Cuba

According to the account provided to EFE, police reinforcements arrived at the facility and used "rubber bullets," "pepper spray," and physical force to contain the disturbance

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said talks are ongoing for her government to mediate in the conflict between the U.S. and Cuba as tensions remain high.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to "show common sense" and "abandon its plans for a naval blockade" of Cuba as the country teeters on the brink of collapse due to fuel shortages.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson of Raul Castro about "the future" of Cuba, according to a new report.

Drivers across Cuba are facing waits of weeks or months to refuel as fuel shortages deepen and new government controls limit access to gasoline.

President Donald Trump said the United States is not planning a military operation in Cuba similar to the one that led to Nicolás Maduro's capture in Venezuela.

A loaded oil tanker docked in a port in western Cuba despite the ongoing blockade from the United States, according to a new report.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez appeared to issue a warning to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over her administration's stance regarding the Cuban regime.

Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat of the Cuban Democratic Directorate told Euroenews that "a transition in which the same people remain in power is not acceptable"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Cuban regime would need to allow the people "more freedom" if it wants to avoid losing power.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum offered the country as an air bridge to Cuba, saying planes can refuel on their way to the island, currently going through acute shortages as a result of a U.S. blockade.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio again slammed the Cuban regime as the Trump administration maintains pressure on Havana.

A masive fire broke out Friday afternoon at the Ñico López oil refinery in Havana Bay, sending a towering plume of black smoke into the sky and raising alarms in a city already grappling with severe fuel shortages and economic strain.

Cuba has been experiencing rolling blackouts as a result from a failing grid for years now, but the situation is deteriorating further this year as a result of the U.S. blockade, according to a new report.

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau decried the "harassment" of the U.S.'s top diplomatic official in Cuba, issuing a warning to those involved in such activities.

Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern introduced a bill to "repeal the U.S. embargo against Cuba," saying that the country should change its "failed, obsolete, Cold-War thinking towards Cuba."

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar criticized Mexico's delivery of aid to Cuba, saying "nothing sent directly to the regime will be seen by average Cubans."

Two Mexican Navy ships docked in Cuba on Thursday to deliver humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Caribbean island, but refrained from sending oil due to the ongoing U.S. blockade.

The head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba said Washington is in talks with senior figures inside the Cuban government and suggested a Trump-friendly successor comparable to Venezuela's interim president has been identified.

Russia said it doesn't want an escalation with the U.S. over its support for Cuba as Washington continues exerting pressure on the island by threatening tariffs on countries sending it fuel.

Russian airlines will temporarily suspend flights to Cuba after operating special return trips to bring home stranded tourists, the country's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said Wednesday.

Almost two thirds of Cuba will face blackouts on Tuesday as fuel shortages resulting from U.S. pressure grow.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for saying she continues to seek diplomatic ways to get oil to Cuba, which teeters on the brink of collapse as a result of shortages.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the Trump administration's oil blockade on Cuba, saying it illustrates a new "era of depravity."

Cuban authorities say they can no longer refuel airplanes arriving in the island as the country's situation continues to deteriorate.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is deceiving President Donald Trump about there being high-level talks with Cuban officials, according to a new report.

Russia said on Monday it is holding talks with Cuba to counter acute fuel shortages resulting from U.S. pressure.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country is currently not sending any oil to Cuba as a result of U.S. pressure on the beleaguered Caribbean country.

"I don't think I've ever seen the regime as weak as it is right now," said Rep. Carlos Gimenez referring to the Cuban government

The Washington Post's editorial board highlighted the Trump administration's pressure on the Cuban regime, claiming that the strategy is working and could be used to lead to regime change in the island.