Feed MRSS-S cuba_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/65-years-after-bay-of-pigs-miami-exiles-call-for-military-intervention-in-cuba.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/65-years-after-bay-of-pigs-miami-exiles-call-for-military-intervention-in-cuba.html Abel Fernández South Florida’s Cuban community rejects dialogue with the Castro regime on the anniversary of the failed 1961 invasion South Florida’s Cuban community rejects dialogue with the Castro regime on the anniversary of the failed 1961 invasion Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Miami Donald Trump Rebecca Blackwell (AP) Bay of Pigs Anniversary The Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in Miami's Little Havana reopened this wekk. The Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in Miami's Little Havana reopened this wekk. <p>Miami recently commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba in a climate of tension reminiscent of 1961. Today, however, that tension is being fueled both by the rhetoric of the Donald Trump Administration, which declares that the collapse of the Cuban regime is nigh, and by a renewed call <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html">from the Cuban diaspora</a> for another U.S. military operation. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/65-years-after-bay-of-pigs-miami-exiles-call-for-military-intervention-in-cuba.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/alina-fernandez-daughter-of-fidel-castro-people-in-cuba-need-to-breathe-to-enter-the-21st-century-to-give-their-children-a-life.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/alina-fernandez-daughter-of-fidel-castro-people-in-cuba-need-to-breathe-to-enter-the-21st-century-to-give-their-children-a-life.html Carla Gloria Colomé Speaking from exile in Miami, the 70-year-old reflects on the moment she learned she was Castro’s daughter, on current negotiations between Cuba and the United States, and on the damage her father inflicted on the island Speaking from exile in Miami, the 70-year-old reflects on the moment she learned she was Castro’s daughter, on current negotiations between Cuba and the United States, and on the damage her father inflicted on the island Cuba Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Miami Florida Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel EPV Interview with Alina Fernández (Spanish) Alina Fernández, daughter of Fidel Castro, during the interview at her residence in Little Havana, Miami. Alina Fernández, daughter of Fidel Castro, during the interview at her residence in Little Havana, Miami. <p>The first question feels inevitable, as if she had been preparing for it all her life or as if she were condemned to answer it for the rest of her life.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/alina-fernandez-daughter-of-fidel-castro-people-in-cuba-need-to-breathe-to-enter-the-21st-century-to-give-their-children-a-life.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VSP4YIAXNNDZRI3MU5J5XL3B5M.jpg?auth=31f69827fc250db3dd936e531fbc3312c1930c030d07d913a0044eb26cc65444" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Alina Fernández, daughter of Fidel Castro and critic of the Cuban regime, at her residence in Miami."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/L552MCGE6VCSBDKZPSWRIQOL64.jpg?auth=ef7153a7f2a38fe562fd6f0ebc9697301015528457df32affc0c70f4ec5db48f" width="6000" height="4000" alt="A photograph of Alina Fernandez, taped to a wall of her Little Havana residence."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-23/diaz-canel-there-is-no-negotiation-with-us-other-than-on-cuban-terms.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:02:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-23/diaz-canel-there-is-no-negotiation-with-us-other-than-on-cuban-terms.html Carlos Salinas Maldonado The Cuban president has asserted that regime change is not in his government’s plans. ‘Imposing conditions does not allow for negotiation’ The Cuban president has asserted that regime change is not in his government’s plans. ‘Imposing conditions does not allow for negotiation’ Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Washington D.C. Usa Today Norlys Perez (REUTERS) Díaz-Canel Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, April 16. Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, April 16. <p>Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued a new challenge to the United States on Wednesday amid ongoing negotiations between the two countries, which are marked by escalating tensions. The president, who also heads the long-established <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-23/surviving-in-an-unequal-cuba.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-23/surviving-in-an-unequal-cuba.html">Communist Party of Cuba</a>, asserted that dialogue with Washington can only proceed if the northern power respects Cuban conditions. “There is no negotiation,” if the United States does not agree to discussions on Cuban terms, <a href="https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-04-22-u1-e208933-s27061-nid326793-diaz-canel-descarta-negociar-cambios-politicos-eeuu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-04-22-u1-e208933-s27061-nid326793-diaz-canel-descarta-negociar-cambios-politicos-eeuu">Díaz-Canel declared</a> in a televised address recorded at Havana’s iconic Palace of the Revolution.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-23/diaz-canel-there-is-no-negotiation-with-us-other-than-on-cuban-terms.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/maykel-osorbo-and-luis-manuel-otero-the-cuban-political-prisoners-with-the-most-influence-in-havana-washington-talks.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:19:22 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/maykel-osorbo-and-luis-manuel-otero-the-cuban-political-prisoners-with-the-most-influence-in-havana-washington-talks.html Carla Gloria Colomé The internationally renowned artists are part of the negotiations between Cuba and the United States The internationally renowned artists are part of the negotiations between Cuba and the United States Cuba Washington D.C. Donald Trump Nicolás Maduro Time Miguel Díaz-Canel NBC UN Yander Zamora (EFE), Anyelo Troya Artist Luis Manuel Otero (left) and rapper Maykel Osorbo. Artist Luis Manuel Otero (left) and rapper Maykel Osorbo. <p>Even at the maximum-security prison in Guanajay, southwest of Havana, news has reached the inmates that one of their own, the rapper <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/us-gives-cuba-two-week-ultimatum-to-release-high-profile-political-prisoners.