Michael Ortega Casanova is one of four people who were killed after people aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat allegedly opened fire on Cuba's border patrol.

Historical conflicts between the US and Cuba span six decades and include Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Caribbean leaders concluded a four-day summit in the eastern Caribbean where they announced new measures in regard to Cuba and their stained relations with the United States.

Canada’s longstanding approach to ties with Cuba is geared towards preserving diplomatic engagement while safeguarding economic and strategic interests.

Cuba is set to play against Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama and Canada in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during pool play of the WBC, which is scheduled from March 5 until March 17.

The Cuban Interior Ministry said it detained seven people involved in the plot, including one who “had allegedly been sent from the United States to facilitate the landing and reception of the armed group.

A boat carrying 10 heavily armed men entered Cuban territorial waters on Feb. 25, 2026, intent, according to officials in Havana, on infiltrating the island nation and undermining the communist government through acts of sabotage and terrorism.

HAVANA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others ⁠aboard ⁠a Florida-based speedboat that entered Cuban waters on ⁠Wednesday and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions ​with the United States.