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‘Cuba to be liberated’:Trump insider's direct warning to Diaz-Canel, Raul Castro

The Trump administration increased pressure on Cuba after CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana.
Published on May 15, 2026 11:53 pm IST

In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king

In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king
Published on Feb 16, 2026 12:42 am IST

Get to know... Rohit Chawla

Photographer and artist Rohit Chawla says his favourite Sunday memory is walking his dogs on Morjim Beach.
Updated on Nov 01, 2024 03:52 pm IST

Cuban Olympic Committee demands the immediate exclusion of an athlete from refugee team

Cuban Olympic Committee demands the immediate exclusion of an athlete from refugee team
Published on Jul 24, 2024 01:32 am IST

Canada Navy ship, US attack sub dock in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

Russian Marines standing on top of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan (R), part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
Published on Jun 15, 2024 12:55 pm IST

Govt to investigate ‘Havana syndrome’ in India. Know all about mystery illness

Havana syndrome (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 11:00 pm IST

Pioneering artist Vivan Sundaram dies at 79

Sundaram is survived by his wife art historian-critic Geeta Kapur.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:18 pm IST

Havana luxury hotel rocked by explosion - A lowdown on what happened | Video

People watch the rescue effort at the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Published on May 07, 2022 08:43 am IST

 CIA says 'Havana Syndrome' not a foreign conspiracy: All you need to know

The lobby of the CIA headquarters building in McLean, Virginia. 
Published on Jan 22, 2022 06:05 am IST

US announces ‘Havana Syndrome’ probe

Security guards look on as they stand guard outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.
Published on Nov 06, 2021 01:43 am IST

Havana zoo welcomes rare white tiger, three other Bengal cubs

A white bengal tiger cub is seen inside a cage at the zoo in Havana, Cuba.
Published on Apr 16, 2021 07:21 pm IST

Tourists trickle back to Havana despite tough Covid-19 protocols

Cuba, like other Caribbean countries, depends heavily on tourism, which represented about a tenth of its gross domestic product in 2019.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 01:11 pm IST

You didn’t know you needed this Pingu cover of Havana, but you do. Watch

“That’s so creative,” commented an Instagram user.
Published on Oct 19, 2020 10:05 am IST

New York Fashion Week: COVID-19 travel restrictions dictate new collection of fashion label Badgley Mischka

COVID-19 travel restrictions dictate new collection of fashion label Badgley Mischka
Updated on Sept 17, 2020 09:21 am IST

Paris of the Caribbean: Havana, Cuba gets its own Eiffel Tower. See pics

Jorge Enrique Salgado poses for a photo beside a replica of the Eiffel Tower he built on the roof of his home in Havana, Cuba, August 7, 2020.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 08:11 pm IST

Artists, athletes cling to their dreams on Havana’s rooftops

Artists, athletes cling to their dreams on Havana’s rooftops. (Representational Image)
Updated on May 03, 2020 02:49 pm IST

Havana at 500: A city in four portraits

The island received 4.75 million tourists last year.
Updated on Nov 14, 2019 03:43 pm IST

Washington banning US flights to all Cuban cities but Havana

Two people briefed on the matter say the Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities but Havana in the latest move to roll back Obama-era easing of relations. (Representative Image)
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 06:38 am IST

Alicia Alonso, the ballet legend from Cuba, dies at age 98

So revered is Alicia Alonso in Cuba - where a perfume carries her name and the huge Coppelia ice cream parlour is named after one of her signature roles.
Updated on Oct 18, 2019 01:29 pm IST

In India on 60 years of Cuban revolution, Che’s daughter says world needs more people like him

Ernesto Che Guevara with VK Krishna Menon on July 3, 1959.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 09:53 am IST

Cuba’s strongest tornado in nearly 80 years kills at least four

Residents of tornado-hit Regla neighbourhood stand in front of their destroyed house, in Havana, on January 28, 2019.
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 09:34 am IST

Singer Shilpa Rao shares her travel stories from Cuba, Morocco, Vietnam and more

Singer Shilpa Rao in Casablanca, Morocco. (Instagram)
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 12:12 pm IST

Camila Cabello is surprise winner at MTV VMAs 2018, here’s a round-up

US/Cuban singer/songwriter Camila Cabello holds her 2 awards for Video of the Year and Artist of the Year in the press room at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 04:36 pm IST

New travel destination, here’s why it’s the best time to visit Cuba

Travellers of all nationalities stand to reap certain rewards by going to Cuba this year.
Published on Jul 12, 2018 02:06 pm IST

One of Cuba’s three air crash survivors dies in hospital

A rescue team member works at the wreckage of a Boeing 737 plane that crashed in the agricultural area of Boyeros, around 20 km (12 miles) south of Havana, shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport in Cuba, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Updated on May 22, 2018 09:54 am IST

Plane in Cuba crash was poorly maintained, alleges former pilot

Rescue team members work on the wreckage of a Boeing 737 plane that crashed in the agricultural area of Boyeros, some 20 km (12 miles) south of Havana on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport in Cuba, May 18, 2018.
Updated on May 21, 2018 03:43 pm IST

Boeing 737 Airliner crashes with 104 passengers aboard on takeoff from Havana

Images on social media showed a large plume of black smoke above the airport.
Updated on May 19, 2018 11:38 am IST

As Castro exits, US and Cuba are still good frenemies

The Cuban government on April 18, 2018, selected the country’s 57-year-old first vice-president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro
Published on Apr 21, 2018 04:02 pm IST

Flying high: Cuban YouTubers dream big despite poor internet access

Young Cuban YouTubers Frank Camallerys and Emma Lopez.
Updated on Mar 14, 2018 12:49 pm IST