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Cuba's next-gen Castros: a 'fiefdom' and an influencer

Cuba's next-gen Castros: a 'fiefdom' and an influencer

A new cast of Castros is emerging in Cuba: a grandson and a great-nephew are moving up the corridors of power, while another is an eccentric Instagram influencer declaring that Cubans want capitalism. US President Donald Trump's administration is putting pressure on Cuba, demanding change and restricting

US Democratic lawmakers slam 'economic bombing' after Cuba visit

US Democratic lawmakers slam 'economic bombing' after Cuba visit

Two US Democratic lawmakers have met Cuba's president in the first congressional visit since Washington imposed an oil blockade against the island, a measure they denounced as "economic bombing." US Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson concluded a five-day trip to Cuba on Sunday as

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon

Cuban authorities began to free prisoners on Friday after announcing the country would pardon 2,010 inmates, the second release in less than a month as it faces heightened US pressure. More than 20 inmates came out of La Lima penitentiary in east Havana, holding their release papers, crying and

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana. The major announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump eased a de facto oil

Cubans demand end of US embargo in bike protest

Cubans demand end of US embargo in bike protest

Hundreds of Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Havana on Thursday, riding bicycles and electric vehicles as they waved flags and signs demanding an end to the decades-old trade embargo on the country. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel greeted the crowd before the "anti-imperialist

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba after US blockade relief

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba after US blockade relief

A Russian oil tanker docked in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the crisis-hit island since January after Washington gave a reprieve from its fuel blockade. The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions, entered the port of Matanzas, east of Havana, after

Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough

Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough

Cubans on Monday cautiously welcomed the imminent arrival of a Russian oil shipment, with some warning it would do little to ease an energy crisis after US President Donald Trump granted a reprieve from his oil blockade. The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions carrying 730,000 barrels of