Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump reinstated Cuba 's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden just last week. Biden had announced plans to lift the designation as part of a Vatican-brokered deal to free political prisoners in Cuba.

Korea and Cuba are at a "beginning point" where the two countries have much to learn about each other's "realities," the top Cuban envoy to Seoul has said, following the establishment of their diplomatic relations almost a year ago.

Presid​ent Trump, drunk with arrogance, decides, for no good reason, Cuba sponsors terrorism,” said the Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez.

The US Coast Guard is taking President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant mandate seriously, announcing this week it will step up patrols in migrant-prone crossings.

Jose Daniel Ferrer, the leader of one of the largest banned anti-government groups in Cuba, was released two days after a surprise flurry of diplomatic activity involving the communist-run island in the waning days of the Biden administration.

Certain Miami travelers visiting Cuba in the coming months will have to comply with a requirement that Havana will impose in order to “modernize” its consular services. Cuban official media reported that the new requirement will be mandatory for international travelers to enter the island as of June 30.

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. – One woman was killed and a man seriously injured after their house exploded overnight. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the explosion happened around 1:30 a.m. on Erin Drive, located approximately four miles west of Cuba.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while Cuba said separately it would release upward of 500 prisoners from its jails, dual announcements poised to reshape U.S ...

President Trump placed Cuba back on the State Department's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism just one week after the Biden administration had removed the country's designation. That puts Cuba back on a short list with just three other countries: Iran,

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump on Monday revoked the Biden administration's last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism,

Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee's ranking member, introduced the bill after Joe Biden in his last week as president said the U.S. was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism after Cuba agreed to free a number of political prisoners.