Cuba
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The US expels a Cuban diplomat from the UN after a scuffle over a phone
Marco Rubio signed the immediate expulsion of Richard Tur de la Concepción, from Cuba's mission to the UN. According to Washington, he tried to grab the phone of a US diplomat who was filming. Cuba protested in a letter.
The dollar hits 850 pesos in Cuba: it has never been this expensive
On the informal market, one dollar now costs 850 Cuban pesos, 107 more than a month ago. The euro is at 936. The Central Bank's official rate stays at 754.
Cuba runs out of fuel: a mine closes, over 2,000 megawatts are missing and Havana asks Pemex for help
The Castellanos zinc and lead mine, in Pinar del Río, is closing for lack of energy. Pemex has not sent oil to Cuba since the second quarter of 2026, and the Cuban government is trying to get it back.
The UN again calls for an end to the embargo on Cuba, but with the worst result in its history
130 countries voted in Cuba's favor, 35 fewer than last year. Earlier, Cuba's foreign minister walked toward the US ambassador while he was speaking, and Washington expelled a Cuban diplomat.
Protest outside the US Embassy in Havana: the embassy closes and urges people to stay away
After the clash at the UN, a rally is expected at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune, next to the embassy. The US closed its in-person services at 11 a.m. and issued a security alert.
Cuba in 2026: the most absurd things about living there, with data
A nine-dollar monthly wage, twenty hours without power and your own cow that you're not allowed to kill. Eight verified facts about life in Cuba.
What would happen to Cuba's 9-dollar monthly wage if its economy opened up?
A month's work in Cuba is worth about 9 dollars. Poland and Vietnam already went from a closed economy to an open one: this is what happened to their wages.