Cuba

Cuba to free 2,010 prisoners as US pressure ratchets up

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.

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Regla Yolanda Gonzalez poses for a photograph following her son's release from prison, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican that saw the Biden administration loosen sanctions on Cuba, in Havana, Cuba January 21, 2025.
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade

The US cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.

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Activists of the Nuestra America Convoy and Cuban officials unload humanitarian aid from the vessel Maguro -- symbolically renamed "Granma 2.0" as a tribute to the yacht used by Fidel Castro's guerrilla fighters to launch their revolution in 1956 -- at Havana port on March 24, 2026.

Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

The vessels had been expected to arrive between March 24 and 25, but there had been no communication from them and no confirmation of their arrival, the navy said.

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The US flag flutters at the US embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid.

US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say

Trump's new policy, which he calls the “Donroe" Doctrine, aims to establish US dominance throughout the Western Hemisphere by replacing regime leaders with US-allied governments.

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Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal

Trump said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba, escalating pressure on Havana amid shifting US-Venezuela ties.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
A 3D printed miniature of US President Donald Trump and Cuban flag are seen in this illustration taken January 9, 2026.

Venezuelan Interior Minister: One hundred people killed in US operation to capture Maduro

Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jonathan Mayora collects items from his damaged family home, after the US launched a strike on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela January 4, 2026.

Cuba is the next domino after Maduro’s fall - opinion

Cuba survives on foreign power; its fate may now be in US hands.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByAMINE AYOUB
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. in New York City, US, January 5, 2026.

Cuba announces 32 citizens killed guarding Maduro during US operation on Venezuela

Havana said there would be two days of mourning on January 5 and 6 in honor of those killed and said funeral arrangements would be announced.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, CORINNE BAUM
WOMEN LOOK at a damaged building as people inspect the rubble inside it, following US strikes on Venezuela during which President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, January 4, 2026.

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

The garfish - long, slender, its snout filled with sharp teeth- is considered “critically endangered," earning it a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
A dead garfish lies in a marsh near Venice, Louisiana May 20, 2010. For nearly a month, roughly 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) of oil per day have been gushing from BP's broken Deepwater oil well situated in the Gulf of Mexico, in what could be named the worst oil spill in U.S. histo

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.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
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.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByAMINE AYOUB
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.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.'

AUGUST 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A computer-generated image based on the sonar imaging of the underground structures off the coast of Cuba