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/us-gives-cuba-two-week-ultimatum-to-release-high-profile-political-prisoners.html">Maykel Castillo, “Osorbo,”</a> could be back on the streets in two weeks. This is the deadline that, according to U.S. State Department sources speaking to <i>USA Today</i>, Washington has given the Cuban government as part of ongoing negotiations. Osorbo is acting as if nothing new is happening. There have been other releases, other agreements with the Vatican or the Americans, other moments when it seems something is about to happen for him, but nothing ever comes to pass. When Cuba announced the release of more than 500 prisoners in early 2025, Osorbo’s friends (his stage name alludes to bad luck in the Yoruba language) asked him if he had any hope that he would be among those listed. “I’m unlucky,” he said. “Nothing good has ever happened to me.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/maykel-osorbo-and-luis-manuel-otero-the-cuban-political-prisoners-with-the-most-influence-in-havana-washington-talks.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6UPLQOFZPNCONKUT7WC6WPW7DY.jpg?auth=64859a23199920c84313197c2b1deceb8c4acc1bb7748f8dd09e2435572eee12" width="2362" height="1329" alt="Arrest of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, in 2021."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/us-gives-cuba-two-week-ultimatum-to-release-high-profile-political-prisoners.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:23:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/us-gives-cuba-two-week-ultimatum-to-release-high-profile-political-prisoners.html Carla Gloria Colomé In a secret meeting in Havana on April 10, Washington pressured for the release of artist Luis Manuel Otero and rapper Maykel Osorbo, as well as the rest of the prisoners In a secret meeting in Havana on April 10, Washington pressured for the release of artist Luis Manuel Otero and rapper Maykel Osorbo, as well as the rest of the prisoners Cuba Washington D.C. Usa Today Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel Barack Obama Raúl Castro Starlink RRSS / REUTERS Maykel Osorbo (left) and Luis Manuel Otero. Maykel Osorbo (left) and Luis Manuel Otero. <p>The United States government has issued an ultimatum demanding that Cuba release artist <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-14/luis-manuel-otero-cubas-most-famous-political-prisoner-speaks-from-jail-ill-either-be-a-martyr-or-ill-leave-the-island.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-14/luis-manuel-otero-cubas-most-famous-political-prisoner-speaks-from-jail-ill-either-be-a-martyr-or-ill-leave-the-island.html">Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara</a> and rapper Maykel Osorbo, who have been imprisoned on the island for five years. In a secret meeting on April 10 in Havana, as part of negotiations that both governments have confirmed but about which very little is officially known, State Department officials gave Cuban authorities a two-week deadline for the release of the high-profile artists “as a gesture of good faith,” as well as the release of the more than 1,000 other political prisoners held by the regime.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/us-gives-cuba-two-week-ultimatum-to-release-high-profile-political-prisoners.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/spain-brazil-and-mexico-strengthen-their-alliance-and-pledge-to-send-aid-to-cuba-to-alleviate-the-humanitarian-crisis.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:59:01 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/spain-brazil-and-mexico-strengthen-their-alliance-and-pledge-to-send-aid-to-cuba-to-alleviate-the-humanitarian-crisis.html Elias Camhaji Mascorro The three countries condemn the ‘dramatic situation facing the Cuban people’ and call for respect for the island’s sovereignty in response to Trump’s pressure The three countries condemn the ‘dramatic situation facing the Cuban people’ and call for respect for the island’s sovereignty in response to Trump’s pressure Washington D.C. Cuba Brasilia México Claudia Sheinbaum Pedro Sánchez Lula da Silva Nicolás Maduro Nacho Doce (REUTERS) Progressive leaders gathered Saturday in Barcelona. Progressive leaders gathered Saturday in Barcelona. <p>Spain, Mexico, and Brazil have reaffirmed their diplomatic rapprochement following the summit of progressive leaders in Barcelona this weekend and are joining forces to denounce U.S. pressure on Cuba. The three countries called for dialogue in the face of the threat of military intervention on the island and pledged in a joint declaration to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-20/cubans-praying-for-humanitarian-aid-from-the-nuestra-america-flotilla-god-willing-something-will-reach-me.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-20/cubans-praying-for-humanitarian-aid-from-the-nuestra-america-flotilla-god-willing-something-will-reach-me.html">increase the delivery of humanitarian aid</a> to address the “dramatic situation facing the Cuban people” after three months of energy cuts imposed by the Trump administration.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-20/spain-brazil-and-mexico-strengthen-their-alliance-and-pledge-to-send-aid-to-cuba-to-alleviate-the-humanitarian-crisis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:35:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html Carlos Manuel Álvarez Painting as a form of protest would create a second confinement and, worse still, two oppressions. Why should the artist say what his body is already expressing for him? Painting as a form of protest would create a second confinement and, worse still, two oppressions. Why should the artist say what his body is already expressing for him? Cuba Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel Belo PCruz (Yucabyte) Luis Manuel Otero Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara at his home in Havana, in May 2018. Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara at his home in Havana, in May 2018. <p>In late March, agents of the Cuban political police went to the maximum-security prison of Guanajay, west of Havana, and during a cell inspection threatened to kill the artist Luis Manuel Otero, who responded with an eight-day hunger strike. Accompanied by Javier Reboso, head of prisons for the province of Artemisa the State Security officers also confiscated address books with telephone numbers belonging to two political prisoners there, Jorge Ayala and Daniel Alfaro, and searched even the toilets in their cells. But in the case of Otero — the leader of the San Isidro Movement who was<a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-21/cuba-is-the-country-with-the-most-convictions-for-arbitrary-detention-in-the-world-according-to-the-un.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-21/cuba-is-the-country-with-the-most-convictions-for-arbitrary-detention-in-the-world-according-to-the-un.html"> arbitrarily sentenced to five years in prison</a> — the discussion with the guards escalated when the artist asked them if they planned to fight the Americans with four AKMs (the Soviet assault rifle), and they replied that they didn’t, but that just one would be enough to kill him.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:36:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html Jan Martínez Ahrens ,Naiara Galarraga Gortázar In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders América Lula da Silva Flávio Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro Donald Trump Venezuela Ucrania Cuba Pedro Sánchez EPV Lula: ‘Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country’ Brazilian president Lula, during the interview, on monday in Brasilia. Brazilian president Lula, during the interview, on monday in Brasilia. <p>Brasília awoke to a gray morning. A subdued atmosphere hangs over the Three Powers Square, the heart of Brazil’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches. But it quickly dissipates upon entering the bustling Planalto Palace, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receives EL PAÍS on the third floor.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HT6WELARD5FLPOXME6XRLQJWEA.jpeg?auth=1fdc5383f32c824e5d00c9b6f1752aae4f4b92e796c01cc6892fb25d553a04fc" width="1571" height="1513" alt="Lula’s membership card — he was a lathe operator at the time — for the Workers’ Party, on display at the Planalto Palace."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/im-not-going-to-cuba-until-things-ease-up-with-trump-florida-sees-decline-in-trips-and-sales-at-stores-that-supply-the-island.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:01:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/im-not-going-to-cuba-until-things-ease-up-with-trump-florida-sees-decline-in-trips-and-sales-at-stores-that-supply-the-island.html Abel Fernández In Miami, several establishments selling products that get sent to relatives back home have come under scrutiny from U.S. authorities and the exile community, who accuse them of aiding the regime In Miami, several establishments selling products that get sent to relatives back home have come under scrutiny from U.S. authorities and the exile community, who accuse them of aiding the regime Cuba Donald Trump Miami Miguel Díaz-Canel Eva Marie UZCATEGUI (EL PAÍS) Florida sees decline The Ñooo Qué Barato store in Florida, on April 8. The Ñooo Qué Barato store in Florida, on April 8. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N3MYQRVGXJHMNJIDDXJPDLOKAE.jpg?auth=7bd66bf6ee46a9007bb855d8357da13f5a9e2aae3da68d9e5a2cee53ff259d21" width="8025" height="5353" alt="The Ñooo Qué Barato store in Florida, on April 8."></img><p>At Ñooo Qué Barato, a store on a street corner in Hialeah where for decades Cubans have bought “everything to send to Cuba”—from school uniforms to baby baskets and rechargeable lamps—customer traffic and sales have declined in recent weeks. “People aren’t traveling to Cuba because <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html">they’re afraid of the uncertainty</a> that [President Donald] Trump might do something and they’ll be stranded there,” explains Norelbis Ramírez, a 52-year-old Cuban woman from Bayamo—in the east of the island—who works as a cashier at the store.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/im-not-going-to-cuba-until-things-ease-up-with-trump-florida-sees-decline-in-trips-and-sales-at-stores-that-supply-the-island.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QTQNQUIPQZHSNFME3C2ZGKAB5M.jpg?auth=2d3b6c031d130a38a136bfcb7240b418af2363e9cd37f98f61eba5cc07506742" width="7424" height="4952" alt="Gregorio Álvarez shops at the store Ñooo Qué Barato."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QDTICZ7MQNG2BFPDDZSKDWSEB4.jpg?auth=2dd381ef64388609bcf3344a1863b94096467be06612220866e5e6e0f55151d8" width="5461" height="3642" alt="Norelbis Ramirez in Florida, on April 8."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5ONGCV53FJFODLKJT7G65RKBQI.jpg?auth=82155f1e91c0ba38ff2fc324f4400c1d06c9c76ce4e04e68834a7104c1bfcc5d" width="7623" height="5084" alt="Shirts with a Cuban message in the Florida store."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YWT2MZYGSNAL7NJU7C7HA2QKOY.jpg?auth=b13e0b4d723be90edbc6d8661db634de337a43d9c1eff54b22e181d2cd6c4810" width="8192" height="5464" alt="Customers check merchandise at the Ñooo Qué Barato store."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SMCV2DAQPBBT3DQLGKYSKJPQVY.jpg?auth=6b83e168be6ca92b2d36f92f5b433593b1601d5ab41fa817cbe478cc92c6c9fb" width="7215" height="4812" alt="Cuban caps for sale."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html Boris Muñoz The professor and director of Harvard’s Cuba Program, who is dedicated to unraveling the history of slavery and racism on the island, believes that ‘repression became part of Castroism’s DNA’ The professor and director of Harvard’s Cuba Program, who is dedicated to unraveling the history of slavery and racism on the island, believes that ‘repression became part of Castroism’s DNA’ Cuba Donald Trump Fidel Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel Barack Obama Bruno Muñoz-Oropeza (EL PAÍS) ESTADOS UNIDOS-ALEJANDRO DE LA FUENTE Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23. Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YZE7R2BLBVAG3JIW5GC755P24M.JPG?auth=0d29205a708c66ab01233b93f626fdf78524ee5699b03fcdc501ff064525c8f5" width="6720" height="4480" alt="Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23."></img><p>Constant blackouts, transportation grinding to a halt for lack of fuel, shortages of food and medicine, mass exodus, the loss of its strongest ally, and direct threats from its historic adversary. This is Cuba in the 67th year of the Revolution. From the outside, it may look as if the government in Havana could fall at any moment, but the regime built by Fidel Castro has weathered many crises. Its demise has been predicted countless times, yet that ending has never arrived.