Behind Seized Venezuelan Tanker, Cuba’s Secret Lifeline
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US moves to disrupt the Venezuela–Cuba oil axis
The U.S. is targeting Cuba to destabilize Venezuela, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio backing a strategy that cuts off Cuban support for Nicolás Maduro.
President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.
Protests are intensifying across Cuba as residents endure blackouts lasting up to 20 hours, with the island’s power grid suffering repeated partial and total collapses. Crowds have gathered in the streets throughout the week,
Cuba’s top court says a former economy minister was sentenced to life in prison for espionage, in the highest-profile case against an ex-official in recent years on the island
Dozens gathered outside Versailles Restaurant on Human Rights Day, denouncing repression on the island and urging freedom for relatives they describe as political prisoners.
A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba, including Havana, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid
Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of the population, according to official reports.
Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that causes joint aches, fever and fatigue.
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