Millions of Cubans spend second night without electricity
Millions of Cubans spend second night without electricity

Millions of Cubans were without electricity for a second night Saturday after a widespread blackout hit the island, the fourth in less than six months. Cubans have been facing a serious economic crisis marked by widespread food, fuel and medicine shortages, and the islands aging and often...

US expands visa restrictions targeting Cuban labor exploitation
US expands visa restrictions targeting Cuban labor exploitation

On Tuesday, the US State Department announced the expansion of its visa restriction policy to target individuals involved in exploiting Cuban labor, particularly related to the Cuban labor export program. This expanded policy now applies to current and former Cuban government officials, as well as...

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...