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'One Meal a Day': UN Slams Brutal US Fuel Blockade Pushing 40% of Cubans into Immediate Starvation

Cuba faces a deepening humanitarian crisis, with US sanctions and fuel shortages exacerbating food insecurity and healthcare challenges.

International Business Times UK

Cuba places drastic restrictions on public transport

HAVANA - Drastic restrictions on cross-country travel took effect on Thursday in cash-strapped Cuba, with spaces on ever scarcer trains and buses now reserved for the sick, people travelling for funerals and other emergencies.

Bangkok Post

Raul Castro backs sweeping Cuba reforms to revive struggling economy

Cuba's former president Raul Castro on Wednesday backed sweeping economic reforms proposed by the government to revive the crisis-hit economy amid a longstanding US embargo. The measures would expand private investment, attract capital from Cubans abroad and reduce the state's role, with lawmakers expected to approve key changes this week.

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Cuba Eyes China, Vietnam Models for Major Economic Overhaul Amid Crippling

President Díaz-Canel details a sweeping, market-oriented reform package to slash Cuba's bureaucracy, invite diaspora investment, and reverse a tourism collapse.

Latin Times

Sanctions Ripple Through Cuba: EnviosCuba Halts Operations Over 'Reasons Beyond Control'

EnviosCuba abruptly suspends its delivery operations to the island as tightening U.S. secondary sanctions target military-run retail conglomerate GAESA.

Latin Times

Cuba's historic homes teeter on brink as economy collapses

HAVANA - In Havana's old town, to walk on the pavement rather than the middle of the street is to take your life into your hands.

Bangkok Post

Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations

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Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on children's health and daily life

Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade

The Independent UK

Bitter communion: Cuban priests ordered to ration mass wafers

HAVANA - To the never-ending list of scarcities in Cuba comes a new addition: communion for the Catholic faithful.

Bangkok Post

Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump

The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first

The Guardian - US

Freedivers, leftover cables and bits of clay: Cuba gets inventive to save its pristine reefs amid US blockade

With limited resources and sanctions tightening, conservationists are forced to find new ways to protect the coral reefs of Ciénaga de Zapata national park

The Guardian - UK

Cuban president announces economic reforms to 'liberalise' the embargo-hit and blockaded island

Díaz-Canel announced a slew of reforms in key sectors such as tourism, foreign trade and private business, amid new US sanctions designed to cripple the island nation into submission.

Euronews

Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad in the economy

AAP

Ship from Colombia laden with food and other goods docks in Cuba to help ease crises

A ship carrying nearly 100 tons of food and essential goods from Colombia has arrived in Cuba as part of the humanitarian aid that several countries have sent to the island in recent months as a U.S. energy embargo persists

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Díaz-Canel Promises Market-Oriented Reforms. What Would They Actually Mean for Cuba?

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced what state media describes as a broad package of economic reforms with a more liberalizing and decentralizing character, arguing that "these are times when change is necessary."

The Independent UK

US imposes sanctions on Cuba’s state oil company in latest pressure campaign

The announcement comes almost a week after the U.S. government sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel

Euronews

US slaps sanctions on Cuba's oil and gas company, accusing it of weaponising energy

Cuba is already struggling under a decades-old embargo and a lack of petroleum as the US keeps pushing for a change in its economic and political model.

The Guardian - US

Cuba hopes for World Cup respite from US sabre-rattling – but prepares for the worst

With some matches being held in nearby Miami, a Cuban response to US military action could mar the tournament

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White House defends Cuba sanctions as UN warns of harm

An UN official says US sanctions are affecting the Cuban population's human rights.

The Independent UK

The Latest: US says it is striking targets in Iran again as tensions escalate

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump says more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region

Euronews

'Children are dying,' Cuba says as US blockade hampers delivery of UN aid

The blockade, coupled with expanded US sanctions that punish companies doing business with the Cuban state, has intensified the worst economic and energy crisis on the island in over a generation.

Latin Times

Florida Firm Poised to Send Largest U.S. Fuel Shipment to Cuba Since 1960 Embargo Began

Coral Gables-based Vanguard Energy plans to send roughly 250,000 barrels of diesel and gasoline to Cuba every month or 40 days

International Business Times

Top Cuban Official Says U.S. Sanctions Are a 'Pretext' For Military Intervention

Cuba's Ambassador to the U.S. Lianys Torres Rivera said recent sanctions against the country's leadership are a "pretext" to conduct a military intervention.

The Times of India

How a 21-year-old Cuban is using solar-powered tricycles to keep Havana moving through blackouts

Cuba is in the middle of its worst energy crisis in decades. The national grid has collapsed multiple times since 2024, leaving millions of people without power for days at a stretch. As of early 2026, eight of the country's major thermal generation plants are offline, the ones still running…

The Independent UK

Trump’s sanctions on Cuban leaders are ‘pretext’ for military action, says Cuba’s top envoy to US

She described the situation as ‘a war without bombs’

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