6 articles tagged with #Cuba
PoliticsThe Trump Justice Department is reportedly preparing to seek an indictment against 93-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro, according to three sources familiar with the matter who spoke to the Associated Press - part of a broader pressure campaign against Havana.
PoliticsCuba's president has publicly vowed the island will defend itself against any U.S. military attack, as President Trump continues to make repeated threats toward the Caribbean nation.
ConflictThe USS Nimitz carrier strike group has arrived in the Caribbean as tensions between the U.S. and Cuba climb, with President Trump having reportedly threatened to invade the island.
PoliticsCubans in Havana have taken to the streets with burning barricades to protest severe electricity blackouts driven by an acute oil shortage, according to Al Jazeera - the latest flashpoint in a years-long energy crisis.
PoliticsTrump's coordinated pressure on Venezuela and Cuba is cutting off the island's oil supply, triggering blackouts and fuel shortages in what Sky News describes as one of Washington's most effective economic squeezes on Havana in years.
PoliticsA Cuban national has died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, becoming the 18th such death recorded this year, according to a rights monitoring group. The death, believed to be a suicide, is intensifying calls for greater oversight of immigration detention facilities.
