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President Trump is considering a military intervention in Cuba as part of a broader strategy to destabilize the island’s communist regime. Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 94, faces a new indictment, while sanctions cripple the economy, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. Cuban-American leaders in Florida are divided over the potential move.
The White House has intensified economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Havana, signaling a potential policy shift. Former President Donald Trump’s allies confirm a coordinated strategy to tighten restrictions and isolate the Cuban government.
Nationwide power cuts now last up to eight hours daily as imports plummet and domestic refineries idle. Former President Raúl Castro faces a murder charge tied to a 1989 incident as economic strain deepens across Havana and beyond.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio escalates rhetoric by calling Cuba a ‘national security threat’ as Havana accuses him of fabricating intelligence. The confrontation follows a classified briefing that Rubio says shows Havana’s growing ties with adversarial powers, including China and Russia.
The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him of conspiring in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. The move intensifies pressure on Havana and raises fears of further retaliation against the island nation.
The U.S. Justice Department has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in a 1996 incident, prompting Beijing to warn Washington against coercion. The indictment deepens diplomatic friction ahead of next month’s Summit of the Americas in Lima.
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against Raúl Castro and five others for the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, which killed four people, including three Americans. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel dismissed the charges as a politically motivated maneuver.
Federal prosecutors accuse the former Cuban president of conspiracy to murder in the 1996 downing of two civilian planes by Cuban MiGs. The indictment marks the first time a sitting or former head of state has been charged in US courts for acts committed abroad.
Federal prosecutors unsealed a decades-old indictment alleging the former Cuban leader ordered the deadly attacks. Four Americans died in two separate planes shot down off Florida's coast in 1992.
Military surveillance flights over Cuba are now visible on public flight-tracking sites, escalating a shadow war of aerial pressure. Washington confirms aircraft presence as diplomatic tensions with Havana deepen.
Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, marking the first time a foreign head of state faces prosecution in the US. Documents reveal the case centers on the deaths of four Americans, including two US citizens.
Cuba’s energy minister confirmed the country has exhausted its diesel and fuel oil reserves, triggering blackouts and transport collapses. The crisis forces immediate rationing across sectors, with no end in sight.
Cuba’s national electricity grid failed Monday, cutting power to nearly 11 million people amid soaring temperatures and strained infrastructure. Authorities report the collapse stemmed from a cascading failure in transmission lines and aging thermal plants.