The Latest Breaking News from Havana

Former national security adviser tells podcast ‘we didn’t feel we would get support’ from president during Russia investigation

Far from the romanticised notion of Old Havana, this project documents the city’s housing situation as a microcosm of the country’s collapse. Many buildings have collapsed or been declared uninhabitable, forcing people to live in shelters or squat in unsafe conditions while new hotels are built around them

Former intelligence official says research being conducted means Defence Department has ‘extremely solid science’

Flight safely returned to airport in Havana after leaving for Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire

By Dave Sherwood

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Nikolai Patrushev, traveled to Havana this week and met the country’s former leader, Raúl Castro, in what Cuban media described as a “working visit.”

The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.

"We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers," CIA Director William Burns said.

Multiyear investigation by US agencies casts doubt on speculation that a hostile power was behind unexplained ailments.

The involvement of overseas foes in ‘anomalous health incidents’ suffered by US diplomats and spies was deemed ‘very unlikely’