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Tourism plummets in US-blockaded Cuba

Tourism plummets in US-blockaded Cuba

Tourist trips to Cuba almost halved since the beginning of the year, Havana's statistics office said Monday, as a US fuel blockade pummels the island and international flights remain suspended. Cuba has weathered severe economic difficulties since the imposition of a US trade embargo in 1962, but President

Havana property market stirs as investors bet on political change

Havana property market stirs as investors bet on political change

Havana's real estate market is showing glimmers of revival as investors bet that a political and economic revolution is coming to the Communist-governed island. Prices are ticking up, and brokers are getting busier as something stirs Cuba's real estate market, long battered by sanctions, recession

'No reason' for US intervention in Cuba: Germany's Merz

'No reason' for US intervention in Cuba: Germany's Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday there was no evident justification for the United States to attack Cuba, following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump on the communist-ruled island. "Despite all the domestic political problems that this country has with its communist regime, there is no

Churches to the rescue of Cuba's legions of poor

Churches to the rescue of Cuba's legions of poor

In communist Cuba, where priests were once persecuted, churches are acting as a lifeline for the needy during a severe economic crisis aggravated by a crippling US oil blockade. Dozens of people queue outside Santa Cruz de Jerusalen Catholic church in Havana twice a week for free medicine, which, like

Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur

Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur

(BOULDER, CO) In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, the second Trump administration has adopted an increasingly aggressive policy. From drone strikes on purported drug traffickers to increased tariffs on imports, and from the blockade on fuel shipments and threats of invasion in Cuba to the Jan.

Cuba 'ready' for possible US attack: president

Cuba 'ready' for possible US attack: president

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday his country was "ready" for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump. "We don't want that (confrontation) but it is our duty to be ready to avoid it,

Russia deputy FM hails 'special' relations on Cuba visit

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. "Russia is not going to leave the western hemisphere, no matter what they