rocha was charged with several counts related to spying for the Republic of Cuba and passport fraud, the DOJ stated.

The pair fled Cuba 65 years ago, after witnessing Fidel Castro’s rise to power.

Cuba has accused those on the boat of planning to invade the island and unleash terrorism.

Kennedy pledged publicly to not invade Cuba. The Soviets pledged to remove nuclear and “offensive” weapons from Cuba.

LA GUINERA, Cuba—Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal agreed with the Biden administration this week. Outgoing U.S.

The United States is prepared to send humanitarian assistance to Cuba in support of hurricane recovery efforts, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The storm also slammed eastern Cuba as a major hurricane earlier on Wednesday, and it's currently located in a small strip of water between Cuba and the Bahamas.

Several U.S. personnel who worked in Cuba have reported similar health issues, commonly known as Havana Syndrome.

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State Department’s Cuba Restricted List. The Treasury's Cuban Assets Control Regulations generally already authorize U.S. persons to export oil from the United States to Cuba, or to reexport U.S.

President Donald Trump is warning Cuba to make a deal with the United States, adding that oil deliveries will be cut off. We have more on Cuba's ties to Venezuelan oil and what officials say the country has been trading in return.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered to forge a new relationship between the United States and Cuba on Wednesday in a video message to the Cuban people, proposing $100 million in aid and blaming Cuba's leaders for shortages of electricity, food, and

President Donald Trump departs Beijing after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. At one point in the discussions, Trump said he told Xi, “I don’t talk about that.” What did the president tell the Chinese Communist Party leader behind closed doors, and what indicated a sign of distrust as the U.S. delegation departed China? The […]

Trump praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his efforts in Cuba and Venezuela. "What's happening with Cuba is amazing,” Trump said.  “They want to make a deal so badly,” Trump said of Cuba’s communist government. “You have no idea.” 

"Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided 'Security Services' for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE!"

Cuba’s late dictator Fidel Castro overthrew the government in 1959 and turned Cuba into a one-party state in which socialist policies were implemented, including the nationalization of the assets of foreign businesses.

Three ships from Russia's Baltic fleet visit Cuba on July 27. This is the second trip to the island by Russian naval vessels since June.

Schools in Pinar del Río, Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces in western Cuba would remain closed until Tuesday to assure adequate conditions for students, the education ministry said.

HAVANA—Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark.

"Today's actions demonstrate that President Biden's Cuba policy, which is focused on achieving practical results with respect to human rights in Cuba, will pay dividends for the Cuban community.”

“We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba after many, many years. We've had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba. I've been hearing about Cuba since I'm a little boy.” Trump said U.S.

The Biden administration initially said Cuba would release “political prisoners” as part of the broader deal. But Cuba did not specify, saying it would gradually release “553 people sanctioned for diverse crimes.”

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on Beijing’s air, space, and maritime surveillance activities from Cuba and their implications for U.S. national security at 10 a.m. ET on May 6.

President Donald Trump subsequently reversed the move and reinstated Cuba to the list after being inaugurated for a second term. In a Jan. 31 statement, Rubio said that Cuba has been supporting “international terrorism.”