Cuba’s power grid collapses as US embargo pressures regime

Cuba’s power grid collapsed again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity as the Trump administration continues to intensify economic pressure on Havana. The Ministry of Energy and Mines announced the nationwide blackout on X,

Cuba says U.S. embargo costs hit record $8.08 billion in year period

Cuba said the U.S. embargo caused $8.08 billion in economic losses between March 2025 and February, a 7% increase from the record set a year earlier.

Cuba says US embargo caused record $8 billion damage over past year

Cuba says the US embargo caused more than $8 billion in economic damage between March 2025 and February 2026, a record annual loss that the Cuban government says was 7% higher than the previous year.
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Cuba says no negotiations with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade

Cuba reports record losses from the US embargo as foreign minister describes months of punishing blackouts.
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Trump signs order to tighten Cuba sanctions, targeting foreign banks, companies

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth address the first Summit of the Americas on March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral.

How much longer can the U.S. justify its campaign against Cuba?

The intolerable humanitarian crisis in Cuba worsens daily: blackouts lasting 20 hours a day, critical shortages of everything, harmful disruptions to medical care and education. There is virtually no fuel to run the economy and provide necessities of life to the population. Cuban officials report a continuing rise in infant mortality.
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Opinion: Ticket to regime change in Cuba: End the embargo

One of the most powerful books I have ever read is “The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam,” by Barbara Tuchman. It should be required reading for every member of Congress and, especially, for any candidate for president. A Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
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The Cuba embargo has failed – can we move on?

HAVANA – It has been 60 years since Fidel Castro marched into Havana, so it’s time for both Cuba and the United States to grow up. Let’s let Cuba be a normal country again. Cuba is neither the demonic tyranny conjured by some conservatives nor the ...
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9 questions answered about the Cuban embargo

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From mangoes to oil: How US-Cuba fight hurts businesses it aims to help

Oscar Fernández is one of the top Cuban exporters of dried fruit. He wants to sell to America. But will U.S.-Cuba sanctions allow for laws to change?