- yesterday
US sanctions Cuba's electronics and energy sectors, targeting two Chinese suppliers
The US Treasury and State Department added Cuban individuals, companies and vessels to sanctions lists on Thursday, 5 November, targeting Cuba's elite networks, oil shipping and military suppliers, including two Chinese firms.
- 2d ago
Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez freed after detention, charged with attack on constitutional order
Cuban authorities charged Yoani Sánchez, director of the 14ymedio news site, with an attack on the constitutional order before releasing her on Thursday, 5 November. Berta Soler and María Cristina Labrada of the Ladies in White were detained the same day.
- 2d ago
Cuban living in Russia faces Romanian arrest warrant over 2024 sabotage plot
A 35-year-old Cuban living in Russia faces an in-absentia arrest warrant from the Bucharest Court of Appeal. Prosecutors link him to a 2024 sabotage plan that Romanian police foiled.
- Oct 30
Woman gives birth on a Bologna bus, with passengers and the driver helping
A woman gave birth on a line 39 bus in Bologna on Friday, 30 October 2026, shortly after 9 in via Saffi. Female passengers and the driver helped her until paramedics arrived and took mother and baby to hospital.
- Oct 29
Greece abstains on UN vote to lift US embargo on Cuba, as support falls to 130 votes
The UN General Assembly backed ending the US embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, 28 October, by 130 votes to 17. Greece abstained for the first time, and the yes count was the lowest in decades.
- Oct 27
UN vote on Cuba embargo loses support as US expels Cuban diplomat
The UN General Assembly backed ending the US embargo on Cuba on 28 October with 130 votes, the fewest since 1995. The US expelled a member of Cuba's UN delegation after a clash between the two delegations on 27 October.
- Oct 24
Rubio urges Cubans to join CIA partnership as Trump threatens action on Cuba
Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking change to join a discreet CIA partnership, while Donald Trump said US ships returning from Iran would stop one near the Cuban coast. Havana called the appeal a sign of US desperation.
- Oct 19
US Supreme Court rejects revival of 9/11 plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
The US Supreme Court declined on 19 October 2026 to hear appeals from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants seeking to restore plea deals that would have spared them the death penalty.
- Oct 19
FIVB confirms 32 teams for 2027 men's volleyball World Championship in Poland
The FIVB published the final list on Monday, 19 October 2026, filling 15 places through the world ranking alongside Poland, Italy and 15 continental qualifiers. Russia does not appear in the communiqué despite its third-place ranking.
- Oct 19
Florida issues arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over 1996 Cuban plane shootdown
A Miami judge signed the state warrant on Friday, 16 October, accusing the former Cuban president of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.
- Oct 10
Man charged after hiding 10 live birds in underwear at Miami airport
Alberto Hernandez Castillo, 40, was released on $25,000 bail after federal agents found ten live birds in plastic tubes sewn into his underwear on arrival from Havana.
- Oct 8
US seizes 90 biodiesel shipments bound for Cuba, Havana calls it piracy
US authorities seized 90 biodiesel shipments bound for Cuba on Wednesday, most of them at Port Everglades in Florida, and Havana responded that fuel imports are legal under international law.
- Oct 8
Mexico enacts constitutional reform barring dual citizens from presidential and gubernatorial races
President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a constitutional decree requiring candidates for president, governor, and Mexico City mayor to renounce foreign citizenship before the 2028 election cycle.
- Oct 7
Former Italy volleyball setter Stefania Corna dies at 35 following illness
Italian volleyball player Stefania Corna, a two-time junior European champion and former Serie A setter, died on 7 October 2026 at age 35 in Boltiere following an extended illness.
- Oct 2
US Coast Guard intercepts fuel cargo ship Grace bound for Cuba in the Caribbean
The US Coast Guard intercepted the 91-meter cargo vessel Grace in Caribbean waters and escorted it to Mexico, enforcing an oil blockade intended to cut off foreign fuel supplies to Cuba.
- Oct 1
US removes Syria from arms export ban to review sales case by case
The United States has removed Syria from its ITAR arms export blacklist, allowing future defense sales to Damascus on a case-by-case basis as bilateral diplomatic relations continue to normalize.
- Sep 30
United States tightens Cuba sanctions, cutting private sector banking access and travel
New regulations from the US Treasury Department took effect on Wednesday, barring dollar U-turn transactions, freezing US bank accounts of Cuban private entrepreneurs, and restricting educational travel categories.
- Sep 29
Alessandro Di Battista discloses brain tumor surgery in Cuba on live television
Former Italian lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista announced on television that doctors in Havana removed a brain tumor after he fell ill during a reporting trip in August.
- Sep 26
Cuba offers trade and dialogue with US while warning against military action
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez told the United Nations General Assembly that Havana is open to commercial ties with American companies and diplomatic talks, while warning that Cuba will defend itself against any military threat.
- Sep 25
US Army Reserve assesses unit readiness for potential operations directed at Cuba
An internal US Army document obtained by CBS News directs the Army Reserve to assess whether six support formations can deploy to Southern Command within 90 to 120 days.
