Russian warship visit brings cold war frisson to sweltering Havana
Hundreds of Cubans queue for hours to visit naval vessel as tensions rise between Russia and United States
May 2024
‘This gesture made history’: watch given to Gina Lollobrigida by Fidel Castro is to go on sale
After the actor turned photojournalist interviewed the communist leader, he gave her his watch – one of many items of her memorabilia up for auction
April 2024
Ex-US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
Fascists’ feasts and grated rat: exhibition of vintage menus serves up slice of history
December 2023
Juanita Castro obituary
Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel and Raúl who worked with CIA, dies aged 90
December 2022
Pablo Milanés obituary
Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist who was one of the founders of the nueva trova musical movement
October 2022
Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on: what the Russians left behind
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings review – the eve of destruction
March 2022
‘By 10, I knew all about the impact of a nuclear blast’: growing up in the shadow of the bomb
From CND marches, to books, films and music, fear of the bomb was everywhere in the 1980s. Now, for many, the war in Ukraine has brought back that sense of dread
September 2021
Cuba review: American history of island neighbor is telling and timely
As Ada Ferrer writes, ‘Cuba – its sugar, its slavery, its slave trade – is part of the history of American capitalism’
January 2021
¡Populista! review: Chávez, Castro and Latin America's 'pink wave' leaders
BBC reporter Will Grant has produced an excellent look at the group of strongmen who came from left field
August 2020
Exploring Cuba beyond stereotypes
TV review
Cuba: Castro vs the World review – a triumph of historical illumination
March 2020
In defence of Bernie Sanders’ remarks on Fidel Castro
Celia and Fidel: why the timing is perfect for a new play about Castro
May 2019
Baseball team sorry for video equating Ocasio-Cortez with 'enemies of freedom'
The Fresno Grizzlies apologized to the US congresswoman for a Memorial Day tribute video that appeared to equate her with Kim Jong-un and Fidel Castro
January 2019
Shortcuts
Letters from the teenage fan club
Richard E Grant was 14 when he invited Barbra Streisand to stay with his family in Africa. His is just one of many pieces of fanmail written by people who went on to become famous
December 2018
Mystery of sonic incidents keeps Americans and Cubans divided
Claims that two dozen diplomats who fell ill were victims of ‘attacks’ have put relations back in the deep freeze
April 2018
The end of the Castro era? Raúl's exit likely to change little in Cuba
The island is getting a new president in Miguel Díaz-Canel – but the hands on the levers of power will remain the same
