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The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Do Britons travelling to the US really need a visa if they’ve visited Cuba?

All we know so far about the latest tightening of American economic sanctions against the Caribbean’s largest island

The Independent UK

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

WEKU

Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on: what the Russians left behind

Villagers became enmeshed in a battle for nuclear dominance – with the showdown leading Cuba to become one of the most militarised states in the world

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Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings review – the eve of destruction

The historian’s incisive account of the standoff between the US and Russia has chilling and timely lessons 60 years on

The Guardian - UK

More than 40 Cuban migrants land in South Florida

MIAMI — More than 40 migrants from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys and Key Biscayne aboard three separate boats Friday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Miami Herald

US to allow some Venezuelan migrants to enter and stay for 2 years

Some Venezuelan migrants will be allowed to enter the U.S. and stay legally for up to two years, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

USAID sent firefighter equipment to Cuba after devastating oil fire. Where is it?

MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to overthrow the regime, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently took what seems an unprecedented step and sent personal protective equipment for firefighters to Cuba following a devastating fire at an oil storage facility in August.

Miami Herald

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Attempting to reassert its once-dominant influence, US has a tough sell in Latin America

LIMA, Peru — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was meeting with Pedro Castillo in Lima, the Peruvian president was facing impeachment for a litany of charges — and not for the first time.

Los Angeles Times

Cuban migrant found clinging to the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Cuban migrant found clinging to a support column of the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed.

Miami Herald

New US visa rule for Brits means thousands could end up paying 700% more to enter

US entry rules for Brits are changing - and if you've been to countries on its no-go list, you could be facing costs 700% higher than the usual tourist visas

Daily Mirror

Travel expert Simon Calder answers your latest questions on passports, airports, eVisas and Esta scheme

Problems, problems: airport passport issues, eVisas for India and US-Cuba moves are among those tackled

The Independent UK

Scavenging for supplies, Cuba's tobacco farmers rebuild after Hurricane Ian

When Hurricane Ian ripped through western Cuba last week, tobacco farmer Victoriano Maqueira lost the two large barns he used for drying his crop, as well as his dogs, chickens, a pig, his television and the roof off his home.

Reuters

Joe Biden warns nuclear risk is at it's highest since Cuban Missile Crisis over tensions in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has warned that he will protect Russian territory by any means available to him

Manchester Evening News

Biden says risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ highest in 60 years

US president compares threat now with the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought world to brink of catastrophe in 1962.

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The Independent UK

10 days later, Cubans still recovering from Hurricane Ian

Cuban soldiers fix roofs and raise power poles under a blazing sun

Bangkok Post

Cuban priestesses defy religious patriarchy

HAVANA: First, they defied the male dominion over the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion by being secretly ordained. Then, they shocked the patriarchy by performing a ritual long considered the exclusive preserve of men.

Daily Mirror

Joe Biden warns of nuclear 'Armageddon' and Vladimir Putin 'not joking' about nukes use

US President Joe Biden said the threat of a nuclear Armageddon is at its highest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis, in 1962, due to Vladimir Putin's sabre-rattling over Ukraine

Reuters

Biden cites Cuban Missile Crisis in describing Putin's nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons threatens to bring about the biggest such risk since the Cuban Missile Crisis, adding Washington was "trying to figure out" Putin's off-ramp.

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Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian destroyed close to 8,000 homes in Cuba, damaged another 68,000, government says

Hurricane Ian, which hit western Cuba last week with Category 3 force winds and brought devastating flooding to the western provinces of Pinar del Río and Artemisa, destroyed more than 7,600 homes and damaged more than 68,000, Cuban authorities said.

Tribune News Service

Tax-the-rich push gives Miami’s condo king an opening in Colombia

As the child of Cuban parents growing up in the 1950s, Jorge Perez found refuge from the island’s political upheaval in Bogota. Decades later, as a billionaire developer, Perez is courting Colombians who fear their own country’s leftist shift.

The Times of India

With eye on Paris 2024, Olympic champion & twice World medallist Cubans shape up India's athletics future

GANDHINAGAR: The names of Olympic champion Anier Garcia and two-time World Championships medallist, Yoandri Betanzos Francis, might not ring a bell for an average Indian sports fan. But, in the world of athletics, they have been among the most revered track and field stars and coaches.

Reason

Learning From People Who Vote with their Feet

Washington Post columnist Keith Richburg explains how foot voting patterns are a strong indicator of the relative appeal of governments.

The Guardian - US

‘There will be more failures’: frustration as Cuba’s infrastructure crumbles

Countrywide blackout after Hurricane Ian was the latest disaster straining Cuba’s already disintegrating infrastructure

The Conversation

Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on

The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ahead of its 60th anniversary, Russian president Vladimir Putin is issuing nuclear threats following the unexpectedly poor performance of his troops in Ukraine. The invasion poses a new kind…

Miami Herald

As Cubans demand freedom, President Díaz-Canel says he will not tolerate ‘illegitimate’ protests

As residents in Havana and other cities continue demonstrating against the government and its response to Hurricane Ian, security forces have beaten and arrested some protesters, and Cuba’s handpicked president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned the population that “counterrevolutionary” behavior like blocking the streets will be punished.

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