Cuba
Fuel shortages tighten grip on Cuba as US blockade deepens energy crisis
Cuba is rationing fuel as aviation authorities warn of limited jet fuel supplies. While Havana’s airport remains operational, long-haul flights face disruption. Public transport has stalled, banks reduced hours, and Mexico pledged diplomatic efforts to help resume oil shipments.
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USA
Washington announces $6 million aid to Cuba amid diplomatic rift
The US has extended aid to Cuba for people still reeling from Hurricane Melissa in the island’s eastern regions. The aid comes despite a diplomatic rift, as Washington continues to urge Cuba to negotiate a deal to end tensions “before it is too late”.
Cuba
Cuba faces new emigration wave as Venezuela crisis deepens economic hardship
Cuba is facing the prospect of a new wave of emigration as instability in Venezuela threatens to deepen the island’s ongoing economic crisis.
After five years of hardship marked by blackouts, soaring prices, and shortages, millions of Cubans have already left the country.
Venezuela
Venezuela's 'black gold' allies: How China, Russia and Iran are linked
From 1999 onwards, successive governments pursued a strategy linking foreign policy, state financing and the management of the country's main industry. The result was a network of bilateral alliances that channelled much of Venezuela's crude outside conventional buying and selling circuits.
Cuba
Report: Prisoners in Cuba forced into labour for exports to Europe
Tens of thousands of prisoners are subjected to systemic forced labour, producing goods such as coal and cigars for export markets in conditions close to slavery, according to a new report published on Monday by the NGO Prisoners Defenders.
