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Skip to main content Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Search jobs Sign in Eur Europe edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home The Guardian News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show more H... (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

Emerging from latest blackout, Cuba says ready for any potential US attack US President Trump, who cut off oil supplies to Cuba after abducting Venezuela’s President Maduro, has threatened to take over the island-nation. [2]

In late 2025 and early this year, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held meetings with a number of senior Vietnamese leaders. [3]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover of Cuba" without offering any details on what he meant. [4]

AFP Cuba’s communist authorities on Friday began a prisoner release negotiated with the Vatican and confirmed that talks were underway with the United States amid intense pressure from President Donald Trump. [5]

AFP The United States on Thursday amended its sanctions relief offered to Russian oil tankers already at sea, saying shipments bound for Cuba and North Korea were still subject to restrictions. [6]

HAVANA - Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island. [9]

HAVANA — With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the cash-strapped island. [10]

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[1] MM www.theguardian.com · 2026-03-22 · 75% match

Cuba | The Guardian

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[2] MM www.aljazeera.com · 2026-03-22 · 75% match

Emerging from latest blackout, Cuba says ready for any potential US attack

Emerging from latest blackout, Cuba says ready for any potential US attack US President Trump, who cut off oil supplies to Cuba after abducting Venezuela’s President Maduro, has threatened to take over the island-nation.

[3] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

Could Vietnam Help Repair Cuba-US Relations?

In late 2025 and early this year, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held meetings with a number of senior Vietnamese leaders.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-28 · 75% match

Trump raises possibility of Cuba 'friendly takeover' from talks with Havana

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover of Cuba" without offering any details on what he meant.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-03-14 · 75% match

Cuba releases prisoners, confirms talks with US

AFP Cuba’s communist authorities on Friday began a prisoner release negotiated with the Vatican and confirmed that talks were underway with the United States amid intense pressure from President Donald Trump.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

US sanctions target Russian tankers bound for Cuba, N. Korea

AFP The United States on Thursday amended its sanctions relief offered to Russian oil tankers already at sea, saying shipments bound for Cuba and North Korea were still subject to restrictions.

[7] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-01-29 · 65% match

Mexico's Sheinbaum, Trump talk trade as USMCA review approaches

[8] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2025-11-14 · 65% match

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

[9] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 75% match

Cuba cancels cigar festival as fuel crisis escalates

HAVANA - Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island.

[10] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 75% match

Tourists empty out of Cuba as US fuel blockade bites

HAVANA — With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the cash-strapped island.

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