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Cuba

Cuba is a state in the Caribbean, located 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the coast of Florida, US. The former Spanish colony has been a Marxist-Leninist one-party republic since 1962.

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Cuban and US flags in Havana

Russia slams Trump's 'Cold War' Cuba rhetoric

The US president partially reversed Washington's diplomatic and commercial opening to Cuba that was unveiled in 2014.
PoliticsJune 18, 2017
USA PK Präsident Donald Trump nach Schießerei in Alexandria, Virginia

Could Trump's Cuban policy switch backfire?

The US's policy shift toweards Cuba could be a lose-lose, critics say.
BusinessJune 16, 2017
Kuba - Tourismus - USA

Trump orders Cuba travel and trade limits

US President Donald Trump has announced restrictions on American travel to Cuba and a clampdown on US business dealings.
PoliticsJune 16, 2017
President Raul Castro

Cuba's Castro sets elections timetable

Cuba is set to hold municipal elections on October 22, a precursor to the handover of power from President Raul Castro.
PoliticsJune 15, 2017
Kuba Luxushotel Gran Hotel Kempinski La Habana

Cuba's first luxury hotel

Cuba's first luxury hotel should help the country raise badly needed cash. But there is already resistance.
BusinessJune 8, 201702:10 min
Flash-Galerie Kuba Alltag

US-Cuba relations under Trump

Last year, former US president Barack Obama made history when he restored diplomatic ties with Cuba.
BusinessJune 5, 201701:36 min
Kuba Neue Luxusmall in Havanna

Rich meets poor at Havana luxury mall

After decades with a focus on social equality, the Cuban government hopes high-end tourism will help the economy.
PoliticsMay 25, 2017
Ropa vieja, stewed meat, at La Pequeña Habana in Berlin (Photo: DW/L. Ganssmann)

La Pequeña Habana prepares ropa vieja

Gourmets usually associate rum and cigars with Cuba. But the Caribbean island's cuisine is also delicious.
LifestyleMay 24, 20175 images
Kuba Luxushotel Gran Hotel Kempinski La Habana

Cuba's first luxury hotel opens in Havana

Cuba's first ultra luxury hotel opened its doors Monday in Havana,
TravelMay 23, 2017
Cuban LGBT activists in Havanna

Protests mark decade of LGBT activism in Cuba

Calling for same-sex marriage, Cubans have chanted "revolution yes, homophobia no" in the streets of Havana.
PoliticsMay 14, 2017
Cubana Antonov AN-26

Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all on board

A Cuban military plane has crashed into a hillside in the western province of Artemisa. All eight on board were killed.
CatastropheApril 30, 2017
Tankstelle in Havanna

Venezuela fuel crunch hits Cuba

Cuba is running on empty because the country's main trading partner is hit by a fuels shortage itself.
BusinessMarch 31, 201701:11 min
Kubanischer Präsident Raul Castro

Castro: Trump policies 'egotistical' and 'irrational'

Increasing tension between the two neighbors could detail Obama's end-of-office detente policies toward Cuba.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2017
DW Shift - Kuba geht online 2

Cuba goes online

The first 2000 private households are to go online in Cuba's capital Havana by the end of 2016.
CultureJanuary 31, 2017
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Cuba goes online

The first 2000 private households have gone online in Cuba's capital Havana in a pilot project.
SocietyJanuary 31, 201702:11 min
Kuba Reise Strand

Cuba is changing rapidly

Cuba, the last "socialist paradise" in rapidly changing - and runing the risk of losing its very special charm.
TravelJanuary 26, 2017
Bildergalerie Kuba - USA Flüchtlinge Exilkubaner

Obama ends 'wet foot, dry foot' Cuba policy

Washington scraps a policy that granted automatic residency to Cubans who reached dry land in the US.
PoliticsJanuary 13, 2017
Cuban prison, Combinado del Este

Cuba arbitrary arrests soared in 2016, dissidents say

The government on the one-party communist island denies holding any political prisoners.
Law and JusticeJanuary 6, 2017
A boy practices boxing in Havana

After Castro: A snapshot from Cuba

As many Cubans try to hold on to the ideals espoused by the late Fidel Castro, their way of life is changing.
PoliticsJanuary 5, 20179 images
A U.S. soldier looks into a cell of the "Gitmo" maximum security detention center

White House to continue transfer of Gitmo inmates

The White House plans to transfer more inmates out of the Guantanamo Bay military prison before Trump's inauguration.
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2017
Kuba | Militärparade

Cuba marks revolution with tribute to Castro

On the 58th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, Cuba has paid tribute to its late leader.
PoliticsJanuary 3, 2017
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Paris to reap Brexit bonus
BusinessDecember 28, 201610:58 min
Kolumbien Unterzeichnung des Friedensvertrags

Latin America makes history in 2016

Peace in Colombia, the Olympic Games in Brazil, and the Rolling Stones' first concert in Cuba: We look back at 2016,
PoliticsDecember 28, 201614 images
Kuba Trauerfeier Fidel Castro

Cuba passes law to prevent Castro 'personality cult'

