Lights out, pressure up: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio demand new Cuba leadershipAmerica's President Donald Trump has promised swift action against Cuba's government. This comes as US sanctions, including halting oil exp...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as island reels from oil embargoUS President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to ...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Trump says Cuba's government will 'fall pretty soon'President Donald Trump has declared Cuba will "fall pretty soon". This comes as the island nation faces a US energy blockade. Secretary of ...
06 Mar, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
After Maduro, who's next? Trump's comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and CubaFollowing a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Trump reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland for national security, citing ...
05 Jan, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
US abstains for first time in UN vote on CubaOf the Assembly's 193 Members, 191 voted in favour of the text which welcomed the progress in the relations between the two countries.
27 Oct, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
How Argentina plays debt bully to socialist ally CubaArgentina is also demanding its neighbor Paraguay repay an $18 bn debt stemming from funds it contributed to build a hydroelectric dam in 1...
20 May, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Shift in Cuba policy can end legacy of mistrust: Barack ObamaPresident Barack Obama today said a shift in US' decades old Cuba policy has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust in the American hemi...
21 Jan, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
Is Cuba ready for life without US trade embargo?The embargo outlawing most economic and financial transactions with the communist-run island was decreed in 1962 by then president John F K...
08 Jan, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
US-Cuba relations: Pope Francis proves his mettle in international diplomacySince March 2013, Pope Francis has hogged headlines for breaking with protocol, shaking up Vatican bureaucracy, washing feet of HIV patient...
28 Dec, 2014, 05.46 AM IST
Barack Obama says US stance will bring change to Cuba’s closed societyObama spoke two days after he announced the US would move to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in more than a half-...
22 Dec, 2014, 12.46 AM IST
Why Cuban cigars are in the newsAmerican travellers to Cuba can now bring back $100 worth of tobacco and alcohol with them.
21 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
World lauds US-Cuba surprise move to restore tiesObama discussed Cuba with the Pope during his visit to the Vatican in March and continued to work with the Holy See thereafter.
18 Dec, 2014, 08.36 PM IST
Barack Obama lifts embargo on CubaTravellers will be able to use credit cards in Cuba and Americans will be able to legally bring home up to $100 in previously illegal Cuban...
18 Dec, 2014, 04.54 AM IST
India among 188 nations calling for end to US embargo on CubaNarang said the embargo was a violation of the right of a sovereign State to development and to enjoy the freedom of trade, economy and nav...
29 Oct, 2014, 01.51 PM IST
- OVL in talks to sell stake in Cuban blocks to Eni, Total
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), is looking at selling 50 per cent stake in its Cuban offs...
19 Jun, 2012, 05.01 PM IST
- Cuba seeks to buy US materials for Ike recovery
Cuba has turned down US storm relief handouts, but is asking for trade restrictions to be lifted so it can buy American materials to assist...
11 Sep, 2008, 08.25 PM IST
- US not ready to lift Cuba trade embargo despite storm: Rice
The United States is not prepared to lift its trade embargo against Cuba, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today, after Havana u...
08 Sep, 2008, 12.31 AM IST