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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.
18 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island
18 Mar 2026 - 1:01PM
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Trump says he will have the ‘honour of taking Cuba’
17 Mar 2026 - 10:50AM
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.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:46PM
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Cuba confirms US talks as island gasps under Trump’s energy blockade
President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the discussion a ‘highly sensitive process’ because it affects bilateral relations of both sides.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:43PM
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Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’
The president has said it is ‘just a matter of time’ before the US turns to Cuba after finishing its war in Iran.
7 Mar 2026 - 7:59AM
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US-China relations
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China waits and watches as the US fights all its tigers at once
Far from freeing up resources to focus on China, Trump’s administration finds itself fighting fires on several fronts, sapping its resources.
5 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump says US discussing ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba: ‘they’re in big trouble’
‘They have no money, they have no oil, they have no food,’ the president says, as the US puts pressure on the Communist-run island.
28 Feb 2026 - 2:52AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba coastguard kills 4 in firefight with US-registered speedboat
The authorities says shots were fired from the vessel as they approached to identify it.
26 Feb 2026 - 7:19AM
Cuba
Spain to send humanitarian aid to Cuba through UN amid US fuel blockade
Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:51AM
China-Latin America relations
China vows to ‘do what it can’ as US blockade leaves Cuba with just weeks of oil
Beijing pledges continued support for Cuba and champions Havana’s sovereignty as the island grapples with worsening fuel shortages.
12 Feb 2026 - 7:38AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba warns airlines it’s almost out of fuel as US blockade tightens chokehold
Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as Havana warns it can no longer guarantee refuelling for international carriers.
10 Feb 2026 - 3:33PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US pledges food aid for Cuba while putting squeeze on fuel supply
Havana signals a cautious readiness for talks as the island’s leader accuses the US of imposing an ‘energy blockade’.
6 Feb 2026 - 3:35PM
Mexico
Cuba confirms ‘communications’ with US as Trump moves to block oil
Reeling from blackouts and the loss of its Venezuelan patron, Havana confirms communications with the US but says no formal negotiations yet.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:28PM
US-Venezuela conflict
China sends emergency food aid to Cuba as US sanctions worsen shortages
First batch of rice arrives in Cuba under new Chinese programme while the island reels from abrupt halt in Venezuelan oil shipments.
21 Jan 2026 - 6:19PM
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US-Venezuela conflict
How far is China willing to help Cuba in face of increasing US pressure?
The Trump administration has turned the spotlight onto Havana after the abduction of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
10 Jan 2026 - 3:33PM
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War and conflict
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Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work
The age of ‘distributed multipolarity’ shows that superpowers alone can no longer dictate international affairs.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba starts restoring power to Havana, as millions suffer blackouts
A failed transmission line connecting Havana to Cuba’s largest power plant in Matanzas triggered the morning blackout.
3 Dec 2025 - 11:36PM
Cuba
Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer for exile in the US
Opposition figure lands in Miami and vows to ‘keep up the fight’ following years of prison and torture.
14 Oct 2025 - 11:02AM
Espionage
China pledges more intelligence sharing with Cuba, months after US jitters
Chen Yixin says Beijing is ready to work on the ‘important mutual understandings’ reached at leaders’ meeting in May.
25 Aug 2025 - 3:09PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba minister resigns after saying her country has no beggars
Cuba’s labour minister draws fire for asserting those seen begging in her economically depressed country were pretending to be poor.
16 Jul 2025 - 11:27AM
US-China relations
‘Brazen’ suspected China surveillance sites in Cuba trigger US House hearing
Lawmakers warn that Beijing may be expanding intelligence footprint near American soil and urge Trump administration to take firmer stance.
7 May 2025 - 5:43AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba pins hopes on Chinese to help save sputtering tourism industry
Cuba seeks boost from China as visitors from Russia, Canada, Spain and Italy decline.
1 May 2025 - 6:11PM
Marco Rubio
Who are US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s parents, Mario and Oriales Rubio?
Marco Rubio has been criticised for saying his parents fled Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power, even though they were granted permanent residency in the US several years before.
10 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM
Energy
Cuba reconnects electrical grid, restores power in Havana after outage
Cuba blames the country’s mounting energy crisis on a Cold War-era US trade embargo.
17 Mar 2025 - 9:16AM
Fame and celebrity
SNL50: Who is Marcello Hernández’s youthful Cuban mum Isabel Cancela?
Having regularly joked about his Cuban mum during his stand-up, Hernández decided to show his gratitude by bringing her along to the SNL 50 Anniversary Special last Sunday.
22 Feb 2025 - 6:00AM
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Fame and celebrity
Who is Al Cárdenas, lawyer husband of Ana Navarro from TV talk show The View?
The couple used to spar as rival political commentators, but now they avoid the topic of politics in their home lives; Mitt Romney and Anderson Cooper were among their wedding guests.
16 Feb 2025 - 6:00AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Rubio tells Panama that China threatens canal, changes needed
Trump made a preliminary determination that ‘control of the Chinese Communist Party’ over canal is a threat, the US state department said.
4 Feb 2025 - 9:18AM
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