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The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

US claims of Cuba’s ‘unique threat’ jar with reality of hunger and blackouts

State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down government

The Guardian - UK

‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba

New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US government

The Guardian - US

US State Department Accuses Cuba of Waging a 'Revolution Against Western Civilisation Itself' in 100-Page Report

A US State Department report accuses Cuba of a long-term campaign to infiltrate American institutions, support left-wing militancy, and wage a 'revolution against Western civilisation.'

International Business Times UK

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Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern: A triumphant tribute to a neglected visionary

5/5 This retrospective of the Cuban-American artist is a revelation

Evening Standard

Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in U.S.

A famous Cuban dissident artist, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country

The Independent UK

Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing

The Guardian - UK

"Many Things Are Going to Happen": Trump's Vague Cuba Warning, Explained

Trump hints at big Cuba news within two months. Here's the year of sanctions, indictments and military contacts behind the vague warning.

Latin Times

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Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US

Whereabouts of artist imprisoned after 2021 protests had been unknown following end of his prison term in July

The Guardian - UK

Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientist explores why

The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41% of the world’s population live in autocratizing countries — that is, those becoming more authoritarian.

The Conversation

Pentagon Is Reportedly Developing Military Strike Options Against Cuba as Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Havana

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said Washington prefers a negotiated transition to a technocratic government willing to implement political and economic reforms

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Accuses Iran and Cuba of Funding Antifa: 'They Despise the West'

Marco Rubio warns of a rising threat from far-left extremism, linking it to Iran and Cuba, and calls for global counterterrorism efforts.

International Business Times UK

Cuba's Economy Teeters On The Brink. U.S. Officials Are Reportedly Looking At Military Options

Top U.S. officials are evaluating different options for possible military action against Cuba as the country teeters on the brink of collapse, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Cuba's Power Grid Has Collapsed For the Third Time This Month, Deepening Island's Energy Crisis

The Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines said the country's National Electric System suffered a "total disconnection" after a failure at a power plant in the eastern province of Holguín triggered a cascading collapse across the island.

International Business Times

Cuba plunged into third nationwide blackout in two weeks as power grid collapses

Fuel has been scarce across Cuba since January, when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any nation that supplies or sells oil to the island, exacerbating the island's continuing financial and economic crises.

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The Independent UK

Cuba plunged into 3rd nationwide blackout in 2 weeks as fuel runs low

Cuba is suffering another nationwide blackout, leaving the entire country without power

Latin Times

Cuba Accuses Trump Administration of 'Criminal and Genocidal Intent' After New Sanctions on Tourism, Energy Sectors

The Cuban Foreign Minister added that the United States was intensifying "the war against the people of Cuba, their living conditions and their sources of livelihood"

Latin Times

President Trump Suggests Iran Could Have Drones in Cuba: 'We Will Deal With It'

An Axios report in May cited classified U.S. intelligence indicating that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran since 2023

Euronews

'We will deal with it,' Trump says as US probes reports of Iranian drones in Cuba

The US president said his administration is checking whether Tehran stores drones and missiles on the island and warned Washington will act if confirmed, but he offered no proof or details about the alleged weapons.

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Euronews

Human rights organisation files legal petition for Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Alcántara was arrested on 11 July 2021, as he attempted to join a massive protest against blackouts in Cuba. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was supposed to be released last week. Currently, his whereabouts remain unknown.

Latin Times

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Creating a Bottleneck for Cuban Migrants in Mexico: Report

HRW says than 4,300 Cubans were deported to Mexico between the start of Trump's second term and March 2026, making them the largest group of third-country deportees

Benzinga

Mike Waltz Calls Cuba a ‘National Security Threat,’ Accuses China and Russia Of Collecting Information Around US Bases

United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz called Cuba a "national security threat" on Sunday, accusing China and Russia of collecting intelligence around U.S. military sites as the Trump administration keeps pressure on Havana.

Latin Times

Who Is Raúl Castro's Grandson? Meet the Powerful Insider Leading Cuba's Secret Talks With Trump

For years, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro operated almost entirely in the shadows. He held no cabinet position, never served as Cuba's foreign minister and was rarely seen speaking in public. Yet diplomats, intelligence officials and Cuba watchers increasingly identified the grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as one of…

The Conversation

Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

As I consider the dire economic and political turning point my home country of Cuba is facing today, the words of Cuban singer Willy Chirino’s “Nuestro día ya viene llegando (Our day is coming)” come to mind like they did in the 1990s:

The Guardian - UK

Ana Mendieta review – were she still alive she’d be at the forefront of art in this century

This exhibition makes nothing of the Cuban-American artist’s controversial death – instead it focuses on the astounding way she left an imprint of herself on the earth using blood, feathers and gunpowder

The National (Scotland)

US blockade forces island-wide blackout in Cuba for second time this week

CUBA faced an island-wide blackout for the second time this week on Friday as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power…

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