Cuba

The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies.

Manuel Rocha was charged in December with acting as an agent of a foreign government and defrauding the United States, in a case involving one of the biggest national security breaches in years.

The C.I.A. and other agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged.

The stakes for Russia in the presidential vote are large. Other adversaries also might try to deepen divisions among American voters.

Former colleagues are struggling to separate fact from deception as they reconsider Manuel Rocha, who was accused of being a Cuban agent for decades.

Manuel Rocha, a former ambassador to Bolivia, secretly aided Cuba’s “clandestine intelligence-gathering mission,” U.S. authorities said.

Severe teacher shortages in the United States are prompting schools to recruit foreign teachers, sparking fears that education in Jamaica will suffer.

Cuba’s government says it is taking action against a “human trafficking network” that was trying to bring Cuban citizens into the Russian military.

The Cuban government said it had begun criminal proceedings against a “trafficking network” that had been recruiting its citizens in both Russia and Cuba for Russia’s armed forces.

Tropical Storm Idalia, expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, forced evacuations and prompted warnings to “buckle up.”