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NNRBHR6IDFECLGHHI23NIW4G4E.jpg?auth=b5ae29fa71b457c65a0e7ee4f25548c81633dfaf52fad07d78ce4ee59f750738" width="3000" height="2001" alt="Barack Obama and Raúl Castro in Havana, in March 2016."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DTUMDVPQFZGNZNXH2D77XFY6AU.JPG?auth=67a96868ace9fd47e90dbf19430234815d1ff98e394c22506125367bdc1a1de4" width="5815" height="3877" alt="Fruit and vegetable vendor in Old Havana, Cuba, on March 23."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IKCSYPFGTNEC3CC5CW6DJEED2Q.jpg?auth=111993849489a6bd5f117429891eed765153c733fa2f7cc571f3a4ff231fc5d4" width="5359" height="3639" alt="A woman walks through the streets of Havana, Cuba, on March 17."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/wizards-at-handling-scarcity-in-cuba-residents-turn-to-coal-powered-cars-and-rainwater-toilets.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/wizards-at-handling-scarcity-in-cuba-residents-turn-to-coal-powered-cars-and-rainwater-toilets.html Noor Mahtani Mahtani Endless blackouts, along with shortages of water and fuel, have forced Cubans into a grueling daily struggle for survival Endless blackouts, along with shortages of water and fuel, have forced Cubans into a grueling daily struggle for survival Cuba Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel Fidel Castro Gladys Serrano (EL PAÍS) CUBA-CARRO-CARBÓN Juan Carlos Pino shows off his car that runs on charcoal in Aguacate, Cuba, on March 24, 2026. Juan Carlos Pino shows off his car that runs on charcoal in Aguacate, Cuba, on March 24, 2026. Gladys Serrano (EL PAÍS) CUBA-LA HABANA-REPORTAJE Mariana on a makeshift bed in her room in Havana, March 19. Mariana on a makeshift bed in her room in Havana, March 19. Gladys Serrano (EL PAÍS) CUBA- AGUA-LA HABANA The bathroom in Mariana's house in the Cerro municipality of Havana. The bathroom in Mariana's house in the Cerro municipality of Havana. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SULWCWMSMFE4JFXTPAL33G2SJE.JPG?auth=ff8063181320b0aac723b9def3a14577965cc53aa826172c3f89250ac7a263bc" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Juan Carlos Pino shows off his car that runs on charcoal in Aguacate, Cuba, on March 24, 2026."></img><p>It’s two in the afternoon in Aguacate. A handful of residents of this small Cuban town sit in chairs that are lined up on the sidewalk; others go to the corner store to buy a drink to beat the heat. Some sell spare hardware, or they hang their laundry on rooftops. It’s just <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/cubans-at-their-limit-how-is-it-possible-that-in-my-country-they-listen-to-anyone-but-the-people.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/cubans-at-their-limit-how-is-it-possible-that-in-my-country-they-listen-to-anyone-but-the-people.html">another day in the neighborhood</a>. That is, until Juan Carlos Pino drives by. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/wizards-at-handling-scarcity-in-cuba-residents-turn-to-coal-powered-cars-and-rainwater-toilets.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/W7VMYCKSSVC4FD7XEVPLDU2EMI.jpg?auth=f089a2b77516647c2295a5b7fd7b1fa249770866ac609af7148ba0ebdd90cb86" width="5813" height="3875" alt="Aurelio shows how he receives electricity from a car battery during a blackout in Havana, on March 18."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html Abel Fernández The most prominent figures in the Florida city’s Cuban diaspora are preparing to shape a new reality on the island. But experts note that US State Secretary Marco Rubio seems to be ‘preparing the Cuban-American community for disappointment’ about the scope of change The most prominent figures in the Florida city’s Cuban diaspora are preparing to shape a new reality on the island. But experts note that US State Secretary Marco Rubio seems to be ‘preparing the Cuban-American community for disappointment’ about the scope of change Cuba Miami Miguel Díaz-Canel Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump Inter Miami CF Marco Rubio Rebecca Blackwell (AP) Florida Cuban Opposition Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, Rosa María Payá and José Daniel Ferrer with the "Liberation Agreement" in Miami on March 2. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, Rosa María Payá and José Daniel Ferrer with the "Liberation Agreement" in Miami on March 2. <p>Expectation has been building in recent weeks in Miami. The capture earlier this year in Venezuela of Nicolás Maduro – Havana’s erstwhile main ally – and Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that the Cuban regime <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html">is going to fall soon</a>, have reinforced exiled Cubans’ longing for their country’s freedom. Along with that hope, a well-worn question has resurfaced: who could lead a post-Castro Cuba?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WWD474SQ6BH6HGNYNKGDGPH7ZE.JPG?auth=18fda89315ba6451c09152f4a543ed018919daa392df20c8df67e34bcf60f462" width="4273" height="2849" alt="José Daniel Ferrer at a press conference at the Cuban-American National Foundation, in Miami, on October 13, 2025."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html Carla Gloria Colomé The world is witnessing the end of the greatest feat of the 20th century in Latin America, although for Cubans the Revolution ended long ago The world is witnessing the end of the greatest feat of the 20th century in Latin America, although for Cubans the Revolution ended long ago Cuba Miguel Hernández Fidel Castro Che Guevara Donald Trump Arnaldo Ochoa Norlys Perez (REUTERS) An image of Che Guevara in Havana, March 17. An image of Che Guevara in Havana, March 17. Cedida archivo personal Jenny Pantoja Jenny Pantoja in an archive image. Jenny Pantoja in an archive image. Cedida archivo personal Jenny Pantoja Jenny Pantoja during a performance in her time as an actress. Jenny Pantoja during a performance in her time as an actress. Cedida archivo personal Jenny Pantoja Jenny Pantoja was an actress; she later became an astrologer and earned a degree in religious studies. Jenny Pantoja was an actress; she later became an astrologer and earned a degree in religious studies. <p>It’s 9 p.m., the power has just returned after 17 hours at Santo Suárez’s house in Havana, and the writer Rodolfo Alpízar turns on his old computer and looks for photos from other times. “I have very few,” he apologizes. He has a picture from when he was three months old, in 1947; a newspaper clipping from his time at the old School of Letters, from 1970; one from when he went to the war in Angola, in 1976; and even another of the moment when the late former culture minister, Rafael Bernal, pinned a medal to his chest. