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China-Latin America relations
As Trump ramps up pressure on Cuba, China has ‘very limited options’
Any response from Beijing is likely to be constrained to diplomatic opposition and humanitarian aid, according to analysts.
19 Mar 2026 - 12:30PM
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China manufacturing
China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage
18 Mar 2026 - 7:30PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island
18 Mar 2026 - 1:01PM
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Trump says he will have the ‘honour of taking Cuba’
The US president’s remark comes amid a nationwide blackout linked to US-led oil blockade.
17 Mar 2026 - 10:50AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power blackout
US president says he can do ‘anything I want’ with weakened nation as oil embargo cripples Havana’s power grid.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:46PM
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United States
Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules
Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling, that deports undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own, a ‘key win’.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:45AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office amid blackout fury
Videos on social media show a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building.
14 Mar 2026 - 10:52PM
United States
Cuba confirms US talks as island gasps under Trump’s energy blockade
President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the discussion a ‘highly sensitive process’ because it affects bilateral relations of both sides.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:43PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels
The US president launched a 17-nation ‘counter cartel’ coalition at his ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit.
8 Mar 2026 - 1:46AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’
The president has said it is ‘just a matter of time’ before the US turns to Cuba after finishing its war in Iran.
7 Mar 2026 - 7:59AM
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US-China relations
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China waits and watches as the US fights all its tigers at once
Far from freeing up resources to focus on China, Trump’s administration finds itself fighting fires on several fronts, sapping its resources.
5 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM
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Hong Kong transport
Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East
Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.
1 Mar 2026 - 11:50PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump says US discussing ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba: ‘they’re in big trouble’
‘They have no money, they have no oil, they have no food,’ the president says, as the US puts pressure on the Communist-run island.
28 Feb 2026 - 2:52AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba coastguard kills 4 in firefight with US-registered speedboat
The authorities says shots were fired from the vessel as they approached to identify it.
26 Feb 2026 - 7:19AM
US-Cuba relations
Spain to send humanitarian aid to Cuba through UN amid US fuel blockade
Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:51AM
China-Latin America relations
China vows to ‘do what it can’ as US blockade leaves Cuba with just weeks of oil
Beijing pledges continued support for Cuba and champions Havana’s sovereignty as the island grapples with worsening fuel shortages.
12 Feb 2026 - 7:38AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba warns airlines it’s almost out of fuel as US blockade tightens chokehold
Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as Havana warns it can no longer guarantee refuelling for international carriers.
10 Feb 2026 - 3:33PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
‘Tracked and hunted’: US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean
US military intercepts the US-sanctioned Aquila II after a transoceanic chase from the Caribbean.
10 Feb 2026 - 3:08PM
China-Latin America relations
China keeps Cuba and Uruguay in the fold, puts Panama out in the cold
Beijing promises more aid to struggling Havana and cooperation with Montevideo as Washington looks to extend its reach in Latin America.
6 Feb 2026 - 11:00PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US pledges food aid for Cuba while putting squeeze on fuel supply
Havana signals a cautious readiness for talks as the island’s leader accuses the US of imposing an ‘energy blockade’.
6 Feb 2026 - 3:35PM
Vietnam
Friend or foe? Leaked Vietnamese military document labels US ‘belligerent’
While noting that ‘there is little risk of a war’, document urges vigilance to prevent the US from finding a pretext to invade Vietnam.
4 Feb 2026 - 12:01PM
US-Cuba relations
Cuba confirms ‘communications’ with US as Trump moves to block oil
Reeling from blackouts and the loss of its Venezuelan patron, Havana confirms communications with the US but says no formal negotiations yet.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:28PM
North Korea
North Korean ex-envoy on Kim Jong-un’s ‘decapitation’ fears after Maduro’s fall
Kim will ‘overhaul the entire system regarding his security and countermeasures in case of an attack against him’, Lee Il-kyu says.
28 Jan 2026 - 1:26PM
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United States
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From Venezuela to Greenland, Trump is using US power to rewrite the rules
What troubles many is the inconsistency emanating from Washington. When power underwrites rules, principles become negotiable.
23 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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US-Venezuela conflict
China sends emergency food aid to Cuba as US sanctions worsen shortages
First batch of rice arrives in Cuba under new Chinese programme while the island reels from abrupt halt in Venezuelan oil shipments.
21 Jan 2026 - 6:19PM
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Vladimir Putin
How Putin’s focus on Ukraine war leaves allies Venezuela, Iran and Cuba exposed
Russia’s war in Ukraine leaves allies Venezuela, Iran and Cuba vulnerable, exposing security failures and eroding trust in Moscow’s global influence.
14 Jan 2026 - 6:48PM
US immigration
At least 4 migrants have died in US ICE custody since start of 2026
Reported deaths occurred in the first 10 days of the year; two of them attributed to ‘heart-related issues’.
14 Jan 2026 - 2:05PM
Mexico
Sheinbaum tells Trump US military intervention in Mexico ‘unnecessary’
Mexico’s president said she rejected Trump’s offer of sending the US military after the cartels in her country.
13 Jan 2026 - 8:49AM
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