Sources: BBC
Spanish airline Iberia announces the suspension of flights to Cuba from June to late October due to fuel supply constraints and reduced passenger demand linked to the U.S.-imposed oil blockade of the country. The airline states that it plans to resume operations in November if conditions improve. 2026-04-13
One person is killed, another is injured, a girl is reported missing and thousands are evacuated during floods caused by Storm Leonardo in Portugal and Spain. 2026-02-4
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez urges the United States to consider air strikes on Cuba. Additionally, Cuban exile leaders such as Cuban Democratic Directorate spokesperson Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat calls for the Biden administration to intervene in the country. 2021-07-13
British rock band The Rolling Stones performs in Havana, Cuba, playing an open-air free concert in the country, in what has been called a "historic moment." Western music used to be banned in Cuba as being "ideologically divergent." 2016-03-26
In a statement by Pope Benedict XVI he says that Communism does not work for Cuba and that he is ready to help the island find new ways to move forward in a peaceful manner. 2012-03-23
Cuba frees Ivan Hernandez, a dissident who refused to go into exile in Spain. 2011-02-19
The Roman Catholic Church in Cuba announces that the government will release two more political prisoners to exile in Spain. 2010-12-24
Havana's Roman Catholic Church says Cuba is to release 3 more political prisoners who will be allowed leave for Spain. 2010-10-10
3 more Cuban dissidents released on humanitarian grounds arrive with their families in Madrid, Spain. 2010-08-17
Two more Cuban dissidents arrive in Spain out of the 52 political prisoners due to be released on humanitarian grounds. 2010-07-14