The U.S. embargo against Cuba has been a disaster for both countries, and the answer to the problem is ending the embargo and letting capitalism grow in Cuba, rather than military intervention.

On Cuba almost 11m people rose this morning to another day of sweltering, man-made misery. With food, medicine, electrical power and clean water in short supply, Cubans can expect no swift relief from the ruling Communist Party.

Trump’s latest moves against Cuba show that Washington has never accepted the island’s defiance of US power. Now is the time for solidarity with the Cuban people.

Russia has promised to provide “active support” to Cuba as the U.S. seeks to tighten its economic grip on the island’s communist government. “We reaffirm our full solidarity with Cuba,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a briefing on Thursday,

Baffled by all the Cuba headlines? Here is a scorecard of the most important issues at stake in the Havana-Washington discussions.

The move has added pressure to an economy already struggling with shortages, inflation, and rolling blackouts — all while Cuba continues to navigate the effects of the longstanding U.S. embargo. Marta Núñez-Sarmiento is a sociologist and retired professor at the University of Havana,

Cuba's Vincente de la O Levy said the country's diesel and fuel oil reserves have run totally dry due to the oil embargo imposed by the United States.

The Pulitzer-winning historian reflects on exile, guilt and family separation — and argues ordinary Cubans are caught between a failing state and US pressure.

The UN has been unable to effectively distribute nearly 20,000 tons of food in Cuba due to the fuel shortage caused by the United States.