The $9 billion issue at the heart of US-Cuba tensions

Thousands of claims by American citizens and companies for properties nationalized in Cuba are now worth billions.

At Cuba's once bustling tourist sites, foreign visitors are increasingly scarce

By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, June 9 (Reuters) - Colombian Ramiro Escobar had long dreamed of visiting Cuba. After putting off the trip for decades, last week the 68-year-old finally toured the island's best-known sites — including the white sands of beach resort Varadero.

Cuba's top diplomat calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders, Castro's indictment a "pretext" for military action

Cuba's top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.

Behind Trump's playbook to push Cuba toward slow-motion collapse

Escalating US pressure on Cuba is pushing the island into a humanitarian and economic catastrophe. That may be by design.

Cuba's revolutionary generation pushed to breaking point by US blockade

By Ayose Naranjo and Norlys Perez HAVANA, June 10 (Reuters) - When Sagrado Armando Garcia, an 85-year-old former government bureaucrat, collapsed in his home, his son couldn't get him to the hospital because he didn't have fuel for the family car,

As Trump Toughens Rules on Cuba’s Economy, Hotel Chains Pull Out

The Trump administration’s efforts to tighten the economic noose on Cuba appear to be working, as more international firms announced they would leave the island.

Cuba’s iconic antique cars sit idle as US energy blockade deepens fuel crisis

A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island’s famed “almendrones,” the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance. These days,