Cuba faces a critical energy crisis in 2026 with 22-hour daily blackouts. Read the latest on fuel shortages, US sanctions, and the impact on the national grid.

President Donald Trump’s administration slapped sanctions on some of Cuba’s top leaders and its spy agency, as Washington aggressively ratchets up pressure in a bid to end nearly seven decades of communist rule.

US oil blockade on Cuba is a significant blow to small family firms struggling with power outages and fuel shortages.

Blackouts in Cuba have been common for years because the Cuba government has mismanaged and neglected its energy system, historians and foreign policy experts said.

The comments come after a fresh wave of U.S. sanctions and amid mounting speculation that the U.S. could carry out military strikes against Cuba.

Cuba's leader warned Monday of a "bloodbath" in the event of an American attack, and the US Treasury issued sanctions targeting Cuba's main intelligence agency and top leaders as tensions spiked between the longtime rivals.

Protests break out in Cuba over power shortages as the U.S. offers millions of dollars in exchange for political reform. And now a look at Cuba after the island ran out of oil prices, causing massive blackouts across the country and a night of protests.