Cuba

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


Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary

Mayorkas is one of a number of Jewish Cabinet secretaries, including Antony Blinken in the State Department, Janet Yellen in Treasury and Avril Haines as director of national intelligence.

US DEPUTY SECRETARY of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-Jewish attorney who may head Biden's DHS

Mayorkas' ties with Israel extend beyond his family. In 2016, he spearheaded a deal to automate the sharing of cyber-data between Israel and the US.

Alejandro Mayorkas, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security gestures as he speaks during the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016.

The 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War: A Cuban perspective

At the end of July, we were on a family vacation in Havana. We had flown from Mexico with a boisterous group of young Danish Communists on their way to cut sugar cane in the Marxist paradise.

A HEADSTONE with a Star of David stands at the Jewish cemetery in Guanabacoa near Havana, Cuba, in 2007.

Antibody drug lowers risk of death in elderly COVID-19 patients

A Cuban study found that itolizumab prevented COVID-19 from worstening.

People pass by an image of late Cuban President Fidel Castro amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, July 19, 2020.

Bird sacrifices and chants, Cuba's Santeria seek coronavirus protection

"We are calling these blessings upon her to keep her healthy," said Henry Rodriguez, 40, leader of the ceremony. "But this ceremony isn't just for us; it's also for global health."

Follower of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria holds a dove during a ceremony amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease outbreak in Havana

Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit

“He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,'” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) embraces Alan Gross at Joint Base Andrews

The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba

“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”

ISRAELI PRODUCTS line the shelves at Chabad Korea’s kosher food store.

Synagogue built by Jews who fled Cuba is struggling in Miami

Cuban Jews founded this congregation in 1961 as immigration from the island nation surged following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959.

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In 1987, Sanders said JFK made him nauseous; now he praises him in new ad

The Democratic president hopeful was appalled by Kennedy's position on the Cuban Revolution.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2018.

Cuban child banned from wearing kippah following violent school bullying

After complying, the prosecutor informed the family that continued action could result in the loss of their right to guardianship over their children.

Parents Olainis Tejada Beltrán and Yeliney Lescaille Prebal with their two children