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When Morocco ‘s King Mohamed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery owner Alberto Magnan impressed him with a “full immersion” in the Caribbean island’s art and culture, drawing a line between the cultural and historical themes tackled by Cuban artists and those from across Africa. Seven years after that encounter, one of the first exhibitions of Cuban art at …

In an explosive new report CBS’s 60 Minutes,The Insider and Der Spiegel found new evidencethat hundreds of U.S. government employees complaining of sudden neurological symptoms known as Havana Syndrome may have been attacked by Russiawitha weapon using directed energy. “Well, there’s a number of reasons why we think the U.S. doesn’t want to blame Moscow, i.e. Putin and the Russians. …

MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. Elaine Saralegui welcomed all to her LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas. “We’re all invited. And no one can exclude us,” Saralegui told same-sex couples who held hands sitting on wooden pews in the Metropolitan Community …

A high-speed chase in Florida may be linked to the mysterious phenomenon known as “Havana syndrome,” according to a new report. U.S. and Canadian embassy staff first reported the condition in Cuba in 2016, and it was later reported by hundreds of American personnel in multiple countries. A promotional clip of a story from CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” set to …

This essay was originally published inDiscourse magazine. On Feb. 5, Mirtza Ocana, an American citizen of Cuban origin, arrived at Tampa International Airport from Havana andwas arrested for attempting to smuggle more than $100,000 into the country. When questioned, Ocana confessed to having carried out 45 similar assignments since May 2023. The smuggling operation involved millions of dollars. Because Cuba …

Cuba’s repressive Communist dictatorship relies on more than brute force to oppress its people. The Castros and their successors keep Cubans in line by controlling what information they can receive and transmit. That’s why, when demonstrations against shortages of food and other necessities began on March 17, the regime cut the state-provided internet to stop the protesters from coordinating online, …

FormerPresident Trumphas suggested a regime change take place in Cuba should he be reelected to office in November. The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, spoke on Truth Social Friday about the deepening crisis inside the communist nation as it endured one of its worst economic and energy crises with food shortages and blackouts pushing the country toward the verge of collapse. …

As protests erupt anew in Cuba over energy and food shortages, calls are growing for the military to side with the people and for the Communist regime to come to an end after more than 60 years. Hundreds of people on Sunday took the streets in eastern Cuba, primarily Santiago, though there were reports of protests in a number of …

Protests have continued this week in Cuba over one of the island’s worst ever economic and energy crises as food shortages and blackouts push the country toward the “verge of collapse.” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio took to X on Tuesday to say the disastrous situation was down to Cuba’s long-standing Marxist policies. “The reason Cuba is on the verge …