2-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout
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Massive blackout leaves millions without power across western Cuba, affecting Havana and surrounding areas after electrical grid failure.
Air France says it will temporarily suspend flights between Paris and Havana for several weeks, citing Cuba's fuel shortage.
Six men Cuba accuses of trying to infiltrate the island aboard a speedboat brimming with bombs, ammunition and guns will be held in pre-trial detention while the legal process is ongoing, the Office
Cuba said it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it says were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that allegedly opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast.
The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.
Cuba suffered a massive blackout Wednesday, with the electrical grid that stretches across about two-thirds of the country collapsing amid an intensifying US push to deprive the government in Havana of fuel and financing.
President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means.
Mike Hammer, a career U.S. ambassador and currently the highest diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, said he believes a change in government in Cuba will happen this year, adding to the string of