Cuba
Cuba accuses US of letting terrorists operate with impunity after speedboat raid
The accusations came following an investigation into a deadly February speedboat incursion involving armed Cuban exiles who are now in custody facing terrorism charges.
Cuba says US contacts fall short of formal talks as Trump pressure mounts
Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal
China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech
Biden launches review, aims to close Guantanamo before leaving office
Trump kept the prison open during his four years in the White House. Now, 40 prisoners remain, most held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried.
Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary
Mayorkas is one of a number of Jewish Cabinet secretaries, including Antony Blinken in the State Department, Janet Yellen in Treasury and Avril Haines as director of national intelligence.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-Jewish attorney who may head Biden's DHS
Mayorkas' ties with Israel extend beyond his family. In 2016, he spearheaded a deal to automate the sharing of cyber-data between Israel and the US.
The 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War: A Cuban perspective
At the end of July, we were on a family vacation in Havana. We had flown from Mexico with a boisterous group of young Danish Communists on their way to cut sugar cane in the Marxist paradise.
Antibody drug lowers risk of death in elderly COVID-19 patients
A Cuban study found that itolizumab prevented COVID-19 from worstening.
Bird sacrifices and chants, Cuba's Santeria seek coronavirus protection
"We are calling these blessings upon her to keep her healthy," said Henry Rodriguez, 40, leader of the ceremony. "But this ceremony isn't just for us; it's also for global health."
Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit
“He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,'” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday.
The challenge of finding kosher food in Cuba
“It’s very difficult in Cuba to be shomer Shabbat, or to keep kosher.”
Synagogue built by Jews who fled Cuba is struggling in Miami
Cuban Jews founded this congregation in 1961 as immigration from the island nation surged following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959.
In 1987, Sanders said JFK made him nauseous; now he praises him in new ad
The Democratic president hopeful was appalled by Kennedy's position on the Cuban Revolution.
