Washington has long considered Latin America as its backyard, but the region has slowly moved out of the US orbit, solidifying its ties with the rising China.
President Biden faces sharp criticism over the US decision to cut out three main regional rivals from the Summit of the Americas, as he vows to help Latin America and the Caribbean recover from economic distress.
Exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from Americas' summit prompts Mexico's president to skip the event to protest US "hegemony" and "lack of respect for nations."
Nearly 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Cuba after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides that left three people dead and thousands without electricity.
The Biden administration has allowed US airlines to serve other airports in Cuba aside from the capital Havana by lifting the restrictions against the Communist-run island.
Ten Latin American nations have rejected the US' exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua in a Los Angeles summit, calling it discriminatory.
Overcrowded boat was found near Caibarien, not far from Cayo Santa Maria, Cuban state media report, adding several days of stormy weather and thunderstorms forced the vessel towards the island nation.
Washington says it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on US visitors to the island and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island.
Rescue workers comb through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga, uncovering three more bodies after the hotel was hit by an explosion, officials say.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador rules out attending the US-hosted summit of South and North American nations if it does not display regional fraternity and invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Cuban rescue workers combed through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga, uncovering more bodies overnight after the hotel was hit by an explosion.
Cuban rescue teams are desperately searching for survivors under the rubble of the famous Hotel Saratoga after an explosion, with 27 confirmed dead.
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