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Cuba’s mom influencers share rare view of struggles under U.S. fuel embargo
A growing cohort are using Instagram and TikTok to share unmoderated coverage of the beleaguered island.
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Direct flights to Venezuela resume, but many still can’t go home
Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were excited to return but anxious about what they would find. For others, passport issues are still a hurdle.
Cuba to release 2,000 prisoners, as U.S. pressures island amid energy crisis
The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island.
U.S. allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, breaking Trump’s effective blockade
The administration had threatened to punish countries that attempted to break the blockade, which was aimed at weakening the communist government.
Cuba looks to Vatican for help as U.S. pressure plunges island into crisis
Cuban officials have petitioned Pope Leo XIV to help persuade the Trump administration to ease its oil embargo, which is causing crippling fuel shortages and blackouts.
