Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage
Over the following days, Air Canada will operate empty flights to pick up approximately 3,000 customers already in Cuba.
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‘Fascist, criminal’: Cuba slams Trump bid to ‘suffocate’ island’s economy
Cuba’s leader says US president’s threat to impose tariffs on countries providing oil is ‘fascist, criminal, genocidal’.
Countries supplying oil to Cuba threatened with US tariffs
Trump signs executive order ramping up pressure on Havana’s oil supplies in wake of US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro.
If Cuba falls, the Global South is to blame, too
As the United States tightens the screws, Cuba’s supposed allies respond with empty gestures and selective solidarity.
From: NewsFeed
March to honour Cuban national hero expresses solidarity against Trump
At a rally to remember Jose Marti, some protesters disavowed any interference in Cuba from US President Donald Trump.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
Venezuela and Mexico: How Trump is trying to choke Cuba’s oil supplies
Cuba’s economy is on the verge of collapse as two of the country’s top oil supplies dry up amid US pressure.
Mexico vows ‘solidarity’ with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports
The president says Mexico’s decision ‘to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons’ was a ‘sovereign’ one.
Cuban official accuses US of ‘piracy’ against sanctioned Caribbean island
Ambassador Carlos de Cespedes says US pressure ‘will not subjugate’ Cuba as Venezuelan oil exports to island dry out.
After the US attack on Venezuela, will Cuba’s economy survive?
Donald Trump has threatened to cut Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, exerting further pressure on its economy.
Trump seeking ‘regime change’ in Cuba by end of the year: US media report
The Wall Street Journal reports the White House is seeking Cuban officials willing to cut a deal on regime change.
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People welcome the Syrian army following the withdrawal of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Maskana, Syria. [Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters]
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Members of the New York State Nurses Association union picket outside Mount Sinai Hospital during their strike in New York, US. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
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