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/miguel-diaz-canel-stepping-down-is-not-part-of-our-vocabulary.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/miguel-diaz-canel-stepping-down-is-not-part-of-our-vocabulary.html Carlos Salinas Maldonado The Cuban president tells NBC that he has no intention of resigning, but that he is open to dialogue with Washington The Cuban president tells NBC that he has no intention of resigning, but that he is open to dialogue with Washington Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel NBC Donald Trump Washington D.C. Marco Rubio Presidencia de Cuba (EFE) cuba Photo provided by NBC of Miguel Díaz-Canel during an interview in New York. Photo provided by NBC of Miguel Díaz-Canel during an interview in New York. <p>Miguel Díaz-Canel has issued a clear warning to the United States in response to threats of regime change. “Stepping down is not part of our vocabulary,” the Cuban president said in an interview with the U.S. network NBC. “In Cuba, the people who are in leadership positions are not elected by the U.S. government, and they don’t have a mandate from the U.S. government,” he said when asked if he has considered leaving his role in exchange for lenience from Washington, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/cuba-on-the-verge-of-paralysis-i-feel-like-this-is-the-end-of-the-story.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/cuba-on-the-verge-of-paralysis-i-feel-like-this-is-the-end-of-the-story.html">which has imposed an economic blockade</a> in a bid to strangle the communist leadership. “We have a free sovereign state, a free state. We have self-determination and independence, and we are not subjected to the designs of the United States,” Díaz-Canel said.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/miguel-diaz-canel-stepping-down-is-not-part-of-our-vocabulary.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-08/cubas-medical-missions-accused-of-modern-slavery.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:07:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-08/cubas-medical-missions-accused-of-modern-slavery.html Carlos Salinas Maldonado An IACHR report denounces labor rights violations, including unfair pay, long working hours, and reprisals against medical staff and their families An IACHR report denounces labor rights violations, including unfair pay, long working hours, and reprisals against medical staff and their families Cuba HRW Antonio Calanni (AP) Cuba’s medical missions Cuban doctors and paramedics arrive at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, on March 22, 2020. Cuban doctors and paramedics arrive at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, on March 22, 2020. <p>What began in the 1960s as a cooperative initiative has, over time — and with Cuba’s economic decline — become a major source of revenue for the Havana regime. Cuban medical missions began in 1963 with the deployment of the first permanent brigade to Algeria, and since then, Cuban doctors have been an essential export for the island’s coffers. <a href="https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/informes/pdfs/2026/informe_misiones_medicas_cuba.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/informes/pdfs/2026/informe_misiones_medicas_cuba.pdf">A report</a> published on Tuesday by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) denounces labor rights violations against this state workforce, including allegations of “modern slavery” and complaints of unfair compensation, excessively long working hours, and reprisals against medical personnel and their families.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-08/cubas-medical-missions-accused-of-modern-slavery.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/the-opaque-limbo-of-foreigners-deported-by-the-us-to-mexico.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:26:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/the-opaque-limbo-of-foreigners-deported-by-the-us-to-mexico.html Nicholas Dale Leal Thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and other countries are being sent by the Trump administration to Mexican territory, where they are trapped without being able to regularize their status Thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and other countries are being sent by the Trump administration to Mexican territory, where they are trapped without being able to regularize their status México Donald Trump Haití Venezuela Cuba José Torres Foreigners deported by the US to Mexico Cubans deported in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26. Cubans deported in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26. <p>In the purported paradise city <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-06/from-alligator-alcatraz-to-cancun-a-cuban-deportees-long-journey-to-mexico-im-like-a-ghost.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-06/from-alligator-alcatraz-to-cancun-a-cuban-deportees-long-journey-to-mexico-im-like-a-ghost.html">of Cancún</a>, Jean, a Haitian citizen deported from the United States to Mexico in late October 2025, is consumed by frustration and feelings of helplessness. He was originally transferred on a bus from the northern border to Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco, by Mexican immigration authorities who took over from their U.S. counterparts. The moment he got off the bus in southern Mexico, however, was the last time he received any official assistance in the country. Instead he was left to his own devices in a place where he knows no one and doesn’t even speak the language. “They’re just sending people here. They’re not helping with anything. And then, when you try to do something for yourself, it’s a problem. I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s crazy,” says desperately over the phone Jean, a pseudonym for the 33-year-old Haitian. He fears that speaking publicly will jeopardize his legal proceedings in both Mexico and the United States.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/the-opaque-limbo-of-foreigners-deported-by-the-us-to-mexico.