The visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Havana opened a new political chapter inside and outside Cuba, with the U.S. issuing a set of demands.

"This has become a very strong interest to the White House, and it doesn't appear to be going away or wavering," one expert said.

As the specter of the U. S. -led regime change grows, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released photos of agency chief John Ratcliffe meeting with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday.

Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, authorities said, as residents in the

Fuel is also becoming nearly impossible to find at state-run gas stations, leading to growing desperation for many residents. “I’m looking for information at CUPET (Cuba’s state-run oil company), but they haven’t given me any information.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe held high-level talks in Cuba focused on intelligence cooperation, economic stability and security issues amid strained U.S.-Cuba relations.

WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned Cuban officials that the Communist island “can no longer be a safe haven for adversaries” of the US while extending an offer of cooperation on economic and national security matters — if Havana makes “fundamental changes.

As Cuba deals with a collapse of its energy sector – officials there received an extraordinary visitor – the CIA director, John Ratcliffe. Patrick Oppmann explains the importance of the trip.