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Editorial Staff 20 days ago

Briefing: Cuba pardons over 2,000 prisoners amid US pressure

Strategic angle: The Cuban presidency announces the release of young people, women, and elderly prisoners as part of a broader response to US diplomatic pressure.

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Briefing: Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

Strategic angle: Moscow continues to support Havana amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff 23 days ago

Editorial Staff 23 days ago

Briefing: Cuba to receive shipment of Russia oil after US lifts pressure

Strategic angle: A Russian oil tanker is set to deliver crude oil to Cuba amid changing US policies.

Editorial Staff Updated 23 days ago

US to allow Russian oil tanker to bring relief to Cuba, despite blockade

The Trump administration has effectively cut off Cuba from key oil shipments, with devastating effects on the island.

Editorial Staff Updated 25 days ago

Two humanitarian aid boats heading to Cuba have gone missing, Mexico says

Navy searching for two boats that left Isla Mujeres last week bound for Havana with nine crew members of different nationalities on board.

Editorial Staff 25 days ago

Briefing: Cuba holds civilian military drills amid deepening fuel crisis

Strategic angle: Nationwide exercise aims to expand militarisation among youth as fuel shortages escalate.

Editorial Staff 27 days ago

Briefing: Russian oil tanker nears Cuba in test of US resolve on blockade

Strategic angle: Moscow sends fuel to Cuba as humanitarian aid, raising geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff 28 days ago

Briefing: Cuba's escalating health crisis is 'deeply concerning,' says WHO chief

Strategic angle: WHO Director-General highlights severe health impacts due to energy shortages in Cuba.

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Cuban power grid collapses for second time in a week amid US oil blockade

The Cuban power grid faces repeated failures as the country grapples with the impact of an ongoing US oil blockade.

Briefing: 'How long can any nation survive without oil?': Cuba faces repeated blackouts amid blockade

Strategic angle: Cuba experiences severe power outages due to aging infrastructure and ongoing US oil sanctions.

Briefing: Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Analysts say the shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough to meet Cuba's daily needs for up to 10 days.

Briefing: Activists deliver medical aid to crisis-hit Cuba as US energy blockade continues

Strategic angle: European activists provided crucial medical supplies to Cuba amidst a severe economic crisis exacerbated by a US energy blockade.

Briefing: Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' to any takeover attempt

Strategic angle: Cuba's leader accuses the US of collective punishment amid takeover threats.

Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade

Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekend.

Briefing: Lucien Lung's discreet photographs of Cuba: 'You can sense that hope is no longer the same'

Strategic angle: Photographer Lucien Lung captures the tense atmosphere in Cuba through his lens, revealing a changing sense of hope.

Cuba hit by island-wide blackout amid Trump oil blockade

The Cuban government is investigating a total disconnection of its electrical system as the Trump administration continues to block oil shipments from Venezuela.

Briefing: Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts

Strategic angle: Protests erupt in Moron as citizens express frustration over worsening economic conditions and blackouts.

Briefing: Cuba: Protesters attack ruling party's office amid blackouts

Strategic angle: Long, daily blackouts ignited by a US oil blockade have pushed Cuban residents to the edge.

Briefing: Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office

Strategic angle: Rare action began peacefully but ‘degenerated into vandalism’ according to state-run newspaper.

Briefing: Cuba begins releasing prisoners and confirms US talks as island's energy crisis intensifies

Strategic angle: Cuba's government acknowledges US discussions amid a severe energy crisis, signaling potential shifts in policy.

Briefing: Cuba confirms negotiations with US as country faces effects of oil blockade

Strategic angle: Cuba's president announced talks with the US amid an oil blockade, alongside a plan to release 51 prisoners as a goodwill gesture.

Cuban president confirms talks with Trump officials amid US blockade

Negotiations aimed to ‘find solutions to the bilateral differences’ between the countries.

Briefing: Cuba to release 51 prisoners after talks with Vatican

Strategic angle: It remains unclear if any political prisoners will be among those set freed.