Miguel Díaz‑Canel

Venezuela earthquake recovery and seismic activity

785 clusters · 4270 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Venezuela delivers 528 homes to earthquake victims

As of early September 2026, recovery from the June 24 twin earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) continues. The death toll is reported between 6,509 and 9,509, with projected material losses of $37 billion. Implementation

US sanctions deepen Cuba tourism and humanitarian crisis

56 clusters · 409 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Cuba highlights UN Human Rights Council support against US blockade

The tourism collapse triggered by the May 2026 U.S. executive order targeting the military conglomerate GAESA has accelerated, leaving the industry in “near-total paralysis.” New data from the National Office of Statisti

Cuba implements economic and structural reforms amid crisis

15 clusters · 121 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Cuba implements major agricultural reforms to boost food production

Following the ratification of a 176-measure reform package in late July 2026, Cuba has expanded its economic shifts to include over 200 measures. These updates aim to relax government control by allowing market forces to

Cuba power, healthcare, and economic crisis deepens

45 clusters · 426 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: Cuba faces critical shortages of water, food, and medicine

The electricity shortfall that began with the July 2024 shutdown of Unit 1 at the Antonio Guiteras plant has continued to worsen. By mid‑July 2026, the state utility UNE reported a generation deficit of about 2,260 MW du

Cuba marks Fidel Castro centenary amid economic crisis

16 clusters · 196 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: Campinas hosts Cuban Festival marking Fidel Castro centennial

In August 2026, Cuba held extensive political and cultural commemorations to mark the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth. The IV Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements in Havana drew 190 delegates from 27 nations, focusin

US intelligence pressure and security escalation in Cuba

6 clusters · 50 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: China and US strategic competition intensifies in Cuba

In August 2026, the United States intensified its pressure campaign against Cuba by elevating the island to ‘Priority 1’ status within the U.S. National Intelligence Priorities Framework. To execute this strategy, the CI

Cuba: Moncada anniversary, energy crisis and protests

14 clusters · 169 sources · last updated 22 days ago

Latest: Cuba experiences record surge in protests during first half of 2026

The 73rd anniversary of the July 26, 1953 Moncada assault was marked by intense political commemoration and severe domestic unrest. Amid a deepening energy crisis, President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the U.S. oil embar

Cuba crisis deepens: aid, reforms, population loss

155 clusters · 548 sources · last updated 24 days ago

Latest: Angie Nixon wins Florida Democratic Senate primary

The island‑wide blackout that began after the July 2021 protests continued into July 2026, with the grid operating at about one‑third of peak capacity and a 2,000 MW generation shortfall. Solar parks provide limited dayt

Cuban dissident Otero in US amid protests

16 clusters · 122 sources · last updated 28 days ago

Latest: Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to showcase prison-made art at Freedom Tower

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, co‑founder of Cuba’s San Isidro Movement, was released from a maximum‑security prison on 7 July 2026, placed under house‑arrest, and granted humanitarian parole on 17 July, arriving in Miami