Our hope is that they think it's natural that a U.S. president should be visiting Cuba.— President Barack Obama Obama opened the first presidential visit to Cuba in nearly 90 years on Sunday when Air Force One touched down in Havana.

President Donald Trump has said that after the war with Iran, he will turn his attention to Cuba. He pledged “a new dawn for Cuba” during a speech at a Turning Point USA event in April.

On Tuesday, Santos dispatched his negotiating team to Cuba ahead of the next round of talks and then further fueled speculation of an imminent deal. 3/8Some people on both sides will be unhappy.

Rubio, whose family fled Cuba before the 1959 communist revolution, has repeatedly called for fundamental changes in Havana’s leadership as the island faces economic crises, blackouts, and internal unrest.

Rubio's comments followed Trump’s statements from the day prior, when he said he’ll have the “honor of taking Cuba.” “I do believe I'll be having the honor of taking Cuba.

World's Smallest Frog—While deforestation continues to be an issue for animals in Cuba, they continue to have some protection.

Ferrer left Cuba in October and now lives in the United States. The nonprofit Prisoners Defenders said that, as of February 2026, there were still 1,214 political prisoners in Cuba.

‘New Golden Age’ for Cuba The indictment of Raúl Castro coincided with Cuban Independence Day, which marks the official birth of the Republic of Cuba on May 20, 1902, following centuries of Spanish rule.

The festival features 29 films, including documentaries on Cuba, Syria, human trafficking, Israel, and education, among other subjects. The winning filmmakers will be recognized during a gala on Saturday, July 11.

He shared details of a plan, 20 years in the making, to help Cuba transition once the regime collapses. Martínez-Cid’s parents fled Cuba in the 1960s.

Trump said at the time that socialism and communism killed 100 million people in the preceding century, and he condemned the “brutal oppression” of people in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

Cuba has gradually expanded its private sector in recent years.

For more than 50 years, Cuba was an unimaginable destination for a U.S. president, as well as most American citizens.

Its upgrade comes a week after the U.S. and Cuba formally restored diplomatic relations after a half-century of estrangement. The U.S. also removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in late May.

"If owning your own business and having the right to vote is possible around Cuba, why is it not possible for you in Cuba?"

We want to extend our sincere appreciation to Cuba and to our team who worked so hard to help make this happen," he added. People watch Carnival's Adonia cruise ship arrive from Miami, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 2, 2016.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 18 new sanctions against several Cuban government agencies and senior officials to address “repression in Cuba and threats to U.S. national security.”

President Barack Obama pledged this month that easing the embargo on Cuba and normalizing diplomatic relations would be a better way of supporting Cuban civil society.

International Trade Commission by Cuba expert Jorge R. Piñon.

"Mojo" is the Spanish word for “sauce,” and it traces its roots to the Canary Islands before traveling to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and throughout the Caribbean, where each region developed its own distinctive iteration of the classic condiment.

Life in Cuba That sentiment is echoed by dissidents and political activists living on the island.

“Whether it is Cuba or the CCP, these are likely among the major [adversarial] targets Trump sees as part of his goal of becoming a great president and making America great again,” Shen said.

Cuba relied on Venezuela for much of its energy resources, but that supply dried up after the United States took control of the region’s oil industry following Maduro’s capture.

Cuba is a far smaller country than Venezuela, with fewer people and mountains. Cuba has a population of 11 million compared with Venezuela’s 29 million. It already has a U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay.

Obama and Castro spoke by telephone again earlier this month before Pope Francis visited Cuba and the United States. Francis was a go-between for the U.S. and Cuba during their secret talks.

USS Fort Lauderdale is the core ship supporting Marine Littoral Combat Force 24, which cycled into the SOUTHCOM area of operations in May amid mounting U.S. diplomatic pressure on communist-led Cuba.

He also predicted the demise of Cuba, noting that the communist-controlled island nation depends heavily on Venezuelan oil. “Cuba is ready to fall. Cuba looks like it’s ready to fall. I don’t know if they’re going to hold out,” Trump also said.

Now traditionally Cuba has been excluded from that, throughout the Cold War that was mostly a forum for pro-United States nations to meet and discuss topics of regional importance, and Cuba was largely excluded from this.

Apart from our fraternal care and solidarity with the Cuban people, it must be clear that a prolonged crisis in Cuba will not remain confined to Cuba," Holness said Feb. 24.

From the Soviet Union to the Republic of China, Cambodia, North Korea, Cuba, and elsewhere, communist regimes have imprisoned, tortured, and executed millions of their own citizens.