Samantha Schmidt

CARACAS The detainees held inside one of Venezuelas notorious prisons had not yet heard the news that had gripped their nation and much of the world for the past week.

An effective U.S. oil blockade has worsened the island’s energy crisis. The U.S. Embassy in Havana, too, is feeling the effects.

Adam Taylor, Samantha Schmidt, Marina Dias, Karen DeYoung The Cuban government this week refused a request by the U.S.

Cuban officials have petitioned Pope Leo XIV to help persuade the Trump administration to ease its oil embargo, which is causing crippling fuel shortages and blackouts.

Anthony Faiola, Samantha Schmidt VATICAN CITY — Squeezed by the Trump administration and facing its greatest threat in decades, the Cuban

Karen DeYoung, Samantha Schmidt, Anthony Faiola With a Russian tanker loaded with crude oil nearing Cuba, President Donald Trump said late

Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were excited to return but anxious about what they would find. For others, passport issues are still a hurdle.

Samantha Schmidt MIAMI — For the first time in nearly seven years, the American Airlines check-in counter at Miami International Airport

A growing cohort are using Instagram and TikTok to share unmoderated coverage of the beleaguered island.

Mauricio Claver-Carone doesn’t work for the U.S. government but has an outsize role in determining the future of Venezuela.