The Latest Breaking News from Miguel DíazCanel

Trump Admin Views Cuban President Díaz-Canel as 'Obstacle' in Talks About Future Of The Island: Report

As one analyst told The Miami Herald, removing Díaz-Canel, "is not impossible" but "that decision would be a scandal" in Cuba

Latin Times · Mar 4

Cuba's president pushes for 'urgent' changes to island's economic and business model

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government should “immediately” focus on implementing urgent transformations to the island’s economic and social model as oil reserves in the Caribbean country dwindle

The Independent UK · Mar 2

Cuban drivers face waiting several months wait for gasoline in government app designed to reduce lines

The app only allows drivers to sign up for appointments at one gas station at a time

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Marco Rubio Says U.S. Aid to Cuba Will Bypass 'Illegitimate Regime,' Go Directly to People

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States has begun sending humanitarian aid to Cuba following Hurricane Melissa, emphasizing that the assistance will be delivered directly to civilians and not through the country's regime.

Latin Times · Jan 15

A battered Cuba braces for aftershocks as US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge

As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive

The Independent UK · Jan 10

‘Venezuela helped us a lot’: US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro stirs anxiety in Cuba

Trump government issues warning to Havana, which has lost key ally in its struggle with blackouts and fuel shortages

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’

Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wake

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2025

Mamdani Breaks Silence About Maduro and Cuban President Díaz-Canel: How Jorge Ramos and Daughter Paola Got Him to Open Up — EXCLUSIVE

When New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani finally decided to speak publicly about Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, he didn't do it in a press conference or a statement through his office but on a podcast. He was being interviewed by none other than Emmy Award-winning journalist…

Latin Times · Sep 25, 2025

Cuban government scrambling to deal with outrage about country’s economic crisis

Cuba doesn’t have any beggars, according to the country’s minister of labour, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera. In a speech to the national assembly on July 15, she denied the existence of destitution in the communist country, claiming the problem was actually people “disguised as beggars”.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2025