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Plane commandeered from Cuba, lands safely in Florida Everglades. The pilot ‘appears to be fine’

MIAMI — The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday, when someone in a old Soviet-era cropduster took off from the island just 90 miles north of Key West and landed somewhere west of Krome Avenue in the Everglades.

Miami Herald

Wave of Cuban migrant detentions stoke fears that deportations to the island will resume

MIAMI — When Dachel Caballero headed to an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Miramar earlier this week, the 30-year-old Cuban man thought he’d go back home to his wife and newborn child.

Miami Herald

‘We are seeing migrant landings almost everyday.’ What’s behind surge in South Florida?

Desperate to leave Cuba and start over in the United States, people are making the perilous journey in greater numbers across the Florida Straits. South Florida authorities say the steady stream of arrivals has put stress on local law enforcement and rescuers, who are often dispatched when migrant boaters are…

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Cuba calls U.S. trade embargo a 'hurricane' that never ends

Cuba on Wednesday said the decades-old U.S. trade embargo has been causing record financial losses and untold human suffering in recent months, at a time when Cuba was also battling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ian.

Reuters

Florida Citrus Growers Left Reeling From Hurricane Ian’s Devastation

Hurricane Ian disrupted the lives of many millions across the United States and Cuba during its rampage through the Atlantic.

Zenger

US offers hurricane assistance to Cubans amid blackouts

The United States says it has offered critical emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of Cuba to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, an unusual but not unprecedented move after years of bilateral tensions

The Independent UK

In unprecedented move, USAID to provide $2 million to aid victims of Hurricane Ian in Cuba

The U.S. Agency for International Development, the government branch that mobilizes humanitarian aid around the world but which Cuban authorities have accused of being a surrogate for the CIA, is taking the unprecedented step of providing $2 million to help the victims of hurricane Ian in Cuba, which damaged more…

Miami Herald

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US will give $2m to Cuba in emergency relief funding for Hurricane Ian victims

The money will be used in work with independent organizations like the Red Cross and not go through the Cuban government

The Guardian - US

U.S. approves Delta, United bids to delay restart of Havana flights

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Tuesday said it would allow Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to temporarily delay resuming flights to Cuba as they work to address logistical issues.

Reuters

Biden administration to provide $2 million to Cuba for Hurricane Ian relief

The Biden administration will provide $2 million to Cuba for emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Cuba seeks World Cup qualification after nearly a century

Soccer coaches across Cuba are training hundreds of players as part of a new program to elevate the sport’s profile and status in a country that last qualified for the World Cup in 1938

The Independent UK

Cuba replaces energy minister as hours-long blackouts stir unrest

Cuba´s communist-run government replaced its energy and mines minister with Vicente de la O Levy, head of the state-run electronics company, official media reported on Monday, as the country struggles to contain hours-long blackouts that have stirred rare protests across the island.

Reuters

Do Britons travelling to the US really need a visa if they’ve visited Cuba?

All we know so far about the latest tightening of American economic sanctions against the Caribbean’s largest island

The Independent UK

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

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The Guardian - US

Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on: what the Russians left behind

Villagers became enmeshed in a battle for nuclear dominance – with the showdown leading Cuba to become one of the most militarised states in the world

The Guardian - UK

Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings review – the eve of destruction

The historian’s incisive account of the standoff between the US and Russia has chilling and timely lessons 60 years on

Miami Herald

More than 40 Cuban migrants land in South Florida

MIAMI — More than 40 migrants from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys and Key Biscayne aboard three separate boats Friday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Los Angeles Times

US to allow some Venezuelan migrants to enter and stay for 2 years

Some Venezuelan migrants will be allowed to enter the U.S. and stay legally for up to two years, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

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USAID sent firefighter equipment to Cuba after devastating oil fire. Where is it?

MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to overthrow the regime, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently took what seems an unprecedented step and sent personal protective equipment for firefighters to Cuba following a devastating fire at an oil storage facility in August.

Los Angeles Times

Attempting to reassert its once-dominant influence, US has a tough sell in Latin America

LIMA, Peru — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was meeting with Pedro Castillo in Lima, the Peruvian president was facing impeachment for a litany of charges — and not for the first time.

Miami Herald

Cuban migrant found clinging to the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Cuban migrant found clinging to a support column of the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed.

Daily Mirror

New US visa rule for Brits means thousands could end up paying 700% more to enter

US entry rules for Brits are changing - and if you've been to countries on its no-go list, you could be facing costs 700% higher than the usual tourist visas

The Independent UK

Travel expert Simon Calder answers your latest questions on passports, airports, eVisas and Esta scheme

Problems, problems: airport passport issues, eVisas for India and US-Cuba moves are among those tackled

Reuters

Scavenging for supplies, Cuba's tobacco farmers rebuild after Hurricane Ian

When Hurricane Ian ripped through western Cuba last week, tobacco farmer Victoriano Maqueira lost the two large barns he used for drying his crop, as well as his dogs, chickens, a pig, his television and the roof off his home.

Manchester Evening News

Joe Biden warns nuclear risk is at it's highest since Cuban Missile Crisis over tensions in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has warned that he will protect Russian territory by any means available to him

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