Cuba–United States relations
Ex-Pentagon intelligence analyst who spied for Cuba freed
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A former U.S. defense intelligence analyst who was convicted of spying for Cuba more than 20 years ago has been released from a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ana Belen Montes, 65, was released Friday, Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Scott Taylor said Saturday.
Four cruise lines to pay nearly $450 million for using Cuba port
Four cruise lines have been sentenced by a US judge to pay a total of nearly $450 million for having used a Havana port nationalized by the Cuban government in 1960.
Cubans Exploit Russia, Serbia Visa Deals to Hit Balkan Migration Path
Since Cuba's Communist government put down protests in 2021, significant numbers of Cubans are on the move, many to the US, but some to the Balkans and, they hope, the EU.
US intelligence says directed energy could explain Havana syndrome
Intense directed energy from an external source could have caused some cases of the debilitating so-called "Havana syndrome" among US diplomats, US intelligence said Wednesday, supporting the possibility of deliberate attacks.
Havana Syndrome: The Perfect Disease for a Post-Truth World
Yet, mysteriously, there was no physical contact. By spring 2017 there were more than 80 alleged cases. Their medical diagnosis was akin to a "concussion without a concussion." Shortly after, more than two dozen personnel and family members attached to the Canadian Embassy in Havana began to report similar symptoms, but no noises. The "Havana Syndrome" was born.
Havana syndrome attacks again
The syndrome appeared in the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Colombia, all before the visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the capital Bogota.
The official added that he suspected that the problem appeared in several other people, the "Wall Street Journal" reported. An American family left the country for treatment because of that.
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Colombia to leave 'Havana Syndrome' embassy probe to US
Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Oct. 12 that his government is aware of cases of so-called "Havana Syndrome" at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, but is leaving the investigation to Washington.
The seizure of US property: Cuba and Cyprus
Ever since the United States became an empire after the Spanish-American War in 1898, US companies and US citizens have been acquiring property and interests in foreign countries, particularly in Central and South America. Nationalist and socialist governments gradually took power in these countries.
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Turkish hotel owner detained in Cuba, family calls for release
A man who owns a hotel adorned with items inspired by the Cuban culture in Turkey's southwest was detained in Cuba on April 18. His family is now calling on Cuban authorities to release him, saying his detention is unjust.
Fidel Castro's Eldest Son Commits Suicide
The 68-year-old son of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro has died in Havana after taking his own life, according to Cuban state media, quoted by BBC.
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression.
The first-born son of the late president was nicknamed "Fidelito", or Little Fidel, because of the family resemblance.
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