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The Russian tanker "Anatoly Kolodkin", carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island.
2026-03-30

Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis.
2026-03-16

Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods.
2026-03-14

A major blackout across much of western Cuba, including Havana, leaves millions without power, following a fault at the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas. Officials estimate it will last at least 72 hours.
2026-03-4

The Cuban coast guard trades fire with an American marked speedboat registered in Florida 1 nmi mi off of Cuba. According to Cuban government sources, the boat's occupants fired on coast guard personnel who approached it for identification, and injured a coast guard commander in the shootout, with returning fire killing four and injuring six unidentified gunmen.
2026-02-25

Canadian mining firm Sherritt International announces that it will suspend operations in Moa, Holguín, Cuba, after planned fuel deliveries were not fulfilled due to the U.S. blockade affecting oil shipments to the island.
2026-02-17

The government of Myanmar pardons and releases 4,893 prisoners, including thirteen foreigners who will be deported from the country, and 22 political prisoners, ahead of the country's New Year.
2025-04-17

Cuba starts releasing political prisoners as part of an historic agreement with the United States announced last month.
2015-01-6

Cuba announces that it will release 2,900 prisoners – including some political prisoners – in the next few days.
2011-12-24

Cuba releases 7 political prisoners and sends them into exile in Spain, the first in a wave of 52.
2010-07-12