US secretary of state Marco Rubio restores tough US-Cuba policy
US secretary of state Marco Rubio restores tough US-Cuba policy

The U.S. State Department has swiftly moved to reverse major last-minute policy shifts on Cuba introduced by the previous administration, reaffirming a hardline stance within the first two weeks of President Donald Trumps term. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that, on his first day in...

Cuban jailed opposition leader freed in deal with Biden
Cuban jailed opposition leader freed in deal with Biden

Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer was among a group of prisoners released on Thursday in a landmark deal with departing US President Joe Biden that has led to emotional reunions across the communist island. Ferrer, 54, is the most high-profile of the prisoners that Cuba began freeing...