At the height of the Cold War, on 1 January 1959 ... coupled with similarities of ideology, pushed Cuba into the arms of the Soviet Union. So began years of dangerous political manoeuvring ...

A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. Russian frigate Admiral ...

In 2001, then-Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Havana, Cuba, to begin new talks with the former Cold War ally. Besides discussing the world's hot spots and the global financial crisis ...

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his island into a launching pad for the projection of his leadership throughout the world. Castro's ...

Cuba blames its economic woes on a Cold War-era U.S. trade embargo, a web of laws and regulations that complicate financial transactions and the acquisition of essentials like fuel and spare parts.

The ensuing confrontation brought the US and the Soviet Union closer to nuclear warfare than at any other point during the Cold War. Iran’s ties with Cuba have also been strengthened in recent ...

Cuba blames the country’s mounting energy crisis on a Cold War-era US trade embargo and fresh restrictions from US President Donald Trump, who recently tightened sanctions on the Communist-run ...