Cuba

Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, U.S. govt

Harold Baez, 31, a released prisoner, embraces his sister as he leaves La Lima penitentiary as part of the amnesty for more than 2,000 prisoners that the communist-run government has announced amid talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Havana, Cuba, April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuba to free 2,010 prisoners as US pressure ratchets up

Russia says will send second ship with oil to Cuba

A Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude arrived in the Cuban port of Matanzas on March 31.

FBI arrives in Cuba to investigate deadly speedboat shoot-out

The US Embassy said in a statement the FBI trip to Cuba was part of a “thorough and independent investigation” into the incident.

Rubio says Venezuela will ultimately need transition phase, free elections

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said on March 31 that Cuba needed economic and political reforms and Washington would soon have more news on the country.

Russian oil tanker begins discharging cargo in Cuba's Matanzas terminal

Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin manoeuvres at the Matanzas bay, Cuba, whose economy has ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington resulting in an energy crisis that has led to strict gasoline rationing and a series of blackouts across the country of 10 million people, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker closes in on Cuban port of Matanzas

White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver

A view of sunrise as Cuba begins efforts to restore power after its grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's already ailing energy infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

President Sheinbaum defends Mexico's right to supply oil to Cuba

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the media in her daily press conference, in Mexico City, Mexico March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha

Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

FILE PHOTO: People gather around a water tanker truck to fill up buckets and other containers as severe fuel shortages have disrupted water pumping and distribution, in Havana, Cuba March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo

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