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Cubans jailed for disturbing ‘tranquility’ with pot-banging

Havana – A Cuban court has ordered jail sentences of up to six years for six people who “disrupted public tranquility” with a pot-banging...

Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin

MEXICO CITY – Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United...

Cuba denies Ukraine war participation

HAVANA – Cuba on Saturday (Sunday Manila time) denied US assertions that it is involved in the military conflict in Ukraine or had sent...

Cuban minister resigns after downplaying poverty

Havana, Cuba—The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging through garbage cans were only pretending...

Marcos eyes deeper diplomatic ties with five nations

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his intent to strengthen the existing Philippine diplomatic relations with Bangladesh, Palau, Armenia, Cuba, and Mongolia. This developed as Mr....

Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months

Havana, Cuba — Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major...

Cuba to free 553 prisoners after removal from US terror list

Havana, Cuba - Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to an announcement from Washington that it will remove the communist country...

More than 66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears

Havana, Cuba - More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba's easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a region already badly...

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid huge power outage

Havana, Cuba - Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Sunday evening in Cuba, where residents were preparing for more chaos and misery as the country grapples...

Helene’s aftermath

Locals stand outside their homes in a flooded area of Batabano, Mayabeque Province, Cuba after the passage of Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene strengthened to...

Pyongyang diplomat in Cuba defects

SEOUL – A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established...

Russian nuke-powered sub arrives in Cuba

HAVANA – A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) for a five-day visit to the communist...

Ex-US ambassador who spied for Cuba gets 15 year jail term

A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15...

Food shortages leave Cubans in anguish over next meal

Havana, Cuba - One thought lingers all day in the mind of Diana Ruiz: How will the Cuban mother feed her 6-year-old son, a dilemma...
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