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Cuba's national grid completely collapses, nearly 10 million in darkness

Cuba's national power grid collapsed, leaving ten million people without electricity. This nationwide blackout deepened the island's ongoing energy crisis. Ageing infrastructure and fuel shortages have caused frequent power outages for months. US sanctions are blamed by the government for limiting fuel imports. The situation has worsened amid a prolonged…

The Times of India

Cuba Says Talks With U.S. Show 'No Progress' Despite Months of Diplomatic Contacts: Where Are They Now

Diplomatic talks between Cuba and the United States have stalled, with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez saying there has been "no progress" despite contacts between officials from both countries earlier this year.

Latin Times

Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’

‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling

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Karoline Leavitt agrees her ‘lazy’ generation needs to be shipped off to Iran or Cuba

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The Independent UK

Cuba's Reform Pitch Is Not Washington's Doing, Says a Castro Grandnephew

A Castro grandnephew now leading Cuba's economic ministry insists sweeping new reforms are a sovereign choice, not a concession — even as Washington calls them hollow and layers on fresh sanctions.

Latin Times

Trump spokeswoman Leavitt returns and glibly trolls ‘lazy’ Gen Zers: ‘Send them to Iran’

White House press secretary floated an extreme solution in response to her generation’s apparent ‘laziness’

The Independent UK

Empty Shelves and Silent Streets, Inside Havana's Struggle Between Survival and Defiance

Havana residents are adapting their daily lives around severe power outages, with blackouts dictating routines. Cuba blames US sanctions, while citizens face ongoing shortages and uncertainty.

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Cuba's Population Free-Fall Isn't Slowing — 1.6 Million Gone Since 2020

Cuba's own statistics office says the island lost 1.6M people since 2020 and could fall to 5.6M by 2100 as births hit record lows.

Latin Times

Once a source of national pride, Cuba's healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis

Irisleydis Tristá, a cancer patient in Cuba, has been unable to get a crucial CT scan for seven months because the machine at Havana’s leading hospital is broken

The Independent UK

Trump claims ‘Cuba is coming our way’ during North Dakota speech

US president Donald Trump claimed “Cuba is coming our way” while recalling an anecdote about Roosevelt's heroism during the Battle of San Juan Hill.

The Independent UK

Cuba Issues New Warning as U.S. Tensions Escalate: 'We Will Respond With Full Force'

The country's Foreign Minister also confirmed that diplomatic contacts between Havana and Washington continue but said they "show no progress"

Latin Times

Cuba makes historic move away from old rules but Trump admin isn’t backing down on sanctions

Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms

The Independent UK

Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets

If the promised Cuban economic reforms are for real, the U.S. should step out of the way.

Reason

US, Cuba and Iran join global rescue effort after Venezuela earthquakes

Latin American and European countries also offer solidarity and help to nation already enduring a humanitarian crisis

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The Conversation

US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact

Cuba’s economy is collapsing, and its government assets in the United States remain largely frozen. But U.S. corporations have a right to seek compensation from assets the Cuban government seized from American companies more than six decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 23, 2026.

The Independent UK

US imposes new sanctions on Cuban companies that could deepen economic crisis

Analysts predict this move will deter foreign investment and exacerbate the island nation's severe economic challenges

The Times of India

US imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba amid Trump's 'takeover' rhetoric

The United States on Tuesday issued a series of sanctions related to Cuba, amid recent rhetoric from US President Donald Trump suggesting a possible takeover of the communist island.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government

The Supreme Court has ruled that ExxonMobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power

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Reason

Trump's Sabotage?

Plus: Cuba's opposition waiting in the wings, the wealthy are feeling the squeeze, and more...

Salon

After Iran, Trump is desperate for a win

The president is eyeing Cuba and Greenland to erase the sting of defeat

AAP

Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much needed relief as the island's crises deepen given a lack of petroleum

France 24

As Cuba's power crisis deepens, Havana residents speak out

Cubans are in the grips of a deepening power and fuel crisis – exacerbated by a US oil blockade launched earlier this year – that has left the country's poorest struggling to cope. FRANCE 24's exclusive report found that residents in Havana are now turning against their own government.

Reason

Nuclear Inspectors

Plus: Keir Starmer steps down, Cuba privatizes, AOC inspires a copycat, and more...

Axios

Exclusive: President Trump talks Iran, Cuba, Israel, AI, and power on "The Axios Show"

The president took an expansive view of his power in the wide-ranging interview.

The Independent UK

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution and ally of Fidel Castro, has died

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure in the Cuban Revolution and former vice president, has died at 94

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