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OL2NSGEIBRE6RK2FCZTSBNOZBI.jpg?auth=998a2a26f80367b03ce9d0f71578a386f68d18730f35dd8ed2e3bd5dbd98984a" width="6000" height="4000" alt="The National Guard is conducting an operation in conjunction with the National Migration Institute in search of migrants in Tapachula."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:25 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html Macarena Vidal Liy The US president is sticking to his plan as the war in Iran becomes more complicated The US president is sticking to his plan as the war in Iran becomes more complicated Cuba Donald Trump Marco Rubio Washington D.C. Irán Karoline Leavitt Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Fidel Castro Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool (EFE) Trump’s strategy on Cuba A march in front of the United States Embassy in Havana, in January. A march in front of the United States Embassy in Havana, in January. <p>On the one hand, Washington is pressuring Cuba: from its energy embargo to its threats of some kind of military intervention. On the other hand, it is carrying out behind-the-scenes negotiations — acknowledged by both parties — and has made moves to ease the blockade, such as allowing a Russian oil tanker to reach the island last week, and indicating that future arrivals will be decided “on a case-by-case basis.” This is Donald Trump’s two-pronged strategy toward Cuba, the country he said he will target “next” once he has resolved the offensive against Iran.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DVCOATGB3JD5DDO7RIE7AVITGM.JPG?auth=a6049ce07a84f0aac4131e5834a8f0b70471719a644b0051150d81b098052d8d" width="5723" height="3815" alt="A group of people wait in line at a store in Old Havana, Cuba, on March 23. "></img> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-05/juan-verde-the-next-president-of-the-united-states-will-be-a-democrat-and-an-unknown.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-05/juan-verde-the-next-president-of-the-united-states-will-be-a-democrat-and-an-unknown.html Natalia Junquera Añón The former advisor to Barack Obama and Joe Biden warns of the similarities between the ‘hate speech’ of Spanish far-right party Vox and Donald Trump The former advisor to Barack Obama and Joe Biden warns of the similarities between the ‘hate speech’ of Spanish far-right party Vox and Donald Trump Barack Obama Joseph Biden Donald Trump Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Bill Clinton Vox Hillary Clinton Javier Milei Benjamin Netanyahu Israel UN Ursula von der Leyen Cuba Peter Thiel Elon Musk Kamala Harris Al Gore Jaime Villanueva (EL PAÍS) Juan Verde on March 23 in Madrid. Juan Verde on March 23 in Madrid. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JH2PUGEENNHF3EYPCTSLLOTTKM.jpg?auth=faf9970822c09d322ca064420706125b919e45521ea63fb3201f5baf9fa78393" width="6651" height="5098" alt="Juan Verde on March 23 in Madrid."></img><p>Born in Telde (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) in 1971, Juan Verde arrived in the U.S. at the age of 15. There he was taken in by the Seoanes, a Cuban family whom his own family had helped when they emigrated to Spain before moving to Boston. He set foot on American soil without speaking a word of English; he graduated cum laude in political science and international relations; he earned a master of public administration from Harvard and ended up working for three U.S. presidents: Bill Clinton, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-06/zohran-barack-kamala-and-pete.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-11-06/zohran-barack-kamala-and-pete.html">Barack Obama</a>, and Joe Biden. Today he is a consultant in both the private and public sectors and has specialized in sustainable economics. “With this last name,” he says (Verde means “green” in Spanish) “it was predestined.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-05/juan-verde-the-next-president-of-the-united-states-will-be-a-democrat-and-an-unknown.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PDJO37C3IJCXXDUD4IEFUOMAYA.jpg?auth=2d7bf97f9cbde507c40e744fc85c48a5ca04cf60af8bf46aab1495cbdcc42bbf" width="6844" height="5262" alt="Juan Verde, on March 23, in a hotel in Madrid."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NZB4XOKZAVHFJOGHYOFVVJHOJA.jpg?auth=296f04134c0c125fb8095c58fc0f8eb6f423d36295e0315682dbc3894e99a850" width="6916" height="5066" alt="Juan Verde, on March 23, in Madrid."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/the-tired-faces-of-cuban-deportees-to-mexico-im-already-old-i-dont-want-to-die-here.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/the-tired-faces-of-cuban-deportees-to-mexico-im-already-old-i-dont-want-to-die-here.html Beatriz Guillén ,José Torres The governments of Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump maintain an unwritten agreement for the deportation of foreigners. A federal judge has estimated that 6,000 Cubans have been deported so far. Most arrive in the Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula, where they barely survive in the absence of state support The governments of Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump maintain an unwritten agreement for the deportation of foreigners. A federal judge has estimated that 6,000 Cubans have been deported so far. Most arrive in the Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula, where they barely survive in the absence of state support Cuba México Claudia Sheinbaum Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel Miami Fidel Castro José Torres (EL PAÍS) MÉXICO - MIGRANTES DEPORTADOS William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26. William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RZ5LZ7BXGBGFHC5Z2SVJNN6KHA.jpg?auth=e3e7ea7991a5d845521066d4c11dd9e3efc126ad19154a7c22beaa256fca5fc0" width="6240" height="4160" alt="William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26."></img><p>Just a few weeks ago they were electricians <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-31/the-venezuelan-migrants-stranded-in-miami-we-want-to-leave-the-us-but-we-cant.