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Montevideo, March 30th 2026 - 21:43 UTC

Tag: Cuba

  • Monday, March 30th 2026 - 01:16 UTC

    US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in easing of energy blockade

    Russia had announced weeks earlier that it was considering sending crude to Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even though the decision amounted to a direct challenge to Washington

    The United States authorized the passage of a Russian oil tanker loaded with crude bound for Cuba, in the first easing of the de facto energy blockade Washington has imposed on the island since the start of the year, The New York Times reported, citing a U.S. official.

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  • Saturday, March 28th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

    Trump demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz, slams NATO and warns: “Cuba is next”

    Trump extended on Thursday the deadline for Tehran to accept his terms to April 6, “at the request of the Iranian government,” as he announced on social media

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the military operation against Iran is “two weeks ahead” of schedule, demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and sharply criticized European NATO allies for refusing to join the campaign. “When these times come, you learn who your real friends are,” he told an audience of a thousand investors at the FII Priority forum in Miami.

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  • Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 02:12 UTC

    Russian diesel shipment bound for Cuba challenges US blockade

    Although limited in scale, the cargo —estimated at around 200,000 barrels of diesel— could cover roughly 10 days of national consumption

    A Hong Kong-flagged tanker that could be carrying fuel to Cuba has resumed navigation in the Atlantic after remaining halted for several weeks, in a move that could offer limited relief to the island’s deepening energy crisis. According to ship-tracking available on Vessel Finder, the Sea Horse loaded fuel in a ship-to-ship operation earlier this year and then resumed course with Cuba as a possible destination. The Financial Times reported that the vessel was part of two Russian energy shipments headed to the island and could arrive within days.

  • Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 01:07 UTC

    Magnitude 6 quake strikes eastern Cuba as island remained under nationwide blackout

    The tremor hit as Cuba was still trying to restore electricity after the “complete disconnection” of its National Electric System reported on Monday

    A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Cuba early on Tuesday while the island was still dealing with a nationwide blackout caused hours earlier by the collapse of the power grid. The quake was recorded by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre at a depth of about 15 km, while reports from Cuba’s seismological service placed the epicenter 37 km southeast of Imías, in Guantánamo province, and said it was felt across several eastern provinces.

  • Tuesday, March 17th 2026 - 03:19 UTC

    Trump says it would be “a great honor” to “take Cuba” as Washington presses Havana in talks

    The energy crisis has worsened since Cuba went three months without fuel imports, according to Díaz-Canel’s remarks

    U.S. President Donald Trump sharply escalated his rhetoric toward Cuba on Monday, saying it would be “a great honor” for him to “take Cuba in some form” and that he can “do anything” he wants with the island. The comments came as Cuba was enduring a nationwide blackout and while bilateral contacts acknowledged by both governments since last week continued in the background.

  • Monday, March 16th 2026 - 21:08 UTC

    Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after total collapse of national power grid

    The blackout follows months of accelerating deterioration in Cuba’s power system

    Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday after the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported a “complete disconnection” of the National Electric System, leaving virtually the entire island without power. The collapse hit a country of roughly 10 to 11 million people and came amid an energy crisis that had already been causing prolonged outages and severe generation deficits.

  • Monday, March 16th 2026 - 00:46 UTC

    Protest in Morón turns into attack on Communist Party office amid Cuba blackouts

    Videos and witness accounts from the night also included sounds resembling gunfire and reports of possible injuries during the later security operation

    A protest over blackouts and shortages in the Cuban city of Morón turned into a partial attack on the local Communist Party headquarters early on Saturday, in one of the most unusual recent expressions of public unrest on the island. Authorities reported at least five arrests and said an investigation had been opened into the incident.

  • Friday, March 13th 2026 - 16:26 UTC

    Cuba confirms talks with the United States amid its deepest energy crisis in years

    The confirmation marks a shift from Havana’s previous public stance

    Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Friday that his government has recently held talks with U.S. officials, the first public acknowledgment of such bilateral contacts in more than a decade, as the island faces a severe fuel and electricity crisis. He said the exchanges were aimed at seeking solutions to bilateral differences and exploring areas of cooperation based on equality, sovereignty and mutual respect.

  • Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:31 UTC

    Trump says Cuba will “fall pretty soon,” but says Iran comes first

    Trump said Cuba “is gonna fall pretty soon” and added that Cubans “want to make a deal so badly”

    US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Cuba is going to “fall pretty soon,” while making clear that his immediate priority remains the campaign against Iran, in remarks that widened the White House’s confrontational language toward both the Middle East and Latin America. Trump made the comments in a phone conversation with CNN anchor Dana Bash.

  • Friday, February 27th 2026 - 19:04 UTC

    Trump floats a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, says talks are under way with Havana

    “Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for Texas, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is managing the contacts

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration is holding talks with Cuba and suggested the process could lead to a potential “friendly takeover” of the island, portraying Havana as facing acute economic and supply strains.

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