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Cuba
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Cuba. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Havana
Head of State
President Miguel Díaz-Canel
Head of Government
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has repeatedly ruled out political concessions to the US, insisting sovereignty and the country’s system of governance are non-negotiable. Photo: EPA
China-Latin America relations

Senate vote leaves Cuba’s uncertain future at dangerous crossroads

US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?

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US, Israel war on Iran

China is poised to reap rewards as energy shock heats up the race for renewables

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Science

Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

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Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba confirms rare Havana talks with US officials

A senior diplomat describes ‘professional’ meetings as Havana seeks an end to the US oil blockade.

The US embassy in Havana, Cuba. Photo: EPA
Venezuela

Cuba’s president says island does not wish for US aggression, but ready to fight

Cuba has been bracing for a possible attack following repeated warnings from Trump after he toppled Venezuela’s leader.

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba’s president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him

Miguel Diaz-Canel said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security but should it happen, Cubans would defend themselves.

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China-Latin America relations

China, Russia rally behind Cuba as US squeezes Havana in deepening crisis

‘China is willing to work with the international community to firmly support Cuba,’ said a Beijing spokesperson.

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Cuba faces a deepening crisis marked by widespread power outages, acute fuel shortages and growing economic strain, as external pressure and limited supplies weigh on daily life. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Opinion | A stark clash of world views will overshadow Trump’s visit to China

As Xi and Trump prepare to meet, the divergence between their visions of global order has never been more acute.

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Donald Trump

A new cast of Castros is emerging in Cuba, where the name holds sway

Younger Castros emerge as key figures on the communist-run island - including a bar-owning influencer.

US-Cuba relations

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners in ‘humanitarian’ gesture amid US pressure

Mass release follows Trump’s decision to allow Russian oil into the fuel-starved island.

People ride past the US embassy in Havana during an anti-imperialist youth march on Thursday. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

US threats for Chile, China tariffs Mexico: 7 Latin America relations reads

From Panama Canal woes to an undersea cable scandal in Chile, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in March 2026.

Chile’s President Jose Antonio Kast greets supporters. Photo: AFP
US-Cuba relations

Fidel Castro’s grandson backs capitalism and Trump deal, slams Cuba leader

Sandro Castro said most ‘Cubans want to be capitalist, not communist’ amid worsening power outages and an economic crisis.

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Venezuela

Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

Cuba became dependent on the Soviet Union for oil after its communist revolution ⁠in 1959.

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Americas and the Caribbean

US to allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in lifeline for the island

Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three months, according to its president, leading to strict petrol rationing and blackouts.

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A person walks past a petrol station in Havana, Cuba amid a fuel crisis on the Caribbean island. Photo: EPA
Americas and the Caribbean

Missing aid boats safely crossed to Cuba, US coastguard says

The Mexican Navy had earlier launched a search and rescue mission after losing communication with the two vessels.

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The boats Friendship and Tigger Moth, carrying humanitarian aid for Cuba and crewed by activists, depart from Mexico’s Isla Mujeres on March 21. Photo: Reuters
Mexico

Mexico’s navy searches for 2 Cuba-bound aid boats that are missing

The boats are part of a broader grass roots aid effort for ⁠energy-strapped Cuba as it reels from a US-imposed fuel embargo.

US, Israel war on Iran

This country could rise as Mideast war’s big winner. It’s not US, Israel or Iran

The spike in oil prices is an obvious short-term boon for Moscow, but some observers are unsure it will have so much impact in the long run.

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United States

Humanitarian aid boat arrives in Cuba amid US blockade crisis

Shrimp fishing boat with aid docks weeks after the Trump administration cut off fuel supplies to the island nation.

Activists wave Cuban and Palestinian flags from the vessel Maguro in Havana Bay, Cuba. Photo: AP
Afghanistan

Afghanistan releases detained US citizen after more than a year

Researcher Dennis Coyle, 64, was arrested in January 2025 on ‘violations of Afghanistan’s applicable laws’.

Donald Trump

Cuba says ready for potential US attack as it recovers from latest blackout

A top Cuban diplomat says regime change is off the table as the US pressures the island with a crippling oil blockade.

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba rejects ‘shameless’ US request for diesel amid Trump oil blockade

The US embassy in Havana is seeking fuel for its generators even as the rest of the island is plagued by shortages and power outages.

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A man walks down a street in Havana, Cuba, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

US approves sale of Iranian oil at sea in move to ease crude supply crisis

The US says the move will bring 140 million barrels of oil to markets, even as Iran says it has no surplus crude to sell globally.

Flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: TNS
China-Latin America relations

As Trump ramps up pressure on Cuba, China has ‘very limited options’

Any response from Beijing is likely to be constrained to diplomatic opposition and humanitarian aid, according to analysts.

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China manufacturing

China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage

Beijing will ‘intensify its support’ to Havana after around 10.9 million people were left without power amid an ongoing energy crisis.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island

Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a defiant message after Donald Trump said he might ‘take’ the communist nation.

A street in Havana, as power was being restored on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Video | Trump says he will have the ‘honour of taking Cuba’

The US president’s remark comes amid a nationwide blackout linked to US-led oil blockade.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign an executive order creating an anti‑fraud task force headed by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Americas and the Caribbean

Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power blackout

US president says he can do ‘anything I want’ with weakened nation as oil embargo cripples Havana’s power grid.

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United States

Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules

Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling, that deports undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own, a ‘key win’.

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