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-31/the-venezuelan-migrants-stranded-in-miami-we-want-to-leave-the-us-but-we-cant.html">in Miami</a>. Or department managers at a multinational corporation. They were still fishing, just like they had for the last 30 years. They drove trucks. They owned an air conditioning company. They were collecting retirement benefits after a lifetime of work. And now? Now they look for a gap between the arcades, hang wet clothes to dry in a sink, open and close the doors of an Oxxo convenience store hoping for a few coins, celebrate the blankets that a kind neighbor gave them so they don’t have to sleep directly on the hard concrete floor, treasure worn papers, documents in the wrong language, and rely on promised money to buy a cell phone so they can call their families, who remained thousands of miles away, on the other side of the border.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/the-tired-faces-of-cuban-deportees-to-mexico-im-already-old-i-dont-want-to-die-here.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AQMB6LJGUVB5JMFJCMBY6IWSPU.jpg?auth=9d5b824b125f751f660fe3780deb6ce70fd550d9ce419268c76ae6f02597ae18" width="6240" height="4160" alt="A group of Cubans deported to Mexico organize their documents in downtown Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WFUSZWXKN5AKXISGM7ICDMNOCQ.jpg?auth=9919359a93d4f728962093b522054c92b360e47f5997ea8d29b7fd06fa723597" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Arsenio Chirino was deported to Mexico while signing the revocation of his deportation order. He is pictured in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 27."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YMCDKLACAFCPVNEZCNONUZNDWA.jpg?auth=fdb6348ed1f82b727058a998ccbfb742c17f26e3601f33e9faf9b8dd6de137f6" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Rolando Tito Vega was deported to the Arizona-Mexico border."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/O6L6KZY23VBIRPAMWKEZCLCFZM.jpg?auth=812c770546516ac2ac80f0f5ba2d87b6c9f9ce33be326f971f14ffa2f99093eb" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Juan Carlos Rodríguez, a chef, in Tapachula on March 27."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ROIE354Y3FEFPGMF3HU34V3ZKE.jpg?auth=e0b43e471992736ea82e906389baafa70cb9c255d9042e14512b9850aa114d5c" width="6240" height="4160" alt="William Herrera was arrested in court in October 2025 and transferred to Mexico."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-03/cuba-announces-release-of-over-2000-prisoners-as-a-humanitarian-and-sovereign-gesture.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:58:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-03/cuba-announces-release-of-over-2000-prisoners-as-a-humanitarian-and-sovereign-gesture.html David Marcial Pérez The mass pardon comes amid ongoing negotiations between Havana and Washington and just a week after Donald Trump gave an initial sign of easing the oil embargo The mass pardon comes amid ongoing negotiations between Havana and Washington and just a week after Donald Trump gave an initial sign of easing the oil embargo Cuba Fidel Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel Donald Trump Marco Rubio Desmond Boylan (AP) CUBA-PRESOS POLITICOS - MUJERES EN BLANCO The Ladies in White, a collective of wives and mothers of political prisoners demanding their release in Havana on July 19, 2015. The Ladies in White, a collective of wives and mothers of political prisoners demanding their release in Havana on July 19, 2015. <p>The Cuban government announced on Thursday the release of more than 2,010 prisoners. In a statement published in the official newspaper, <i>Granma</i>, the regime defended the decision as a “humanitarian and sovereign” gesture. This is the second prisoner release since the United States increased pressure on the island with an energy embargo that is causing <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/a-cuban-mothers-odyssey-against-leukemia-is-there-blood-for-my-son-in-this-hospital.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/a-cuban-mothers-odyssey-against-leukemia-is-there-blood-for-my-son-in-this-hospital.html">the country’s economic collapse</a>. The government did not provide details about the prisoners’ identities. It only stated that the individuals released included “young people, women, adults over 60 years of age,” as well as foreigners and Cuban citizens residing abroad who were nearing the end of their sentences.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-03/cuba-announces-release-of-over-2000-prisoners-as-a-humanitarian-and-sovereign-gesture.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html Carlos F. Chamorro The alliance of 21st-century dictatorships is crumbling after the US removal of Nicolás Maduro, but a democratic transition is not in sight The alliance of 21st-century dictatorships is crumbling after the US removal of Nicolás Maduro, but a democratic transition is not in sight Cuba Venezuela Nicaragua John Bolton MAGA Nicolás Maduro Hugo Chávez Delcy Rodríguez Eritrea Myanmar Donald Trump Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo María Corina Machado Gladys Serrano (EL PAÍS) Streets of Old Havana, March 17. Streets of Old Havana, March 17. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UEUHHLNAO5EZNOVWUN73L4HWPI.JPG?auth=7b67aaebf9556fe31c59296c865078e1683c00b464fb4a2525f791357371ab6f" width="5791" height="3861" alt="Streets of Old Havana, March 17."></img><p>The so-called “troika of tyranny” in Latin America — the dictatorships of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua — coined by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-31/john-bolton-trumps-former-national-security-adviser-what-he-wants-is-the-nobel-peace-prize.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-31/john-bolton-trumps-former-national-security-adviser-what-he-wants-is-the-nobel-peace-prize.html">John Bolton</a>, national security advisor during Donald Trump’s first presidency, was actually always a misleading oversimplification.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/us-says-oil-deliveries-to-cuba-will-be-made-on-a-case-by-case-basis.