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Group of people gather outside a church for a prayers

Cuban Americans make plea to Biden administration for help on immigration limbo

Immigration

A popular program for reuniting Cuban families in the US has been on pause since 2017. Now, many families are asking the Biden administration to restart it.

A view of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, September 29, 2017.

A secret sonic weapon in Havana? Scientists say ‘no way.’

Technology
Cuba's President Raul Castro oversees a handshake between Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono (right), better known by the nom de guerre Timochenko.

Bitter foes strike a deal for peace in Colombia

Conflict
Pope Francis and Cuba's President Raul Castro confer in Havana on Sunday.

Cuban artists ask why their government won’t let them create

Arts
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