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Cuba says Costa Rica never formally notified it of a diplomatic rupture. San José's foreign minister replied that the break is firm and clear.
Cuba economy crisis hits investors as the grid collapsed four times in 2026, fuel ran out in May and blackouts reached 20 hours a day in...
The US sanctioned Cuba’s health minister and nine state entities on July 23, alleging the overseas...
GAESA, the Cuba military conglomerate owned by the armed forces, controls roughly 40% of the economy...
El Niño 2026 Brazil: NOAA sees a hotter, drier year across Latin America, putting 50% of...
OCHA reports 3.2 million Cubans without safe water, 5.83 million Haitians in acute food insecurity, and new displacement...
Approval from physical planning, an architectural project and neighbours' consent. Cubans answered in the comments under the government's...
Cuba blackout watch: state utility UNE forecasts a 2,000 MW peak-hour shortfall on Friday 11 September, with 1,330...
Air Transat's Cuba suspension has cost parent Transat A.T. about US$84 million in nine months as the island's...
Private businesses in Cuba may now charge customers in US dollar cash under rules published 10 September, deepening...
Cuba tourism fell 62.8 percent between January and July 2026, with 419,863 international visitors against 1,128,831 a year...
Cuba has opened tourism to private travel agencies and fully foreign-owned transport firms, while its foreign minister says...
Raúl Castro, 95, appeared at a Havana military event on 6 September after rumours about his health. His...