Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder,...

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What happened: As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder,...

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Source attribution: The Guardian World via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/cuba-edges-toward-breakdown-as-power-cuts-and-us-meddling-push-society-to-brink