September 11, 2019 Five Cuban men's national soccer team players defect during Nations League: report Five players from the Cuban men’s national soccer team defected either before or after their Nations League match against Canada on Saturday.
August 21, 2019 Fidel Castro's former crocodile bites man at Swedish aquarium A crocodile that once belonged to Fidel Castro bit a man at a crayfish party in Sweden on Tuesday.
August 17, 2019 Cuban man, 26, arrested after stowing away on plane to Miami, CBP says A 26-year-old Cuban man was arrested at Miami International Airport early Friday after he was found in the cargo hold of a flight that had arrived from Havana, officials said.
July 20, 2019 Five Cubans discovered on makeshift sailboat in Florida Keys, US Coast Guard says Members of the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a makeshift sailboat off the coast of the Florida Keys on Friday afternoon and discovered five Cuban nationals on board, officials said.
June 25, 2019 Cuba's long forgotten Jewish cemetery, Holocaust monument getting restored The oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba is beginning to be rehabilitated as marble grave covers are broken with plants growing through cracks and much of the Jewish population driven away from the island.
June 25, 2019 Advanced Russian warship armed with cruise missiles docks in Havana's harbor One of the Russian navy’s most advanced warships docked at a port in Havana’s harbor on Monday.Â
May 14, 2019 Cuban authorities arrest LGBT activists after banning march over grounds foreign powers could use it to criticize human rights Cuban authorities arrested LGBT activists on Saturday after holding a Pride parade in Havana, the country’s capital.
May 13, 2019 Faced with economic and food shortage crisis, Cuba ramps up rationing In the midst of a growing economic and shortage crisis – in which Cubans are having to line up for hours to purchase basic food supplies in supermarkets – the Cuban government has introduced comprehensive rationing of staple products.
May 5, 2019 Bond girl Ana de Armas fled Cuba to become a movie star Ana de Armas, who stars in the upcoming "Bond 25," fled Communist Cuba to become a movie star.
May 3, 2019 Mexico begins deporting members of migrant caravan after shelter riot In a week that has seen the latest migrant caravans largely stalled in southern Mexico, there are further signs that Mexico is honoring a commitment to crack down on those attempting to reach the U.S. border.