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Shallow 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Cuba

The shallow tremor rattled residents in parts of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo provinces but produced no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The...

Trump Says He Will Take Cuba as Blackouts Deepen Across the Island

US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a...

Cuba Confirms US Talks as Political Prisoner Releases Begin

Cuba confirmed on Friday that it is holding talks with the United States, while beginning the release of political prisoners as part of an...

United States Advances Major Economic Pact With Cuba

The Trump administration is preparing an economic deal with Cuba that could be announced soon. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Cuban officials want...

Cuba Charges Six in Deadly Boat Clash With Terrorism Offenses

Cuban prosecutors have formally charged six survivors from a U.S.-registered boat intercepted in territorial waters with terrorism offenses, the Attorney General's Office announced. The...

Cuba Says US Will Cooperate After Intercepted Boat Leaves Four Dead

Havana said Thursday that Washington is willing to help investigate a clash between Cuban coast guard forces and a boat coming from the United...

Cuban Border Guards Kill Four on Florida Speedboat in Maritime Clash

Cuban border guards killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat that entered the island's territorial waters, according to an announcement...

US Authorizes Oil and Gas Sales to Cuba Under Strict Conditions

The United States is authorizing the sale of oil and gas to Cuba, provided companies ensure the fuel will go to citizens and businesses...

Cuba Faces Deepening Fuel Crisis as Governments Worldwide Issue Travel Warnings

Costa Rica became the latest country to urge its citizens to leave Cuba immediately amid a worsening fuel shortage that has crippled transportation, power...

Cuba Postpones Cigar Festival Amid Energy Crisis

Cuban organizers announced on Saturday the postponement of the Festival del Habano, the island’s signature cigar event, as the country deals with a severe...
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Cuba and the United States Held Talks Recently in Havana

Despite ongoing tensions, Cuba and the United States are continuing their discussions and recently held high level diplomatic talks in Havana, a Cuban Foreign...

When Costa Rica’s Real Jungle Is the Bureaucracy

When you hear the word jungle spoken in reference to Costa Rica, your first thought likely strays to monkeys swinging through trees, scarlet macaws,...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Makes Her Case to Lead the United Nations

Costa Rica’s push to place Rebeca Grynspan at the head of the United Nations moved into a more public phase this week, as the...

Bukele Compares El Salvador’s Mass Gang Trial to the Nuremberg Trials

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, on Wednesday compared the collective trial of gang leaders in his country to the historic Nuremberg proceedings against top...