Cuba’s delegation walked out of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump described the island as a “failed state” and predicted the fall of its communist government. The incident occurred during Trump’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, where he sharply criticised Cuba’s government and said…
Tensions between the United States and Cuba escalated after Washington accused Havana of threatening US national security. Marco Rubio said Cuba remains a “national security threat” to the United States and warned that the chances of reaching a peaceful agreement with Havana were “not high.” Rubio made the comments one day after the US charged…
Beijing has backed Cuba and criticised Washington after the US charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with murder. China has urged the United States to stop using “coercion” and “threats” against Cuba. This comes after former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was charged in a US court over the 1996 downing of two aircraft. The US…
The United States has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft that killed four people. The US Justice Department announced charges against Raúl Castro and five others over the 1996 shootdown of planes near Cuba. US prosecutors accused Castro of conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft,…
The United States and Cuba have reopened high-level talks as worsening fuel shortages push the island deeper into crisis. CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana during a rare diplomatic visit focused on security, intelligence cooperation, and Cuba’s growing energy emergency. The meeting comes after the US renewed a $100 million humanitarian aid…
