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Cuba
Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners in ‘humanitarian’ gesture amid US pressure
Mass release follows Trump’s decision to allow Russian oil into the fuel-starved island.
3 Apr 2026 - 12:50PM
Cuba
Fidel Castro’s grandson backs capitalism and Trump deal, slams Cuba leader
1 Apr 2026 - 2:34PM
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Venezuela
Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana
30 Mar 2026 - 6:58PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US to allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in lifeline for the island
Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three months, according to its president, leading to strict petrol rationing and blackouts.
30 Mar 2026 - 11:20AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Missing aid boats safely crossed to Cuba, US coastguard says
The Mexican Navy had earlier launched a search and rescue mission after losing communication with the two vessels.
28 Mar 2026 - 1:32AM
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Cuba
Mexico’s navy searches for 2 Cuba-bound aid boats that are missing
The boats are part of a broader grass roots aid effort for energy-strapped Cuba as it reels from a US-imposed fuel embargo.
27 Mar 2026 - 9:41AM
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Cuba
Humanitarian aid boat arrives in Cuba amid US blockade crisis
Shrimp fishing boat with aid docks weeks after the Trump administration cut off fuel supplies to the island nation.
25 Mar 2026 - 1:27PM
Donald Trump
Cuba says ready for potential US attack as it recovers from latest blackout
A top Cuban diplomat says regime change is off the table as the US pressures the island with a crippling oil blockade.
23 Mar 2026 - 8:22PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba rejects ‘shameless’ US request for diesel amid Trump oil blockade
The US embassy in Havana is seeking fuel for its generators even as the rest of the island is plagued by shortages and power outages.
22 Mar 2026 - 7:39AM
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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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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island
Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a defiant message after Donald Trump said he might ‘take’ the communist nation.
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
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
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 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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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
Cuba
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
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
Mexico
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
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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US-Venezuela conflict
How far is China willing to help Cuba in face of increasing US pressure?
The Trump administration has turned the spotlight onto Havana after the abduction of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
10 Jan 2026 - 3:33PM
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War and conflict
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Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work
The age of ‘distributed multipolarity’ shows that superpowers alone can no longer dictate international affairs.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba starts restoring power to Havana, as millions suffer blackouts
A failed transmission line connecting Havana to Cuba’s largest power plant in Matanzas triggered the morning blackout.
3 Dec 2025 - 11:36PM
Cuba
Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer for exile in the US
Opposition figure lands in Miami and vows to ‘keep up the fight’ following years of prison and torture.
14 Oct 2025 - 11:02AM
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