havana

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The family of Raúl Castro—the 94-year-old former president and brother of Fidel—is on the rise as Havana holds talks with the U.S. over easing tensions with President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov hailed the "special nature" of relations with Cuba on a visit Thursday, where he met President Miguel Diaz-Canel as tensions simmer between Washington and energy-starved Havana.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Last month, Havana announced the release of 51 prisoners, with about two dozen freed so far, most of them political prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to Cuba has plunged the island into its worst energy crisis in modern history,” my colleague Kate Linthicum reported from Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I am in Melena del Sur, which is not too far from Havana, and I am doing fine.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar