Cuba
Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure
A list of upwards of 175 measures received a unanimous rubber-stamp vote in the National Assembly.
US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry
Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage
US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay
Cuba sees higher risk of US military aggression as talks stall
Under US President Donald Trump, the US has effectively imposed a blockade on Cuba by threatening sanctions on countries supplying it with fuel and triggering power outages.
US Treasury subpoenas Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin in possible Cuba sanctions violation probe - Fox
According to Fox, activists may have violated US sanctions by financing, coordinating, or delivering goods to Cuba, and potentially engaging in contact with Cuban government personnel or entities.
What could the US have planned for Cuba after charges against Raúl Castro? - explainer
Trump’s envoy to Havana during his first term, Lawrence Gumbiner, said Trump likely views action with Cuba as an opportunity for US businesses rather than a chance for true regime change.
US charges Raúl Castro with murder as Trump escalates pressure on Cuba
The indictment comes as US President Donald Trump has pushed for regime change in Cuba, where Castro's communists have been in charge since his late brother Fidel Castro led a revolution in 1959.
Cuban president warns US aggression would create a 'bloodbath'
The comments follow a report that said Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones and discussed plans to use them to attack the US military installations and civilian infrastructure.
Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran - report
"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.
Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order
Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice, they said separately on Sunday, with both citing a US executive order issued on May 1.
The Spanish threat to America and Israel: Remember the 'Maine' - opinion
Europe’s policy shifts toward Israel could have unintended consequences for its security, alliances, and internal cohesion.
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.
Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US government
The decision to release the prisoners on the island comes after Washington's most intense pressure campaign in decades, although Havana denies any decision-making under US coercion.
