politicsJul 16, 2026
Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms
U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of a fuel blockade in January intensified the worst energy crisis in Cuba's post-revolutionary history.
Japan Times
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- worldJul 16, 2026
Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms
The blockade intensified the worst energy crisis in Cuba’s post-revolutionary history.
Straits Times 
politicsJul 16, 2026Welcoming President Mulino to Mexico, Sheinbaum pledges support for the Panama Canal’s neutrality
After a meeting in Mexico City on Wednesday with Panamanian President Juan Raúl Mulino Quintero, President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed the Mexican government’s support for the Panama Canal neutrality protocol. Her remark…
Mexico News Daily- businessJul 15, 2026
US Sanctions Cuba’s Tourism Ministry, Deepening an Economic Crisis
Cuba · Economy Key Facts —Sanctioned entity The US Treasury has formally designated Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) under Executive Order 14404, blocking its US-linked assets and prohibiting transactions by US person…
Rio Times - businessJul 15, 2026
Cuba’s power grid restored after another blackout
However, power outages in the country, including Havana, continue
TASS - businessJul 15, 2026
Cuba plunged into third nationwide blackout in two weeks as power grid collapses
Fuel has been scarce across Cuba since January, when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any nation that supplies or sells oil to the island, exacerbating the island's continuing financial and econo…
Euronews 
healthJul 15, 2026Cuban lives cut short as health system flatlines
HAVANA — Rosa Valentina Perez has been lying in a bed in Cuba’s main cancer clinic for nearly three weeks, waiting for a CT scan to diagnose loss of mobility in her legs. Perez underwent surgery for breast cancer two yea…
Philippine Daily Inquirer
worldJul 15, 2026Cuba plunged into third nationwide blackout in two weeks as fuel runs low
The blackout was the third such incident in two weeks as a U.S. oil embargo stresses the island's grid
The Hindu
politicsJul 15, 2026Cuba faces third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days
Cuba is reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades — one made worse by the fuel blockade imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in January.
Japan Times
technologyJul 14, 2026Five countries over four days: How Cuba’s Maccabiah Games delegation made it to Israel
Athletes representing their nation at the 'Jewish Olympics' had to contend with complications leaving their beleaguered island and Middle East air flight turmoil The post Five countries over four days: How Cuba’s Maccabi…
Times of Israel- worldJul 14, 2026
Cuba’s power grid collapses again, triggering third blackout in 10 days
Millions lost power as Cuba’s fifth nationwide blackout of 2026 hit amid a US-imposed oil blockade.
Al Jazeera - worldJul 14, 2026
Cuba's national electric grid collapses for the third time in July, state media says
HAVANA, July 14 - Cuba's national power grid collapsed on Tuesday, state media reported, marking the third major blackout on the island in nine days.
Straits Times - technologyJul 14, 2026
'We will deal with it,' Trump says as US probes reports of Iranian drones in Cuba
The US president said his administration is checking whether Tehran stores drones and missiles on the island and warned Washington will act if confirmed, but he offered no proof or details about the alleged weapons.
Euronews - politicsJul 14, 2026
Human rights organisation files legal petition for Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Alcántara was arrested on 11 July 2021, as he attempted to join a massive protest against blackouts in Cuba. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was supposed to be released last week. Currently, his whereabouts…
Euronews - worldJul 14, 2026
US expands Cuba sanctions with targeting of tourism industry
International travel to the island has hit historic lows after the US cut off large fuel deliveries to Cuba.
Straits Times - worldJul 13, 2026
US imposes new sanctions on Cuba tourism ministry, state-owned companies
The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday.
Al Jazeera 
politicsJul 13, 2026EU Parliament’s resolution: a flawed ritual, not Pakistan's reality
Last week, the European Parliament, after a five-year lull , adopted a resolution on Pakistan — this time condemning alleged abductions, forced conversions, and child marriages among Hindu and Christian minority communit…
Dawn- worldJul 13, 2026
Exploitation of Cuban Migrants in Brazil Involves Smugglers, Million-Dollar Operations and Roadside Abandonment
The route taken by Cuban migrants through Brazil's Amazon region to cities such as Goi�nia, S�o Paulo, Curitiba, Florian�polis and Joinville is marked by clandestine travel. Cuban migrants are victims of an exploitation…
Folha de S.Paulo 
businessJul 13, 2026Despite power returning to Cuba, blackouts are still a regular occurrence
The Caribbean Island of Cuba is again suffering from blackouts that are causing havoc for the country's nearly ten million residents and the wider economy. Cuba only produces 40% of the fuel it needs and is struggling to…
France 24- worldJul 13, 2026
Inside one Havana apartment building as Cuba went dark
HAVANA, July 13 - Most nights, Frank Alfonso sleeps on the roof to escape the suffocating heat during Havana's increasingly frequent blackouts. But on Friday afternoon, the rain arrived just as Cuba's national grid colla…
Straits Times
