A power outage struck most of Cuba including Havana, the state electric utility said on Wednesday, as the communist-run ...

A blackout has left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric grid.

A major power outage hit Cuba, including Havana, due to an issue at Antonio Guiteras plant. Repairs may take days, affecting regions from Pinar del Rio to Camaguey.

The electricity collapse comes as residents face daily outages of up to 20 hours amidst tightening US-imposed energy restrictions.

Ecuador on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of Cuba's ambassador to Quito, telling him and the rest of his embassy staff that they had 48 hours to leave the country, the foreign ministry announced.