The Trump administration’s military strike in January against Cuba’s former ally Venezuela cut off a crucial supply of oil to the island. It was soon followed by a US-ordered oil blockade on the island,

Cuba has for months suffered from hours-long, and more recently, days-long power outages linked in part to a decrepit grid and a U.S. imposed oil blockade.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Cuba is ready to resist any U.S. military intervention. He warned that Cubans are “not afraid” and would defend “to the very last drop of blood” in response to

Cuba is heading toward an irreversible demographic contraction and could end the century with just 5.6 million residents, a U.N. report says.

The country’s already-struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.

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Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade.

The government’s security apparatus has staved off collapse under U.S. pressure, monitoring Cubans in their homes, on the job and even at movie theaters.