Cuba needs 100,000 barrels of oil a day to keep the lights on, experts say, and to keep its buses, trains and factories running. But because of President Trump, it is not getting nearly enough. With the Trump administration exerting control over Venezuela’s oil industry, Cuba is receiving only a trickle of the oil it […]
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Cuba counts cost of alliance after 32 troops killed in Venezuela
Will GrantBBC’s Cuba correspondent in Havana Watch: Public pay their respects to Cubans killed in Venezuela during US raid From sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana’s airport and the Armed Forces Ministry to applaud home the remains of 32 Cuban troops killed in Venezuela as they passed […]
Cuba pays tribute to 32 soldiers killed in US attack on Venezuela | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Cuban president says soldiers fell defending ‘sovereignty of a sister nation’ amid escalating tensions with Washington. Published On 15 Jan 202615 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cuba has paid tribute to 32 of its soldiers who were killed in a United States attack on Venezuela earlier this month that led […]
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up after Hurricane Melissa : NPR
An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from […]
Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa
Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba, reports the Associated Press (AP). A hurricane warning is in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguin and Las Tunas. Hurricane Melissa had top sustained winds of 120mph […]