Cuban Coast Guard kills 4 on US-registered boat International legal expert Eugene Kontorovich discusses the Cuban Coast Guard shooting of four people on a U.S.-registered boat and analyzes U.S. demands for Iran, including abandoning its nuclear weapons and missile programs. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia warned Thursday against any “provocative actions”…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cuba’s coast guard shot dead four people and wounded six others aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the island’s coast, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said a Cuban patrol vessel had approached the Florida-registered boat to identify those…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A tanker allegedly carrying Russian fuel en route to Cuba is using deceptive “dark fleet” tactics, including signal manipulation and offshore ship-to-ship transfers, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward. According to MarineTraffic, the vessel, called Sea Horse, was located Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast with its…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia will temporarily suspend flights to Cuba after airlines reported difficulties refueling aircraft on the island, aviation authorities said Wednesday. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia said in a statement posted on Telegram that the airlines Rossiya, part of the Aeroflot Group, and Nordwind were forced to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nicaragua’s government has blocked Cuban citizens from entering the Central American country without a visa in a move that eliminates a route for Cuban migration into the U.S. For years, Cuban migrants would fly to Nicaragua and meet up with smugglers, who would then help them migrate…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Thursday declared a national emergency via an executive order over Cuba, accusing the communist regime of aligning with hostile foreign powers and terrorist groups while moving to punish countries that supply the island nation with oil. Thursday’s executive order states that the policies…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China has publicly condemned U.S. pressure on Cuba, accusing Washington of violating international law and calling for an end to sanctions and the decades-long embargo. The comments echo Beijing’s long-standing pattern of backing smaller communist governments it says face foreign threats, including Cuba and Venezuela. “China is…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel declared Monday that his administration is not negotiating with Washington, despite President Donald Trump’s threats to push Cuba into a deal now that Venezuelan oil will no longer be supplied. “There are no conversations with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in…
Cuba faces collapse as Venezuelan oil dries up Joseph Hernandez, a Cuban immigrant and N.Y. comptroller candidate, shares his family’s experience fleeing communist Cuba and discusses the country’s uncertain future after Maduro’s capture, emphasizing its oil dependency on Venezuela. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez declared Sunday that…
US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island after the toppling of Havana’s key ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The threatening social media post drew an angry retort from Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who said “no one”…