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May 26, 2022, 1:41 AM
Boat with 842 Haitians headed for US winds up in Cuba
A single vessel carrying 842 Haitians who apparently were trying to reach the United States has landed instead in central Cuba
May 26, 2022, 1:41 AM
May 20, 2022, 4:50 PM
US official: Biden mulls Cuba invitation for Americas summit
The United States might invite a Cuban representative to the Summit of the Americas next month, according to a U.S. official
May 20, 2022, 4:50 PM
May 17, 2022, 12:34 PM
White House expands flights to Cuba, reverses other Trump admin restrictions
The deal is pending approval by the Cuban government but could open the door for additional American dollars flowing to entrepreneurs in the island nation.
May 17, 2022, 12:34 PM
May 12, 2022, 10:18 PM
Cuba hotel explosion badly damaged major Baptist church
The explosion that devastated Havana's Hotel Saratoga and killed 45 people also badly damaged Cuba's most important Baptist church, which is next door
May 12, 2022, 10:18 PM
May 8, 2022, 9:08 PM
8 killed in Cuba hotel explosion
An explosion caused by an apparent gas leak killed at least eight people and injured dozens more at a 5-star hotel in downtown Havana.
May 8, 2022, 9:08 PM
May 8, 2022, 3:30 AM
Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 27 dead
Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital are desperately searching for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 27 people
May 8, 2022, 3:30 AM
May 7, 2022, 8:42 PM
26 dead in apparent gas explosion at hotel in Cuba
Twenty-six people are dead, including four minors, from an explosion at a hotel in Havana, Cuba, apparently caused by a gas leak.
May 7, 2022, 8:42 PM
May 6, 2022, 7:35 PM
Explosion at Cuban hotel leaves 8 dead
A gas leak is suspected as the cause of the blast at Hotel Saratoga in the Old Havana neighborhood.
May 6, 2022, 7:35 PM
1 month ago
US, Cuba hold highest-level talks in four years
The United States and Cuba have held their highest-level diplomatic talks in four years after a severe disruption in ties during the Trump administration
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2 months ago
Cuba's new private companies show off products at trade fair
A trade fair in Cuba's capital is a commercial milestone for the country.
2 months ago
3 months ago
Shortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba
3 months ago
4 months ago
10 Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off Florida
Six Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast.
4 months ago
5 months ago
US hits 8 Cuban officials with travel bans
The Biden administration has slapped a travel ban on eight Cuban officials it says have been complicit in the repression of opposition protesters and other dissidents
5 months ago
7 months ago
U.S. officials working on release of 16 American hostages in Haiti
ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on the latest developments in the kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti and the ransom demand of $17 million for their release.
7 months ago
7 months ago
'You don’t want to cause more kidnappings': Former hostage negotiator on Haiti
Linsey Davis speaks with ABC News contributor and former senior FBI official Richard Frankel on how U.S. officials might negotiate with the Haitian gang to release the 16 American missionaries.
7 months ago
7 months ago
17 missionaries kidnapped by gang in Haiti
The Haitian government said they suspect the 400 Mazowo gang is responsible for the kidnapping of the missionaries.
7 months ago
7 months ago
US missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
An urgent effort is underway by U.S. officials to rescue 17 members of an Ohio-based Christian organization who were kidnapped Saturday by a gang in Haiti.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Urgent search for American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Stephen T. Ganyard discusses the consequences of the kidnapping and the current crises Haiti is facing.
7 months ago
7 months ago
FBI makes contact with gang suspected of kidnapping missionary group
The gang in Haiti is suspected of holding 16 U.S. citizens -- including five children -- and one Canadian, and is reportedly demanding $1 million in ransom for each person.
7 months ago
8 months ago
9 players on Cuba's U23 baseball team defect in Mexico
Nine of the 24 players on its U-23 national team at the World Cup defected.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as 2
Sitting on her mother’s lap, 2-year-old Lucía looked at the illustrations in her book while around her several children watched the doctors in white coats and nurses with thermometers in amazement
8 months ago
8 months ago
Cuba opens door to more private business, but red tape looms
Opening a small business is a bureaucratic headache in many parts of the world.
