Fidel Castro once said Cuba was the world's safest nation. Now police can't keep the streets safe.

The vessels are expected to stay in the island during the weekend as part of a military drill in the Caribbean.

The visit is seen as Russia's sabre-rattling, amid tensions with the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

For centuries, sugar was the mainstay of Cuba's economy. Now the industry is in rapid decline.

Media reports further fuel the view that US diplomats may have been targeted with sonic weapons.

The Cuban capital is known for its historic buildings but many are so dilapidated they pose a danger.

An unclassified assessment is released into the mysterious disease that has struck US officials abroad.

Many Cubans see emigration as their only chance to fulfil their dreams of achieving a better life.