The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

The splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads

In Mark 8:34-38 a question is asked: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

MacArthur 'genius' makes magical art that conjures up her Afro-Cuban roots

One of this year's MacArthur fellows — the so-called 'genius grant' — the artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons is inspired by her family's African roots, her Cuban childhood and modern American life.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2023

Mexico's president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba

Mexico’s president says that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blames U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

A Molotov cocktail is thrown at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, but there are no injuries

At least one Molotov cocktail has been thrown at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, but there was no significant damage and no one was injured

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Both parties want to win South Florida. Here's one Cuban activist's view of the political fight

Soon after Felix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, the Cuban activist was drawn to then-President Donald Trump by the Republican's aggressive approach toward Cuba’s communist government

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Ballet v machismo: the male Latin American dancers challenging old-fashioned ideas of manhood

From Cuba to Peru and beyond, Santiago Barreiro captures the dancers who have upended their countries’ ideas of masculinity while pursuing their dreams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Brazilian leader Lula rekindles ties with Cuba at G77 summit in Havana

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Cuban counterpart in Havana

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023

UN calls for more fairness for developing nations at a G77 summit in Cuba

The U.N. secretary-general is calling for nations to build a world that is more fair for developing countries, as he kicks off a summit in Cuba of the G77 group of emerging economies plus China

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Nyad review – swim biopic lifted by Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

Two stellar performances add weight to Netflix’s uneven retelling of the story of Diana Nyad, who attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64

The Guardian - US · Sep 14, 2023

Ukraine ‘holds initiative’ in counteroffensive, UK’s most senior military officer says – as it happened

Sir Tony Radakin says Kyiv is pushing Russia back” and has rejected claims Ukraine’s counteroffensive is struggling

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2023