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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved sweeping reforms backed by the Communist Party and former leader Raúl Castro …
Read More »CIA chief meets Cuban officials to deliver message: Trump wants ‘fundamental changes’
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raúl Castro’s grandson, during a high-level visit …
Read More »Trump signs executive order to broaden sanctions against Cuban government
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday broadening U.S. sanctions against the Cuban …
Read More »Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo
Young health-care providers at Havana’s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They’re anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages. These factors …
Read More »In Miami, Cuban exiles hope to rebuild country as they await Trump’s move on regime change
While the war marches on in Iran, exiled Cubans in South Florida are keenly waiting, watching and wondering when the U.S. administration will turn its full attention south. “Everybody is extremely, extremely optimistic. It’s almost a surreal moment,” said Marcell Felipe, who chairs the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora. …
Read More »4 killed in shootout involving U.S.-registered boat, Cuban officials say
Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six …
Read More »Air Canada halts Cuba flights as Cuban airport warns it will run out of jet fuel
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba effective Monday as the Caribbean island’s major …
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