No public spaces or honorary titles will be named after Fidel Castro, in accordance with the late leader's dying wishes.
Law and JusticeDecember 28, 2016
Kuba Tourismus Havanna Uferpromenade Malecon

Cuba's economy shrinks for the first time in 25 years

Despite optimism over the thaw in Cuba's relationship with the United States, the island nation's economy actually shrank this year. The reason? Economic crises among its key trading partners.
BusinessDecember 28, 201601:34 min
Kuba Rum 'Habana Club'

Cuba offers to pay off Czech debt with rum

Cuba has offered to pay back its debts to the Czech Republic with a century-worth of its famous rum.
PoliticsDecember 16, 2016
US and Cuba flags

Reversing US-Cuba rapprochement 'would be harmful'

Barack Obama's government warns Donald Trump against reversing the thaw in relations with Cuba.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2016
Kuba Google Eric Schmidt Mayra Arevich Marin

Cuba signs deal with Google for faster internet access

Internet service is notoriously limited and slow on the communist island.
TechnologyDecember 13, 2016
Rodriguez and Mogherini

EU, Cuba sign cooperation deal

The EU and Cuba have agreed to a new legal framework in an effort to improve relations.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2016
Two men on a donkey and cart

Cuba's 'Shangri-La'

A social reforestation project has become one of the country’s best eco-tourism attractions - but may well be a one-off.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 6, 2016
Fidel Castro Beisetzung Kuba Santiago

Fidel Castro ashes interred in Santiago cemetery

The funeral marks the end of a nine-day mourning period for the former Cuban leader.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2016
People hold images of Cuba's late President Fidel Castro as they wait for the arrival of the caravan carrying Castro's ashes

Thousands gather to honor Castro in final rally

Fidel Castro's ashes have arrived in the city that served as the birthplace of his revolution.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2016
A picture of former King Juan Carlos I visiting Cuban Leader Fidel Castro in 1999

Inside Europe: Former Spanish King pays tribute to Castro

Guy Hedgecoe reports on why the Spanish government sent former king Juan Carlos I to mourn Fidel Castro.
PoliticsDecember 1, 201602:06 min
Amir Valle

Broken dreams

Amir Valle
Fidel Castro: His people will remember him, but not for what he would have liked.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2016
Castro's ashes

Castro's ashes begin final journey across Cuba

Thousands are watching as ex-Cuban president Fidel Castro's ashes begin a four-day journey to his final resting place.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2016
Image from the graphic novel Castro by Reinhard Kleist

Graphic novel explores Castro's contradictions

Revolutionary and president, liberator and dictator - Fidel Castro was a self-contradicting myth during his lifetime.
CultureNovember 30, 2016
Kuba Trauer um Fidel Castro

Cuba and allies rally to mourn Fidel Castro

The revolutionary's ashes are due to travel across the country as Castro's supporters mourn.
SocietyNovember 30, 2016
Beziehungen USA Kuba

US airlines resume direct flights to Havana

A sign of the changing times just as the Cuban capital held a tearful memorial for revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
TravelNovember 29, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro

Big names missing from Castro's impending funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin's omission comes as surprise. Canada's Trudeau will also give it a miss.
PoliticsNovember 28, 2016
Kuba Havanna Platz der Revolution Fidel Castro

Memorial week for Fidel Castro begins in Havana

A week-long farewell to Fidel Castro has begun in Havana as thousands gathered to pay their final respects.
PoliticsNovember 28, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro

Cuban dissidents lie low after Castro's death

The Ladies in White, who have rallied almost every week since its founding in 2003, have called off this week's protest.
PoliticsNovember 28, 2016
Kuba | Trauer um Fidel Castro

Cuba mourns a revolutionary's death

Cubans have taken to the streets to bid farewell to Fidel Castro.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2016
Symbolbild Kuba Fidel Castro Revolution

Cuba: Life without the eternal shadow

Waking up without Fidel: Around 12 million Cubans have just spent their first day without the Máximo Líder.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2016
Cuban beach

Castro's Caribbean island gift to East Germany

The death of ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro has jogged memories of his gift of an uninhabited island to East Germany.
SocietyNovember 27, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro: Africa leaders praise a fallen comrade

Leaders from all over the continent are sending words of praise for the former president of Cuba.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2016
USA Miami Reaktionen Tod Fidel Castro

US Cubans celebrate death of Fidel Castro

Many Cubans fled the island after Castro took over as the country's president in 1959, with many settling in Miami.
SocietyNovember 26, 2016
Thofern Uta Kommentarbild App

Death of an icon

Uta Thofern
Fidel Castro's death marks the symbolic end of the post-war era, writes DW's Uta Thofern.
PoliticsNovember 26, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro verkündet die Vertreibung von Batista

World reacts to Fidel Castro's death

World leaders have reacted to the death of longtime Cuban president and revolutionary Fidel Castro.
PoliticsNovember 26, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro mit Zigarre

Cuba's hero and dictator, dead at 90

Cuba's longtime ruler Fidel Castro is dead. He leaves behind a questionable legacy.
SocietyNovember 26, 2016
Kuba Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro dead at 90

Former Cuban leader and icon Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90.
PoliticsNovember 26, 2016