8 months ago
10 months ago
More Cubans try dangerous trip to US across Florida Straits
Cuba is seeing a surge in unauthorized migration, fueled by an economic crisis.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba ambassador on protests: 'There wasn't any shut down of internet"
ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Cuba’s ambassador to the UN Yuri Gala on last month's protests in Cuba amid economic hardships, and the Cuban government’s crackdown.
10 months ago
10 months ago
US to study internet access for Cubans; more sanctions
Biden will meet with Cuban-American leaders to discuss social progress in Cuba.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba says its Paris embassy targeted by gasoline bombs
Cuba's foreign minister says the country's embassy in Paris has been attacked with gasoline bombs
10 months ago
10 months ago
US sanctions Cuba over crackdown on protests in 1st steps toward new policy
In his first steps toward his own Cuba policy, President Joe Biden is sanctioning the Cuban defense minister and its special forces.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba government rallies backers following big protests
Island nation was stunned by the most widespread protests in decades.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Florida boaters could risk fines, prison by going to Cuba
Thousands of Cubans began protests last weekend against limited vaccines, food.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Why protests in Cuba erupted to historic levels and what protesters want
Anti-government protesters in Cuba say the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing issues about food, electricity and basic goods in the country.
10 months ago
10 months ago
UN rights chief urges release of Cuban protesters
The U.N. rights chief is urging the release of all those detained in Cuba’s protests and calling on the government to address their grievances
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba confirms 1 man dead during antigovernment protests
Cuban officials say one person has died during demonstrations that have shaken the island in recent days by protesting over food shortages, high prices and other grievances against the government
10 months ago
10 months ago
Miami demonstrators block highway to support Cuban protests
Demonstrators backing rare street protests by thousands in communist Cuba have blocked a stretch of a major South Florida highway
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuban Americans protest across US
In Miami, Cuban Americans took to the streets for a third day and blocked a highway for hours demanding the U.S. take action to support demonstrators in Cuba.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba blocks social media access amid massive protest movement
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel blames the U.S. embargo for food and fuel shortages that sparked unprecedented demonstrations across the island.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Cuba's internet cutoff: A go-to tactic to suppress dissent
Cubans facing the worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets.
10 months ago
10 months ago
‘Homeland and life’: Cubans take to streets to demand better living conditions
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with "Belly of the Beast" journalist Reed Lindsay on the outbreak of protests in Cuba as tensions boil over amid a worsening economic crisis.
10 months ago
1 year ago
Police patrol Havana in large numbers after rare protests
Large contingents of Cuban police are patrolling the capital of Havana following rare protests around the island nation against food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis
1 year ago
1 year ago
Cuba blames protests on US as Biden offers support to demonstrations
Thousands of people took to the streets in Cuba and Miami to protest shortages in food and medicine as the island nation battles COVID-19.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Historic anti-government protests sweep across Cuba
President Joe Biden responded to the largest protests the island has seen in nearly three decades, saying the calls for freedom “must be respected.”
1 year ago
1 year ago
The Breakdown: Cubans take to streets to protest amid food, fuel shortage
Plus, Texas lawmakers battle over voting rights in a special session, and the delta variant fuels surge in COVID-19 cases as students prepare to go back to school.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Biden backs Cuban protests as island's president blames 'imperialist' provocations
President Joe Biden on Monday released a statement in solidarity with the people of Cuba who marched on the island Sunday to protest leadership amid the pandemic.
1 year ago
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Cuba's internet cutoff: A go-to tactic to suppress dissent
Cubans facing the country’s worst economic crisis in decades took to the streets over the weekend
1 year ago
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Dramatic images from Cuba
Thousands of people marched across the island Sunday to protest the lack of freedoms and worsening economic conditions.
1 year ago
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Thousands protest food and medicine shortages in Cuba
Plus, Haitian authorities have arrested a man with Florida ties and accused him of playing a major role in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt has more.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans have marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
The Cuban Baseball Federation says one of the players on the national team has defected a few hours after the squad arrived in Florida to participate in a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo
1 year ago
1 year ago
Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba
Raul Castro says he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution
1 year ago
1 year ago
Cuba will again isolate visitors to fight COVID-19
Tourists and others must isolate at their own expense for several days.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism" in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office
1 year ago