The Latest Breaking News from Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua

HAVANA - Colombia's government and the ELN guerrilla group agreed to a six-month ceasefire in Havana Friday as they work towards a peace pact to end decades of conflict.

Havana (AFP) - For the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia is taking an intense interest in Cuba as Moscow has become increasingly isolated over its invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to "mutual respect" despite U.S. sanctions and the communist-run island´s increasing overtures towards Russia.

By Matt Spetalnick and Dave Sherwood

In a clear signal of their strengthened alliance, Cuba will grant preferential treatment to investors from Russia, allowing them to lease land for 30 years, an unprecedented step in the history of the island’s communist government, a Russian official told Russian business representatives in Havana.

Havana (AFP) - Cuban poet and playwright Anton Arrufat, a renowned and multifaceted writer who won his country's top literature prize, has died at age 87, the culture ministry announced Sunday.

By Nelson Acosta and Dave Sherwood

Havana (AFP) - Around 200 Cubans marched in Havana on Saturday to the rhythm of conga, a popular dance, protesting against homophobia and transphobia, and celebrating the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Havana (AFP) - Hundreds of Cuban tradespeople and independent owners of small businesses on Thursday sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to follow through with promised US assistance to the island's struggling private sector.