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:58:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/us-says-oil-deliveries-to-cuba-will-be-made-on-a-case-by-case-basis.html Macarena Vidal Liy,Sonia Corona Claudia Sheinbaum is considering resuming hydrocarbon shipments to the island after a Russian tanker bypassed the energy blockade Claudia Sheinbaum is considering resuming hydrocarbon shipments to the island after a Russian tanker bypassed the energy blockade Cuba Washington D.C. México Claudia Sheinbaum Karoline Leavitt Donald Trump Marco Rubio Pemex Nicolás Maduro Juan Carlos Hernandez (REUTERS) The 'Sea Horse,' carrying crude from Russia to Cuba, docked in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on March 28. The 'Sea Horse,' carrying crude from Russia to Cuba, docked in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on March 28. <p>The United States will decide on a case-by-case basis whether foreign oil enters Cuba. This was announced Monday by the White House, which asserted that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html">authorizing a Russian oil tanker</a> to deliver fuel to the island does not represent a change in Washington’s policy of maintaining an energy embargo against Havana since January 29.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/us-says-oil-deliveries-to-cuba-will-be-made-on-a-case-by-case-basis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/fuel-shipments-from-the-us-to-cuban-private-companies-a-drop-in-the-desert-that-angers-the-exile-community.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:16:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/fuel-shipments-from-the-us-to-cuban-private-companies-a-drop-in-the-desert-that-angers-the-exile-community.html Abel Fernández Even before a Russian oil tanker is due to arrive on the island, a legal exception has already allowed the export of 30,000 barrels of oil from South Florida Even before a Russian oil tanker is due to arrive on the island, a legal exception has already allowed the export of 30,000 barrels of oil from South Florida Cuba Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel Miami Marco Rubio Ernesto Mastrascusa (EFE) Hasta un 63% de Cuba estará este miércoles a la vez sin corriente por la crisis energética Ñico López Refinery in Havana Bay (Cuba), March 25. Ñico López Refinery in Havana Bay (Cuba), March 25. <p>Fuel shipments are leaving South Florida for Cuba. It’s a low-profile operation that has gained momentum in recent weeks, before the Trump administration authorized a Russian oil tanker to reach the island. The shipments—which recent reports estimate at around 30,000 barrels so far this year—are far from meeting Cuban demand, but they have been more than enough to unleash harsh <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-25/miamis-cuban-american-community-demonstrates-for-freedom-in-cuba-they-must-be-removed-by-force.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-25/miamis-cuban-american-community-demonstrates-for-freedom-in-cuba-they-must-be-removed-by-force.html">criticism from the exile community</a>, among those who believe this move could indirectly provide a lifeline to the Havana regime.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/fuel-shipments-from-the-us-to-cuban-private-companies-a-drop-in-the-desert-that-angers-the-exile-community.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:15:28 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html EL PAÍS The ship, carrying 700,000 barrels of crude oil, is expected to arrive by Tuesday, according to ‘The New York Times’ The ship, carrying 700,000 barrels of crude oil, is expected to arrive by Tuesday, according to ‘The New York Times’ Cuba Donald Trump Miguel Díaz-Canel The New York Times Ernesto Mastrascusa (EFE) Sin "una gota de combustible", la economía cubana se desangra por el cerco de EE.UU. Headquarters of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, this Friday. Headquarters of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, this Friday. <p>The United States has allowed a Russian oil tanker loaded with crude oil to reach Cuba, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The authorization by the Trump administration effectively eases <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-26/silvio-rodriguez-the-world-is-run-by-an-authoritarian-warmongering-thieving-regime-and-its-not-cuba.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-26/silvio-rodriguez-the-world-is-run-by-an-authoritarian-warmongering-thieving-regime-and-its-not-cuba.html">the oil embargo that Washington had imposed</a> on the island.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-29/eliades-ochoa-the-last-great-troubadour-people-in-cuba-have-lost-their-joy.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-29/eliades-ochoa-the-last-great-troubadour-people-in-cuba-have-lost-their-joy.html Fernando Navarro Now on the brink of his 80th birthday, he learned to play the tres, his country’s traditional guitar, by watching his father — before becoming the youngest member of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club Now on the brink of his 80th birthday, he learned to play the tres, his country’s traditional guitar, by watching his father — before becoming the youngest member of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club Cuba Buena Vista Social Club Eliades Ochoa Miguel Díaz-Canel Benicio del Toro Ry Cooder Wim Wenders Lupe de la Vallina (EL PAÍS) EPS 2583 CENTRAL PERFIL ELIADES OCHOA Eliades Ochoa in Madrid. Eliades Ochoa in Madrid. <p>Glimpsed through the glass doors, the figure of Eliades Ochoa, 79, stands out from the rest: a burly and charismatic man dressed all in black, with boots and a large, matching cowboy hat. He seems alert to the slightest movement, and gives the sense of an old cowpoke in the middle of a saloon, with the important caveat that the Wild West dive bar in question is actually The Social Hub, one of the most modern hotels and venues <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-10/where-are-you-headed-madrid.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-10/where-are-you-headed-madrid.html">in downtown Madrid,</a> located just a few steps from Plaza de España. There are no vaqueros or waiters chewing tobacco here, but rather, tourists of all nationalities and an ample offering of breakfast and brunch menus. The music heard in the background comes not from a player piano, but is piped in from speakers, calming sounds that enhance the tranquil atmosphere of the luxurious space. And yet, Ochoa’s aura is so powerful that under the generous rays of sunlight streaming through the large window on this March morning, he evokes a Western film. “Nice to meet you,” he says, with a firm handshake. “I’m here to do my job,” he adds as he picks up his guitar, which rests in its case on the table as if it were a shotgun waiting to be slung over a shoulder.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-29/eliades-ochoa-the-last-great-troubadour-people-in-cuba-have-lost-their-joy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>