The United States on Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that it says are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions.

US adds Saudi Arabia, Cuba in human trafficking blacklist; China, Myanmar remain in list

For Cuban artist Sandor Gonzalez, there is no better place to draw than several meters below the surface of the sea, far away from the hubbub of modern life, surrounded by iridescent Caribbean fish and fantastical coral forms.

When inspiration strikes under water: Cuban mixes art and diving

Hundreds of tourists from the deck of a cruise ship waved goodbye to Havana on Wednesday (June 05) in what could be the last trip for U.S. cruise operators after the administration of United States' President Donald Trump slapped new travel bans on Cuba.

Rough waters for Cuban tourism after Trump travel ban

The Trump administration banned group educational travel to Cuba on Tuesday, cutting off one of the main avenues for Americans to visit the Caribbean island. In a move to punish what it called Cuba's "destabilizing role" in the region, the US Treasury also banned the US export of boats and private airplanes to the country.

US tightens Cuba sanctions, ends group travel

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday defended his decision to send delegates to Oslo for talks with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro's government, warning that critics of the move risk becoming accomplices of his rival's "dictatorship.

Venezuela's Guaido defends planned talks with Maduro representatives

Israel Hidalgo and his wife left home around 7:30 a.m. to reach a supermarket across Havana because they heard it might be selling chicken, a staple of the Cuban diet increasingly scarce on the shortage-plagued island.

Shortages plague Cuba as US sanctions sharpen economic woes

Cuban police on Saturday broke up an unauthorised pro-LGBT rights march in Havana, held as an alternative to the government-sanctioned Gay Rights parade that authorities cancelled earlier in the week.

Cuban police break up unauthorised LGBT rights march in Havana

Cuban gay rights activists are planning to hold an unprecedented independent march against homophobia on Saturday despite several reporting they had received warnings not to attend and the Communist government saying it was an attempt at subversion.

Cuban LGBT activists plan alternate parade in defiance of government

Cuban authorities on Tuesday announced that the most important event of the gay community in Cuba will be suspended and will not take place this year.

Cuba suspends gay parade

Russia is stirring the ghosts of Cuba's Cold War past as it looks to re-establish its influence in the Communist-run island nation, although this time analysts say Moscow has no intention of bankrolling Havana.

Russia's increasing influence in Cuba stirs ghost of Cold War

President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to impose a "full and complete embargo" and further sanctions on Cuba if its Communist leadership does not immediately end its military support for Venezuela`s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.

Trump threatens 'full' embargo on Cuba over Venezuela security support

The United States announced on Friday it would replace a five-year, multiple-entry tourist visa offered to Cubans with a single-entry visa valid for just three months, to match the island nation's own visa rules for US visitors.

US slashes visa duration for Cubans in 'reciprocal' move

Cubans began voting in a referendum on a new constitution Sunday with the backdrop of mounting pressure from the United States and continued support for the socialist regime of Venezuela.

Cuba votes in referendum on new constitution

Canadian diplomats who suffered from mysterious health complaints while they were posted to Cuba in 2017 are suing Ottawa for taking too long to evacuate them and provide them treatment, reports said Wednesday.

Canadian diplomats hit by mystery symptoms in Cuba sue Ottawa: Report

The number of people killed in the powerful tornado that ripped through part of Havana last week has risen to six, authorities said Sunday. Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda said in state media that "sadly, two people have died among the 13 who were in critical condition.

Death toll in Cuba tornado rises to six

Former Cuban president and leader of the island's Communist Party Raul Castro on Tuesday urged the nation to strengthen its defenses and prepare "for the worst scenarios" vis-a-vis the US, the government of which he accused of having resumed the policy of "confrontation.

Former president Raul Castro urges Cubans to prepare for worst with US

Cuba, long a source of inspiration for leftist Latin American governments, celebrated the 60th anniversary of its revolution on Tuesday facing increasing isolation in a region dominated by a resurgent right.

Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amid challenges and change

Cuba's government admitted on Friday that it won't be able to pay all its debt commitments in 2019, blaming Hurricane Irma and the United States sanctions for its woes.

Cuba says unable to pay off debt commitments in 2019

Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage, despite majority support in local assemblies, a government official said Tuesday.

Cuba eliminates gay marriage from new constitution

Cubans will be able to access the internet on their mobile phones from Thursday, state-run telecoms monopoly ETECSA said, marking a milestone for what has long been one of the Western Hemisphere`s least connected countries.

Cuba launching internet on cellphones

Hollywood star Will Smith runs Havana marathon in Cuba

The UN General Assembly on Thursday called for an end to the decades-old US embargo on Cuba, adopting a resolution by an overwhelming majority and rejecting US moves to criticize Havana's human rights record.

United Nations General Assembly calls for end to decades-old US economic embargo on Cuba

China's foreign office spokesman Hua Chunying the US government had not made any formal communication on new cases

US issues health warning in China after diplomats hit with mystery illness

Hua Chunying said, 'we haven't found the cause or the clues that led to the situation mentioned by the US'

China says 'no clue' on mystery illness striking US diplomats

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