Venezuela Tells U.S. to Reduce Embassy Staff
CARACAS, Venezuela — With diplomatic relations fraying rapidly between the United States and Venezuela, the government of President Nicolás Maduro has given the American Embassy here 15 days to come…
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Conan O’Brien takes show to Cuba
In December, President Obama announced that the U.S. would be moving to re-establish diplomatic relations with the island nation, including reopening an embassy in Havana and loosening travel restrictions. –…
U.S.-Cuban Relations Aren’t Normalizing As Fast As You Might Think
The U.S. and Cuba joint announcement on Dec. 17 that they would work toward re-establishing diplomatic relations seemed to symbolize the dawning of a new era for the Cold War…
Obama speaks at National Prayer Breakfast, Dalai Lama in audience
An encounter between the two leaders would be the fourth meeting of the two leaders. And each encounter proves an exercise in diplomatic finesse, with the White House always stressing…
Fidel Castro Shares Views on Warming of Relations
MEXICO CITY — Fidel Castro has ended his silence of almost six weeks over the deal to restore diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, writing in a letter…
Bronx Plans Art Exchange With Cuba
The Bronx Museum of the Arts and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Cuba announced Wednesday that a major exchange of works from their collections would take place this…
Black Cubans: Restoring US Ties Is Cool, But America, Keep Your Hang-Ups About Race At Bay
It doesn’t matter how much Cuba’s culture changes now that the U.S. has restored diplomatic relations; if you’re waiting for black Cubans to set off some sort of racial revolution,…
A new era in U.S.-Cuba relations
Relations across the Florida Straits turned so bad, that the two countries pushed the entire world to the brink of nuclear war. Exploding cigars to blow up Cuba’s rebel leader…
Migration From Cuba Surges Amid Rumors Of End To ‘Wet Foot, Dry Foot’ Policy
The number of Cubans attempting to cross the 90-mile stretch of water separating the island from the United States has risen sharply following the two governments’ agreement to resume normal…