Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north …

5 days ago · Cuba is a socialist republic governed by a single political party, the Communist Party of Cuba. The party is recognized in the constitution as the leading force of the state and society, and no …

15 hours ago · Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation …

11 hours ago · Cuban president confirms talks with US officials amid Trump pressure A change in the political system of Havana is not up for discussion, a Cuban official said in an interview.

15 hours ago · Cuba's leader signals he's open to signing an economic deal with the Trump administration as the White House cuts off fuel supplies.

10 hours ago · Díaz-Canel said that the talks were aimed at finding solutions to differences between the two nations.

1 day ago · With an area of more than 44,000 square miles (114,447 sq. km.), Cuba is the largest island in the West Indies, accounting for more than one-half of the total Caribbean land mass. The island is …

2 days ago · Read the latest Cuba news including local and breaking politics, Havana, the Castro regime, US policy, travel and the Cuban expatriate community.

The recorded history of Cuba began on October 28, 1492, when Christopher Columbus sighted the island during his first voyage of discovery and claimed it for Spain.

Because of its surface area of 109,884.01 square kilometers, it is considered to be the largest island in the Antilles. The name of Cuba comes from the Taino language spoken by the Arawak natives, …