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A man charges his fan's battery at his doorway using a small solar panel set up on the street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

A girl cools off in a plastic pool in the street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

A man sits on the Malecón seawall after sunset during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

By Ariel Fernández and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organized by the Trump administration as the U.S. continues to put pressure on the island's government, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Caritas starts distributing U.S. humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

People ride in an electric tricycle equipped with a solar panel in Havana, Cuba, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Solar-powered tricycles help Cubans navigate fuel shortages and blackouts

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

A man crosses a street in Havana, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Banos)

Earthquake with 6.1 magnitude hits offshore Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana

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Workers repair the sign at the Grand Aston Hotel in Havana, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba’s iconic antique cars sit idle as U.S. energy blockade deepens fuel crisis

By Martín Silva Rey - Associated Press

A man searches through a pile of trash for items to salvage in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

The Asian Katra cargo ship, top left, arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as U.S.-Cuba tensions escalate

By Ariel Fernandez and Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

FILE - View of San Lazaro street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Havana boasts its first two modular homes as Cuba’s capital disintegrates

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

A man shows his ration book known as a "libreta," backdropped by a framed image of Fidel Castro, at a state-run bodega in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans struggle to survive on pocket-size government ration books as products dwindle

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

A street musician walks past a restaurant in Havana, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An energy blockade on Cuba pulls the plug on Havana’s legendary nightlife

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

A woman attends a rally calling for the end of the U.S. blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Hundreds of Cuban women rally against U.S. energy blockade as crisis deepens

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

Activists wave Cuban and Palestinian flags from the vessel Maguro, arriving from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the "Nuestra America," or Our America Convoy, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Aid vessel arrives in Havana as Cuba’s economic and energy crises deepen

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse in a month

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

A woman rides an electric scooter past a factory displaying an image depicting the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, bearing the words "Socialism or Death", in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba refuses to let U.S. Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators

By Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

People line up in the street to buy bread in Havana, Cuba, on Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) **FILE**

Electrical grid failure in Cuba leaves millions without power, officials say

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People undergoing rehabilitation hug in a circle at a psychiatric hospital in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Young Cubans turn to church and state as cheap, synthetic drugs flood the streets

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

Winning the hearts of the Cuban people illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

American Mike Hammer winning the hearts of the Cuban people

By Gelet Martinez Fragela

Drivers wait in a long line to enter a gas station in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Anger and anguish spread across Cuba as it learns of Trump’s tariff threat on those who provide oil

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press