Fidel Castro
- Explainer
- Trump diplomacy
‘Cuba is finished’: What does Trump want with the island nation?
Without oil from Venezuela, the island nation is in crisis. Now Trump says he will ‘take’ it. How did Cuba get here, and what’s next?
- Angus Holland
Latest
- Analysis
- Cuba
‘The Crab’: The Castro who could end communism in Cuba
The grand-nephew of Fidel Castro is shaping up to be the man who could end his family’s decades-long stalemate with the US – and perhaps the Castro dynasty altogether.
- Benedict Smith
- Explainer
- Venezuela crisis
Once the epitome of glamour, Venezuela is in crisis. How did it get to this?
After months of military build-up, the US attacked Venezuela and took President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody. Why might this intervention feel like deja vu?
- Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
- Analysis
- US votes 2020
Bernie Sanders vows to press ahead but where does he go from here?
The 78-year-old democratic socialist is nothing if not willing to take on the political establishment against all odds.
- Steve Peoples
- CBD
- City life
Labor and Liberal MPs fascinated with Cuba
The low turnout for Cuban ambassador Ariel Lorenzo Rodriguez's Tuesday evening bash was surprising given the strength of the mojitos on offer.
- Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
- Analysis
- US votes 2020
'Divisive, toxic, exhausting': Democratic rivals finally aim fire at Bernie Sanders
The Democratic presidential contenders finally targeted frontrunner Bernie Sanders for his big-spending policies and praise for revolutionary far-left leaders.
- Matthew Knott
#CaudilloDay: New anti-Trump ads compare him to Latin American dictators
"What is a caudillo? An authoritarian. A demagogue. A dictator," the campaign's introduction ad says in bold white letters.
- Bianca Padro Ocasio
Cubans doubt change at the top will make a difference below
Hopes of a better life are dwindling regardless of the appointment of a new Cuban leader because of Donald Trump's hardline opposition to the communist state.