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Cuba says US contacts fall short of formal talks as Trump pressure mounts

Cuba’s top diplomat in Washington says communication continues, but formal negotiations have not begun, disputing Trump’s description of the contacts.

Cuba's Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 26, 2026;ilustrative
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.

Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal

China’s Vice President Han Zheng at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Saturday, 26th September 2026

China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech

An illustration of the flags of Cuba and the US, with a rift in between.

US Army weighs sending support units to Southern Command amid Cuba tensions - report


Largest Israeli humanitarian mission since October 7 heads to Jamaica

Aid provided by the six organizations includes a wide range of help, from providing food and water to maintaining educational centers for children unable to attend school.

A JDC emergency team, working with the local Jewish community to reach isolated regions and deliver food, water, hygiene kits, and tarps to protect homes for more than 10,000 survivors.

Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

Dozens confirmed as killed across the Caribbean as the Category 5 hurricane sweeps across the region.

A man wearing a protective suit cycles on a street, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, October 27, 2025.

What evil looks like: Why Trump must fight Cuban tyranny - opinion

I write these words not as a writer but as someone who has felt the cold hand of Cuban repression firsthand. I know what that evil looks like.

CUBAN PRESIDENT Miguel Díaz-Canel (center) and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz (right) raise their fists at a march at which Israel was accused of committing genocide in Gaza, in Havana, last year.

Pro-Israel Moroccan journalist interrogated, deported by Cuba over Israeli passport stamps

In addition to being deprived of water or food, Amine Ayoub was escorted by guards to the bathroom, and kept under surveillance.

An illustrative image of a passport with stamps from Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport.

Sunken Secrets: The Untold Story of Cuba's Ancient Underwater Structures

Despite excited talk of Atlantis connotations, researcher Paulina Zelitsky stated 'It would be completely irresponsible to say what it was exactly before we have evidence.'

A computer-generated image based on the sonar imaging of the underground structures off the coast of Cuba

Trump's talks with Syria echo US embrace of Fidel Castro in 1959 - opinion

As Syria reconfigures its political order, we must not forget the hard lessons of Cuba’s transformation into a Cold War adversary.

THEN-CUBAN PRESIDENT Fidel Castro speaks as president of the Non-Aligned Movement at the UN in 1979. In 1959, the US mistook his revolutionary fervor for democratic potential and risks doing the same with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, says the writer.

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

A Canadian diplomat characterized the Margaret Brooke`s arrival as "routine and part of long-standing cooperation between our two countries."

Canadian navy patrol boat HMCS Margaret Brooke passes by Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan and frigate Admiral Gorshkov, as it enters Havana's bay, Cuba, June 14, 2024.

Russian military intelligence unit may be linked to 'Havana syndrome', Insider reports

Symptoms of the ailment have included migraines, nausea, memory lapses, and dizziness.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin stands in front of members of Russian military units, the National Guard and security services, praising them for upholding orders during a mutiny by the Wagner Group, last month.

War in Gaza 'one of the cruelest genocidal acts' ever, claims Cuba's VP

Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union commission, called for an immediate end to what he called the "unjust war against the Palestinian people."

Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) and vice-president of the Council of State of Cuba, and his party attend a meeting during a visit, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KC

Iran, Cuba Presidents meet to discuss deepening ties

Cuba sees Iran as one of its closest friends in the Middle East.

 A street in Havana, Cuba.