Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north …

2 days ago · Fidel Castro was the leader of the Cuban Revolution, which overthrew President Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and brought a socialist government to power.

3 days ago · With an area of more than 44,000 square miles (114,447 sq. km.), Cuba is the largest island in the West Indies, accounting for more than one-half of the total Caribbean land mass. The …

3 days ago · Read the latest Cuba news including local and breaking politics, Havana, the Castro regime, US policy, travel and the Cuban expatriate community.

6 days ago · Cubans fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government.

6 days ago · Cuban military is ‘prepared’ for potential US aggression, deputy foreign minister says “Our country has historically been ready to mobilize, as a nation as a whole, for military aggression ...

Because of its surface area of 109,884.01 square kilometers, it is considered to be the largest island in the Antilles. The name of Cuba comes from the Taino language spoken by the Arawak natives, …

The recorded history of Cuba began on October 28, 1492, when Christopher Columbus sighted the island during his first voyage of discovery and claimed it for Spain.

3 days ago · There are no missiles raining down on Havana. But what I saw there was still warfare. I’m Cuban American. For the sake of both countries, Trump’s siege must end. 1 2 3 4...

News about Cuba, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.