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It’s OK to have a tearful goodbye, but there’s a limit to my patience

It was the longest, most overwrought farewell I’ve ever witnessed, played out through a bus window like a scene from a telenovela.

  • Julie Miller

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People in Havana during a countrywide blackout on Friday.

How a country of 10 million people was left without power

The entire population of Cuba was plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday. But how did it get to this point?

  • Dave Sherwood
Destruction to the Faraway Inn Cottages and Motel in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida.

‘Nightmare’ hurricane Helene leaves trail of destruction, dozens dead

At least 43 deaths have been reported, and officials fear more bodies will be discovered across several states.

  • Kate Payne and Heather Hollingsworth
Manuel Rocha during a meeting with  “Miguel”, an FBI undercover employee, in this screenshot provided by the US Justice Department.

Former US ambassador, a double agent for Cuba, jailed for 15 years

Manuel Rocha incriminated himself in a series of secretly recorded video conversations with “Miguel”, an FBI agent posing as a Cuban spy.

  • Gisela Salomon and Jim Mustian
Juanita Castro who worked at the Mini Price Pharmacy in Miami, 2006.

The sister Fidel Castro called a ‘counter-revolutionary worm’

Juanita Castro concealed documents in cans of food and set up a code system using a clandestine radio and the opening tune of Madame Butterfly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz during their talks at the Kremlin in June.

Cuba identifies traffickers luring citizens into Russia’s war in Ukraine

The government says it has initiated criminal proceedings against those involved in “mercenarism”.

  • Sarah Dadouch and Mary Beth Sheridan
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The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

US confirms China has a spy base in Cuba

An official in the Biden administration said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying and its efforts to set up intelligence-gathering operations worldwide.

  • Aamer Madhani
Reports claim Beijing would give billions to Cuba in return to have the station built.

‘Spreading rumours’: China hits back at claims it’s building a spy station in Cuba

China has hit out following US media reports that it is paying billions of dollars to Cuba to build an eavesdropping facility on the island.

Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali, is shown in this undated photo provided by the Federal Public Defenders Office, at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Bali bombers must wait another two years for day in Guantanamo court

Defence lawyers protested the timeline was too long for the three men – an Indonesian known as Hambali and two Malaysians – who have been held for 20 years.

  • Carol Rosenberg
You won't find many tourists in Havana right now, but that's set to change.

Cuba travel guide: Tourism is making a comeback in this amazing country

As Cuba re-emerges as a destination, and with the Americans yet to return, now is the time to experience this fascinating time-capsule country.

  • Craig Tansley

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