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Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets

If the promised Cuban economic reforms are for real, the U.S. should step out of the way.

Reason

US, Cuba and Iran join global rescue effort after Venezuela earthquakes

Latin American and European countries also offer solidarity and help to nation already enduring a humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact

Cuba’s economy is collapsing, and its government assets in the United States remain largely frozen. But U.S. corporations have a right to seek compensation from assets the Cuban government seized from American companies more than six decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 23, 2026.

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US imposes new sanctions on Cuban companies that could deepen economic crisis

Analysts predict this move will deter foreign investment and exacerbate the island nation's severe economic challenges

The Independent UK

US imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba amid Trump's 'takeover' rhetoric

The United States on Tuesday issued a series of sanctions related to Cuba, amid recent rhetoric from US President Donald Trump suggesting a possible takeover of the communist island.

The Times of India

Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government

The Supreme Court has ruled that ExxonMobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power

The Independent UK

Trump's Sabotage?

Plus: Cuba's opposition waiting in the wings, the wealthy are feeling the squeeze, and more...

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After Iran, Trump is desperate for a win

The president is eyeing Cuba and Greenland to erase the sting of defeat

Salon

Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much needed relief as the island's crises deepen given a lack of petroleum

AAP

As Cuba's power crisis deepens, Havana residents speak out

Cubans are in the grips of a deepening power and fuel crisis – exacerbated by a US oil blockade launched earlier this year – that has left the country's poorest struggling to cope. FRANCE 24's exclusive report found that residents in Havana are now turning against their own government.

France 24

Nuclear Inspectors

Plus: Keir Starmer steps down, Cuba privatizes, AOC inspires a copycat, and more...

Reason

Exclusive: President Trump talks Iran, Cuba, Israel, AI, and power on "The Axios Show"

The president took an expansive view of his power in the wide-ranging interview.

Axios

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution and ally of Fidel Castro, has died

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure in the Cuban Revolution and former vice president, has died at 94

The Independent UK

Legendary Cuban spy chief Ramiro Valdes dies at 94

HAVANA - The founder of Cuba's feared intelligence services, Ramiro Valdes, one of the last commanders of Fidel Castro's revolution, has died at the age of 94, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Sunday.

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‘Cuba is a hopscotch’: Trump hints at Venezuela-style operation

US President Donald Trump suggested that any future US operation in Cuba could resemble Washington’s swift January intervention in Venezuela, arguing that the Caribbean island would be easier to project military power against than Iran because of its proximity to the United States.

International Business Times

Trump Says Cuba Invasion Akin To Maduro Capture By US Possible

The US president has been flaunting the US dominance in the Western Hemisphere in his second term. Cuba's Ambassador to the US Lianys Torres Rivera said earlier in June that recent sanctions against the country's leadership are a "pretext" to conduct a military intervention.

AAP

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

Observers are calling Cuba's new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul on the island's communist economy since the Cuban revolution while the grandson of former President Raúl Castro says in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward

The Economic Times

Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms

In a landmark speech to National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero detailed 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state's role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture. These huge changes come as the United States exerts strong pressure on Cuba aside from…

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France 24

Cuba unveils historic free-market reforms amid US pressure

Cuba’s government has approved a sweeping package of economic reforms aimed at opening up its struggling economy and attracting foreign investment, in what officials are calling one of the most significant policy shifts in recent history. Facing its worst economic crisis in decades, Cuba is grappling with widespread shortages of…

AAP

What to know about Cuba's economic measures aimed at opening up the island's economy

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures to open up the struggling island's economy

Euronews

Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel admits 'urgent changes' needed to overcome crisis

The oil blockade imposed by President Donald Trump in January has brought the island's already moribund economy to the brink of collapse, marked by power cuts sometimes lasting over 30 hours.

AAP

Cuba's Communist Party approves emergency economic plan opening to private enterprise

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures

Bangkok Post

Cuban economy needs 'urgent changes' to overcome crisis: president

HAVANA - Cuba's economy needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a speech to Communist Party leaders broadcast on Thursday.

International Business Times UK

'One Meal a Day': UN Slams Brutal US Fuel Blockade Pushing 40% of Cubans into Immediate Starvation

Cuba faces a deepening humanitarian crisis, with US sanctions and fuel shortages exacerbating food insecurity and healthcare challenges.

Bangkok Post

Cuba places drastic restrictions on public transport

HAVANA - Drastic restrictions on cross-country travel took effect on Thursday in cash-strapped Cuba, with spaces on ever scarcer trains and buses now reserved for the sick, people travelling for funerals and other emergencies.

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