Cuba

Millions of people in Cuba remained without power Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night.

The White House announced that the determination is part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

The Biden administration on Tuesday is notifying Congress of its intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake Sunday was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to the United States Geological Survey. The rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of Cuba, including in bigger...

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after Rafael, a fierce Category 3 hurricane, ripped across the island.

The magnitude of the impact remained unclear through the early hours of the day, but forecasters warned that Hurricane Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to Cuba after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision that found major cruise companies had illegally engaged in tourism to Cuba between 2015 and 2019.

There are pockets of electricity on the island Saturday after Cuba’s main power plant failed twice, plunging its 10 million residents into the dark.

The Cuban government had tried to stave off the outage, but by 11 a.m., the largest power plant in the country had gone offline.

The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island’s population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.

The former U.S. ambassador accused of being a mole for Cuba’s intelligence services is a longtime diplomat who served throughout Latin America.