The entire population of Cuba was plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday. But how did it get to this point?
At least 43 deaths have been reported,and officials fear more bodies will be discovered across several states.
Manuel Rocha incriminated himself in a series of secretly recorded video conversations with “Miguel”,an FBI agent posing as a Cuban spy.
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.
The government says it has initiated criminal proceedings against those involved in “mercenarism”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A severe economic downturn in Cuba has driven a massive spike in emigration from the Caribbean island in the past year by land,air and sea.
Indonesian-born Hambali has been held by the United States,at CIA black sites and then its military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay,for almost 20 years.