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This was the first general blackout of 2025 in Cuba

Cuba suffers fourth nationwide blackout in five months

Cuba suffered a general blackout caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the island in five months.

World • 15 Mar

People walk along a street in Havana during the fourth day of a massive power outage in Cuba

Storm Oscar hits Cuba as island grapples with blackout

Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company has reported, four days after the start of a nationwide blackout that authorities have struggled to address.

World • 21 Oct 24

Most neighbourhoods in Havana remained dark yesterday

Hurricane set to hit Cuba amid national blackout

A hurricane is bearing down on Cuba as the island nation's authorities scrambled to restore power following a massive nationwide outage.

World • 21 Oct 24

A car drives along a street during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure in Havana

Cuba's electricity grid collapses for second time

Cuba's government has said it is again working to re-establish electrical service across the island after state-run media reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours.

World • 19 Oct 24

Victor Manuel Rocha served as US ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002

Former US diplomat charged with spying for Cuba

The US has charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over 40 years, in what the justice department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government by a foreign agent.

World • 04 Dec 23

People board up a window in Tampa, Florida, as the city prepares for Hurricane Idalia.

Hurricane Idalia may hit Category 4 strength at Florida

Hurricane Idalia could strengthen further into an extremely dangerous Category 4 intensity when it makes landfall at the Big Bend coast of Florida this morning, the US National Hurricane Center said last night.

World • 30 Aug 23

Black smoke from an oil tank on fire is seen rising across the water

Fire spreads at Cuban fuel facility hit by lightning

A second fuel storage tank near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas exploded on Saturday morning following a blaze which burned through the night after lightning hit another tank on Friday evening.

World • 06 Aug 22

Emergency services are still searching the rubble of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana

Cuba hotel blast death toll rises to 42

Two more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a Havana hotel destroyed in an explosion, taking the death toll to 42.

World • 10 May 22

Rescue workers remove debris from the ruins of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, Cuba, today

Death toll from explosion at hotel in Cuba rises to 30

The death toll from an accidental explosion at a luxury hotel in central Havana rose to 30 today, authorities said, as firefighters continued to comb through the rubble.

World • 08 May 22

Rescuers remove debris from the ruins of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana

Death toll climbs to 26 in Havana hotel blast

The death toll after an explosion ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana climbed to 26 people including a Spanish tourist, state television has reported, one day after the powerful blast due to a suspected gas leak.

World • 07 May 22

Five-star hotel was extensively damaged in the blast

Eighteen dead in blast at five-star hotel in Havana

At least eighteen people have been killed when a powerful explosion, likely caused by a gas leak, ripped through a five-star hotel in central Havana, the Cuban government has said.

World • 06 May 22

Symptoms were first reported among US diplomatic staff in Cuba in 2016

'Pulsed energy' could explain Havana syndrome - report

Some of the 1,000 US diplomats hit by a mysterious illness known as Havana Syndrome could have been targeted by electromagnetic energy pulses, according to a report to US intelligence leaders.

World • 03 Feb 22

Special forces troops patrol the Cuban capital Havana following the recent protests

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba's defence minister and an interior ministry division for repressing peaceful protests.

World • 22 Jul 21

At least 100 people have reportedly been arrested since the weekend

UN condemns alleged excessive force in Cuba protests

The UN human rights chief has voiced alarm at the alleged use of excessive force during unprecedented street demonstrations in Cuba, demanding that all those detained simply for protesting be freed.

World • 16 Jul 21

Cuba is going through its worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic

Cuba lifts customs restrictions after protests

Cuba has announced that it is temporarily lifting restrictions on the amount of food and medicine travellers can bring into the country in an apparent small concession to protesters' demands.

World • 15 Jul 21

Riot police on patrol in the Arroyo Naranjo Municipality in Havana

One dead and dozens arrested amid protests in Cuba

One person died and more than 100 others, including independent journalists and dissidents, have been arrested after unprecedented anti-government protests in Cuba, with some remaining in custody today, observers and activists said.

World • 13 Jul 21

The anti-government rallies started spontaneously in several cities across Cuba

Rare anti-government protests erupt in Cuba

Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests against the communist government, chanting, "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on his supporters to confront the demonstrators.

World • 12 Jul 21

Cranes mark the skyline where the apartment block stood in Surfside, Florida

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida

Tropical storm Elsa is moving over the Florida Straits toward the southern US state after battering Cuba with drenching rain and strong winds, but left the Caribbean island without major damage.

US • 06 Jul 21

Miguel Diaz-Canel has already served as Cuba's president since 2018

Cuba's Communist Party appoints Diaz-Canel as leader

Cuba's ruling Communist Party has elected President Miguel Diaz-Canel to succeed Raul Castro as party first secretary - the most powerful position in the country.

World • 19 Apr 21

Raul Castro is applauded after announcing his decision, watched on by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (R)

Raul Castro stands down as Cuban Communist Party leader

Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro has said he is resigning from the role, ending his family's six decades in power.

World • 17 Apr 21

'With this action, we will once again hold Cuba's government accountable,' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said

US redesignating Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was placing Cuba back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a last-minute roadblock to expected efforts by President-elect Joe Biden to ease tensions.

US • 11 Jan 21

Former CIA director Mike Pompeo said significant resources were dedicated to the mystery

US still investigating 'Havana syndrome' incidents

The United States is still investigating what caused dozens of U.S. government employees in China and Cuba to become mysteriously ill, according US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

World • 21 Oct 20

The epicenter of the quake was between Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba

Caribbean quake shakes Miami and Cayman Islands

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in the sea south of Cuba, triggering warnings of "hazardous" tsunami waves up to a metre high for Cuba, Jamaica, and west to Mexico and Central America.

World • 28 Jan 20

Cuban state airline Cubana said it has lost $10 million since the restrictions on commercial flights was imposed in October

US sharply reducing number of flights to Cuba

The United States has sharply reduced the number of flights allowed to go to Cuba in a bid to reduce revenue to the communist island.

US • 10 Jan 20

National Security Advisor John Bolton made the announcement in Miami

Trump administration to restrict US travel to Cuba

President Donald Trump's administration has announced it is to restrict US travel and remittances to Cuba.

World • 17 Apr 19