Cuba
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US deploys aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to Caribbean as Trump threatens to invade Cuba
World | May 21, 2026, 07:21 AM ISTAmidst rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has arrived in the Caribbean Sea. The US Southern Command has described this as a significant military deployment for democracy and regional stability.
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Trump threatens tariffs on nations selling oil to Cuba, escalating pressure on Mexico
World | Jan 30, 2026, 07:25 AM ISTPresident Trump has signed an order targeting countries that supply oil to Cuba, a step that raises fresh pressure on Mexico. The Mexican President has confirmed a temporary pause in shipments but insisted the move was made independently.
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'No more Venezuelan oil or money for them': Trump's stark warning to Cuba after Venezuela Op
World | Jan 11, 2026, 07:02 PM ISTPresident Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at protecting revenue from Venezuelan oil held in United States accounts from being diverted through court cases or legal seizures.
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Explainer: Five more countries on Trump's radar after Venezuela and what's behind his tough stance
Explainers | Jan 05, 2026, 02:56 PM ISTDonald Trump has intensified his foreign policy stance following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a series of remarks, he targeted Colombia, Greenland, Mexico, Cuba and Iran with sharp warnings.
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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica, heads toward Cuba as category 4 storm
World | Oct 29, 2025, 11:34 AM ISTHurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest in the island’s history, killing at least seven people across the Caribbean and causing widespread destruction.
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'I cannot assure you...': Cuba's Energy Minister says as major power outage left millions in dark
World | Oct 20, 2024, 12:24 PM ISTCuba Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts in its electrical grid early on Saturday, compared to the three gigawatts that are normally generated. He posted on the social media platform X that “several substations in the west now have electricity.”
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Former US diplomat to plead guilty to spying for communist-run Cuba for decades
World | Mar 01, 2024, 10:24 AM ISTThe US had accused Rocha of having secretly supported Cuba and its intelligence-gathering mission since he joined the State Department in 1981. He pleaded not guilty earlier in February but later decided to plead guilty after his lawyers struck a deal with the prosecution.
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Cuba announces 500 per cent increase in fuel prices as it struggles with worsening economic crisis
World | Jan 10, 2024, 12:39 PM ISTFinance minister Vladimir Regueiro said the cost of diesel and other types of fuel would face similar mark-ups, while also increasing electricity and natural gas prices. The Cuban government would also open 29 new petrol stations that will solely accept payment in US dollars.
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Powerful explosion damages hotel in Cuba's capital, 8 dead
World | May 06, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTThe blast that ripped away large sections of the outer wall at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old Havana, apparently was due to a gas leak, according to the Twitter account of the office of President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who went to the site.
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US re-designates Cuba as 'state sponsor of terrorism'
World | Jan 12, 2021, 09:42 AM ISTThe previous Obama Administration had previously removed from this designation, which subjects Cuba to sanctions that penalise persons and countries engaging in certain trade with it, restricts US foreign assistance, bans defence exports and sales, and imposes certain controls on exports of dual-use items.
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Face mask fashion: Cuban quinceaneras get a trendy twist amid COVID-19 pandemic
Trending | Jul 23, 2020, 12:15 PM ISTCuba, on Monday, registered zero new cases nationwide. It made the use of face masks compulsory in public spaces early on in the outbreak which helped them to contain the spread of the virus. And now that the lockdown eases, face masks became a part of quinceanera that happens to be a celebration of womanhood that involves photoshoots with many glamorous ensembles.
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Powerful earthquake strikes Cuba
India | Apr 29, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTA powerful earthquake hit Baracoa in Cuba today. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck 48 kilometres south-east of Baracoa region in Cuba, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits between Cuba, Jamaica; strong aftershocks follow
World | Jan 29, 2020, 07:45 AM ISTSeveral South Florida buildings were evacuated as a precaution, according to the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials. No injuries or road closures were reported.
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Cuba slams extension of US ban on flights
World | Jan 11, 2020, 10:20 AM ISTCuba has condemned the US government's decision to ban charter flights from America to all Cuban destinations except Havana.
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Cuba appoints first prime minister since 1976
World | Dec 22, 2019, 08:05 AM ISTCuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has appointed the country's first prime minister in more than 40 years - the tourism minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz.
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US fines Expedia group for providing travel services to Cuba
World | Jun 14, 2019, 09:54 AM ISTThe Treasury Department said on Thursday that Expedia may have sold, through its international subsidiaries, travel services to Cuba to at least 2,221 people between 2011-14, which constituted an "apparent" violation of the embargo.
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Boeing 737 crashes into Florida river at end of runway, no casualties
World | May 04, 2019, 09:33 AM ISTA Naval Air Station Jacksonville news release says a Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, crashed into the St. Johns River Friday night.
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Chennai zoo found that hotel's loud music stressed Cuban crocodile to death; Know more
Trending | Apr 04, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTOne of the endangered aminals are Cuban crocodiles and recently in Chennai zoo, one found dead!
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Cuba: President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to Fidel Castro
World | Jun 22, 2018, 10:46 AM ISTHe described Castro as a great friend of India who gave strength to the voice of developing countries in the international arena.
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Over 100 killed in Cuba plane crash
News | May 19, 2018, 07:57 AM ISTOver 100 killed in Cuba plane crash