Socialist regime has long sent medics to work abroad as a crucial source of foreign currency and soft power
US frustrated as Mexico spurns president’s repeated offers of military strikes in war on fentanyl
Crude exports to Havana are drying up, according to Kpler, amid US blockade of Venezuela and pressure on Mexico
Maduro’s removal and a ‘blue wave’ of new rightwing leaders indicate change but narcoterrorism remains
Also in today’s newsletter: Trump considers blocking Exxon from investing in Venezuela, and the US’s changing retail landscape
Communist government in Havana strikes defiant pose as US president piles on pressure
Washington hopes Nicolás Maduro’s capture will hasten the downfall of the ossified communist regime in Havana
US president threatens Mexico and says Cuban regime will fall after capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
Threat of military action disrupts flow of holidaymakers travelling to Margarita island
More than 30 people have been killed as one of the most extreme storms on record crosses the Caribbean
The second novel by the New York-based Cuban writer deals with issues of exile and dissidence through the eyes of several émigrés
Power cuts and shortages of basic items plague Communist-ruled island’s vital sector
President warns against ‘vandalism’ and cancels trip to Brics summit in Russia as energy emergency mounts
Havana’s economic collapse is hampering relations with Beijing
Moscow and Havana strengthen ties on back of Ukraine war and Caribbean island’s dire economic situation
President Díaz-Canel blames unrest on ‘mediocre politicians’ in South Florida
Prosecutors described the case as one of the ‘highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations’ of federal government
A gateway to the Atacama wilderness, Afro-Cuban beats in Havana, a Costa Rican surf lodge – and more
Havana says it has launched criminal proceedings against those involved in effort to find mercenaries to fight in Ukraine
Countries in the global south are making dangerous alliances with illiberal autocracies
White House says Beijing has had intelligence relationship with Havana ‘for quite some time’
Your most beloved urban running routes, from Athens to Zurich
Havana insists it is ready to discuss debt restructuring despite London litigation with Cayman Islands-registered fund
The neurological disturbance which afflicted US diplomats is the subject of two new series
Those fleeing Venezuela and Cuba are adding to flow of people headed towards US border
