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US President Donald Trump’s efforts to shut off fuel shipments to Cuba are starting to cut into parts of its crucial tourism industry.
OPINION: While the Cuban regime’s downfall has long been Washington’s goal, if Cuba’s transition is botched, the White House will only have itself to blame.
Power was restored Thursday to eastern Cuba after an electricity grid failure plunged three provinces and part of a fourth into darkness the previous evening, authorities said.In the early hours of Thursday,
Russian cargo plane reportedly lands at Cuban military base amid escalating U.S.-Cuba tensions and Trump's national emergency declaration over Havana.
The federal government upgraded its Cuba travel advice on Tuesday, warning Canadians planning to visit the popular Caribbean island that worsening shortages of everything from fuel to food could affect resorts.
"I think Cuba will not be able to survive," Trump said.
Taxi drivers wait in line for fuel outside a gas station, after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to stop Venezuelan oil and money from reaching the island as Cubans brace for worsening fuel shortages amid regular power outages, in Havana, Cuba January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
Cuba's president is offering to hold talks with the U.S. without preconditions, even as both nations exchange warnings.