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Havana

Arcs in and about Havana from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 86 stories · 325 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 4, 2023

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Trump's pressure campaign on Cuba and the island's blackouts

23 stories · 4 about Havana

Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal · 28 articles, Jan 8Cuba's president says no current talks with the US after Trump threatens it · 8 articles, Jan 12Trump says Cuba near failure as Mexico halts oil shipments · 5 articles, Jan 28Trump threatens tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba · 34 articles, Jan 30Trump says U.S. is 'starting to talk to Cuba' as he moves to cut its oil supplies · 7 articles, Feb 1Donald Trump floats "friendly takeover" of Cuba · 24 articles, Feb 27As Trump says Cuba 'is going to fall,' his administration explores criminal charges, source says · 13 articles, Mar 6Trump warns of imminent action against Cuba at 'Shield of Americas' summit · 6 articles, Mar 7Trump believes he’ll have the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ in the future · 16 articles, Mar 11Cuban president says talks held with the United States · 35 articles, Mar 13Blackouts and food shortages spark protest at Communist Party office in central Cuba · 10 articles, Mar 14Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis · 70 articles, Mar 16Trump muses over ‘taking Cuba’ as island’s power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade · 5 articles, Mar 17Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island · 12 articles, Mar 18Cuba plunged into second nationwide blackout in less than a week · 39 articles, Mar 22Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker reaching Cuba · 60 articles, Mar 30Cuba protests erupt as country reels from blackouts, Trump pressure · 5 articles, May 14Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action · 8 articles, May 21Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after power grid collapses · 12 articles, Jul 6Cuba’s power grid buckles as people face extended blackouts · 28 articles, Jul 10Cuba faces yet another nationwide blackout as electrical grid collapses · 23 articles, Aug 2Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity · 18 articles, Sep 18US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump's economic squeeze · 5 articles, Sep 24

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else26 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Havana that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 10– 12Cuba Says Its Reforms Aren't Capitalism. The Paperwork Tells a Different Story.2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Jul 13– 17Does Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones?6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  3. May 14– 15CIA Director John Ratcliffe meets with Cuban officials in Havana32 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 6 right
  4. Feb 9– 10As US squeezes Cuba’s oil supply, airlines rethink flights and Havana rations health services22 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 4 right
  5. Jan 30– Feb 2Mexico to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, Sheinbaum says5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Jan 16Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Havana

  1. Sep 29Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages4 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 20– 21Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment20 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 4Communist Cuba Is Back In Trump’s Crosshairs1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  4. Jul 22– 23R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 8418 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 5 right
  5. Jul 20– 21State Dept. again deems Cuba a threat amid talk of U.S. push for regime change16 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 9 right
  6. Jul 17– 20Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US27 articles · 24 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 1 right
  7. Jun 86.1-magnitude earthquake off Cuba coast felt in southern Florida18 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 1 right
  8. May 19– 21Raúl Castro indicted by US government71 articles · 36 independent sources
    7 left, 15 center, 7 right
  9. May 18Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action12 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. May 8U.S. seeks to strip citizenship from American diplomat turned Cuban spy6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 3– 4US hits Cuba with new sanctions as island’s crises multiply7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 25Inside one Havana apartment building as Cuba went dark6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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