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Raúl Castro is shown wearing a dark suit and red tie with his left arm raised and finger pointing.
Global Politics
A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba’s communists
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, is shown wearing a light colored blazer with his hands handcuffed behind his back.
Top of The World
Pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai sentenced in Hong Kong
Cuba's President Raul Castro (C) and First Vice-President Miguel Díaz-Canel (R) are seen on a TV screen inside a restaurant during a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, April 18, 2018. Díaz-Canel became Cuba's president on Wednesday.
Global Politics
Castro steps down as Díaz-Canel assumes Cuban presidency
Cuba's First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his wife Lis Cuesta stand in line before Diaz-Canel casts his vote during an election of candidates for the national and provincial assemblies.
Economics
Cuba’s Communist Party admits errors, slowdown in reforms
Fighters from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),stand in line during the opening of ceremony congress at the camp where they prepare for ratifying a peace deal with the government, near El Diamante in Yari Plains, Colombia, September 17, 2016.
Conflict
Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal
US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro gesture after a news conference as part of President Obama's three-day visit to Cuba. In Havana March 21, 2016.
Media
Freedom of the press ‘rattled’ Raúl Castro, causing him to answer a question with a lie
Air Force One carrying US President Barack Obama and his family flies over a neighborhood of Havana as it approaches the runway to land at Havana's international airport, March 20, 2016.
Global Politics
Forget your stereotypes. Here’s a young Cuban American who opposes rapprochement, and an older one who supports it.
Pope Francis and Cuba's President Raul Castro confer in Havana on Sunday.
Arts
Cuban artists ask why their government won’t let them create
The Bella ll Health and Beauty Institute, a beauty salon in Havana
Economics
Cuban cooperatives present a new economic model
Vintage Postcard of Cruise from Miami to Havana
Global Politics
No cigar just yet: Many obstacles remain before complete normalization with Cuba
Alan Gross at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
Global Politics
Alan Gross goes from a Cuban jail to a guest of honor at the State of the Union
The annual procession of Our Lady of Charity, the patron saint of Cuba in Havana.
Global Politics
How the Pope lent Washington and Havana a helping hand
FBI wanted poster from 1983
Justice
The US-Cuba thaw is bad news for American fugitives
President Obama announces the thaw in US-Cuban relations
Global Politics
In Havana, Cubans are already welcoming a new era with the US
Development
How a US aid agency hoped hip-hop might fuel a Cuban revolution
The US Coast Guard intercepted a vessel carrying Cuban migrants en route to Florida this summer. New York Times reporter Frances Robles recently reported a story that highlights a slow but steady increase in the number of Cubans trying to enter the US.
Justice
Long, dangerous journeys aren’t stopping Cubans from trying to come to the US
Arts, Culture & Media
Julia Cooke shows us a Cuba where a younger generation navigates through stagnation and change
Nelson Mandela meets one of his favorite boxers, Baby Jake Matlala, in heaven
Global Scan
Even Mandela meets his heroes in heaven
Global Politics
Can you name the five remaining communist countries in the world?
Global Scan
Mandela brings people together, even in death
Development & Education
Cuba’s new socialist MBA program
Global Politics
Among World Leaders in Attendance at Hugo Chavez’s Funeral, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Global Politics
Cuba’s Next President-In-Waiting
Global Politics
American Chefs in Cuba for Culinary, Cultural Exchange
What does the Pope’s Visit to Cuba Mean for the Country’s Future?
Global Politics
Pope Urges Cubans to Search for “Authentic” Freedom
Global Politics
Wife of American Held in Cuba Hoping for Papal Help
Global Politics
The Pope Visits Cuba
Global Politics
Cuba Appoints Non-Castro to Communist Party
Arts, Culture & Media
Fidel Castro gives brother Raul more power
Global Politics
Market capitalism finds its way to Cuba, slowly
Arts, Culture & Media
The battle for the soul (and pesos) of Cuban communism
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cuba’s creep toward capitalism: cosmetic or real reform?
Conflict & Justice
Change slow in Cuba
Global Politics
Cuba and Russia rekindle relationship
Conflict & Justice
Cuban exiles follow U.S. race
Global Politics
Cuba over Raul