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Protesters Reportedly Attack Communist Party Office in Cuba as Energy Crisis Deepens

HeadlineMar 16, 2026

In Cuba, protesters reportedly torched a local Communist Party office in the city of Morón as people express a growing frustration over food shortages and massive blackouts across the island. A U.S. oil blockade has cut off Cuba from accessing desperately needed fuel as the Trump administration intensifies pressure to topple the Cuban government. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday he had held talks with U.S. officials, stating Cuba had not received oil shipments in at least three months. The island had already been devastated by decades of U.S. sanctions.

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