Cuba

Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran - report

"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.

Military personnel hold flags as they attend the March of Torches, which is held annually in celebration of the birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti, in Havana, Cuba, January 27, 2026.
Hapag-Lloyd sign on a container ship at the Valparaiso port, Chile, January 11, 2024.

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez leaves at the end of a news conference before summer break, in Madrid, in July. In recent weeks, he has led unprecedented moves against Israel, the writer charges.

The Spanish threat to America and Israel: Remember the 'Maine' - opinion

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.

UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions


Hurricane Ian rips into western Cuba, with Florida in its sights

The Category 3 hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen further on Tuesday after cutting a swath through Cuba's farm country west of the capital Havana and emerging over the Gulf of Mexico

 A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana, US, August 29, 2021.

Caribbean Paradise: Cuba to Curacao (Jewish style)

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 36

 200-year-old Curacao synagogue

Cubans split over more liberal family code as referendum nears

The Cuban Roman Catholic Church has lashed out against gay marriage.

 Playwright Eberto Garcia Abreuin and theatrical producer Felix Ortiz Ramos are seen at their home during an interview with Reuters in Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2022

Israelis and Cubans celebrate chess through Chess4Solidarity tournament

Some 200 chess players from the two countries faced each other in competitive matches through the Israeli chess club's Chess4Solidarity campaign.

 Chess4Solidarity chess match between Israelis and Cubans

Meet the Jews of Cuba and their fascinating history

James Berenthal sits down with the Jerusalem Report to discuss his family's distinctive role in a historic community

 Top right: Avenida de los Presidentes, Cuba Bottom right: James and his brother Saul Top left: James and the writer at his apartment in NYC Bottom left: Graduation from Yeshiva Tajkimoni, Vedaddo, Havana, 1955

‘Havana syndrome’ attacks reveal US adversaries may have dangerous intel

The coincidental timing of when US intelligence is being targeted with the "Havana syndrome" raises the possibility that the attacks are targeted.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price takes questions from reporters at the State Department in Washington, US, March 31, 2021.

Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped in a hotel

Mexican authorities rescued on Tuesday 22 foreigners, most of them Cuban and Haitian, who were earlier in the day kidnapped when gunmen stormed a hotel in the central state of San Luis Potosi.

A police patrol car is parked outside the Sol y Luna hotel after gunmen stormed the hotel and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, according to state's attorney general office, in Matehuala, in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico September 14, 2021.

US issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come

Targets of the sanctions are two Cuban police force leaders, as well as the Cuban interior ministry's national police force, the department said.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021

Jewish activist praises Cuban protesters' courage: 'People are fed up'

"Participation in demonstrations grew very quickly because people learned what was happening through social media," said Alan Gross, an American Jew who had previously been imprisoned in Cuba.

A man waves a Cuban flag as emigres gather outside Versailles restaurant, in reaction to reports of protests in Cuba against its deteriorating economy, in Miami, Florida, US July 18, 2021.

'Cuba Libre' message painted outside Cuba's US embassy in Washington

In the United States, and especially in Florida which has a large community of Cuban exiles, demonstrators also staged protests, waving Cuban flags and calling for change.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021