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    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Cuba claims to have dismantled Russian fighter-recruitment network

      Havana says it has launched criminal proceedings against those involved in effort to find mercenaries to fight in Ukraine

      A woman walks in the rain near graffiti of the Cuban flag in Havana
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      Christopher Sabatini
      The international human rights framework desperately needs an upgrade

      Countries in the global south are making dangerous alliances with illiberal autocracies

      Children of the United Nations International Nursery School in Paris inspect a poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      Chinese spy facilities in Cuba are ‘serious concern’, says Blinken

      White House says Beijing has had intelligence relationship with Havana ‘for quite some time’

      Anotony Blinken
    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      FT Globetrotter
      An A to Z of FT readers’ favourite city runs

      Your most beloved urban running routes, from Athens to Zurich

      A runner on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, with the sea in the background
    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Cuba ministers express willingness to engage with ‘legitimate’ creditors

      Havana insists it is ready to discuss debt restructuring despite London litigation with Cayman Islands-registered fund

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      ReviewArts
      What’s behind the strange phenomenon of Havana syndrome? — podcast review

      The neurological disturbance which afflicted US diplomats is the subject of two new series

      Silhouetted against a twilight sky, a person stands with their fingers in their ears
    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
      Global migration
      Repression and poverty trigger record migration in the Americas

      Those fleeing Venezuela and Cuba are adding to flow of people headed towards US border

      Stranded migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and several African countries wait in line to buy tickets for a boat taking them to Capurgana, near the border with Panama, in Necocli, Colombia
    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Firefighters battle inferno at Cuban oil facility

      Matanzas lightning strike triggers blaze at installation critical to island’s electricity system

      Smoke rises over fuel storage tanks that exploded at the supertanker port of Matanzas, on the north coast of Cuba
    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      Fashion accessories
      For men, summer hats are a tricky thing

      How to keep shaded and stylish — without looking like ‘holiday dad’

      An illustration of men, with their backs turned away, wearing different types of hats
    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      US eases Cuba policy to allow more travel and remittances

      Biden administration softens aspects of Trump’s hardline approach to island’s communist government

      A vintage car passes by the US embassy in Havana, Cuba
    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      News in-depth
      ‘Now it will only get worse’: Cuba grapples with impact of Ukraine war

      Russia’s longtime ally is already struggling with food and fuel shortages and a collapse in tourism

      Two men carry crates of vegetables in Havana
    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      ReviewDance
      Zeleidy Crespo steals the show in Carlos Acosta’s 100% Cuban

      The troupe’s training is showcased at Sadler’s Wells despite a frustratingly uneven programme

      A dancer poses dramatically, lit faint yellow in the dark
    • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
      HTSI
      Cult Shop: Tomtom Cigars is smoking hot

      Step inside a haven for connoisseurs of Cuba’s finest

      The new shop space of Tomtom Cigars, redesigned by Mayfair design practice OWN London
    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
      Travel
      Havana’s new breed of boutique retreats

      When Cuba reopens to foreign tourists next month, a new type of high-end ‘casa particular’ awaits

    • Friday, 27 August, 2021
      ObituaryArturo Cuenca
      Arturo Cuenca, Cuban conceptual artist, 1955-2021

      The free speech champion who once angered Castro was an inspiration for street protesters

      Arturo Cuenca in front of his work in Miami Beach, 1997
    • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
      News in-depth
      Cuba regime ‘backed into corner’ by shortages, protests and US embargo

      President Miguel Díaz-Canel faces biggest threat to Communist party’s authority in decades

      Cubans protest against the government outside Havana’s National Capitol building on July 11
    • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
      Global InsightMichael Stott
      Crises make Latin America an unwelcome guest for Biden

      Migration and China’s vaccine diplomacy force US president to turn his attention to region

    • Monday, 26 July, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      International reaction to Cuba, strong stock picks of 2021

      US, Russia take differing approaches when it comes to Cuba’s protests and military crackdown

    • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
      US places sanctions on head of Cuban military over protest crackdown

      Measures to increase pressure on Havana also target ‘Black Berets’ unit deployed to curb unrest

    • Sunday, 18 July, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Cuba and Haiti must find their own way forward

      Foreign intervention in the Caribbean has a long and inglorious history

    • Friday, 16 July, 2021
      The Big Read
      ‘There is no food, money or work’: how shortages fuelled Cuba protests

      Pandemic devastated tourism industry and cut state’s ability to finance food imports, leading to higher prices

    • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
      Instant InsightMichael Stott
      Cuba needs fresh thinking to prevent further protests

      Tired policies in Havana and Washington fail to address the country’s myriad problems

      Police scuffle and detain an anti-government demonstrator during a protest in Havana, Cuba
    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
      Cuba cracks down on internet in attempt to quell protests

      US calls on communist government to ease restrictions imposed after large demonstrations

      A protest against the Cuban government in Mexico
    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      Biden calls on Cuban government to listen to protesters

      Havana blames US sanctions after thousands demonstrate in anti-government protests

    • Sunday, 20 June, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Cuba’s homegrown Covid vaccine shows promise

      Three-jab Soberana 2 has 62% efficacy after two doses, interim trial data show

      A nurse administers a Soberana 2 vaccine candidate to a volunteer in a trial phase
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