BREAKING: Cuba has plunged into darkness again after its national electrical grid failed today. Today’s nationwide blackout is the third in the last eight days, and the fifth since the Trump administration imposed its oil blockade in late January.

Another foreign mining company is trying to save its Cuba operation by appeasing the Trump administration Bloomberg reports Antilles Gold, an Australian company developing a gold and copper mine in Cuba, proposed selling a controlling stake in its joint venture to U.S. investors

Cuba’s FM Bruno Rodríguez confronted U.S. Amb. Mike Waltz at the UN on Tuesday, after Waltz accused Cuba of human rights abuses, holding photos of people detained and killed by ICE. “This did not happen in Cuba,” said Rodriguez.

As the U.S. oil blockade deepens fuel shortages, elderly Cubans are adapting to a new reality: cooking with charcoal, sitting in the dark and waiting for the lights to return.

In an astounding denial of reality, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz denied the existence of the U.S. blockade on Cuba. Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez replied: "You're a liar, Mr. Waltz."

Last week, Democrat lawmakers joined National Nurses United to demand an end to Trump’s economic war on Cuba. Representatives Delia Ramirez, Pramila Jayapal, Jonathan Jackson and Ro Khanna denounced the weaponization of food, fuel and medicine against the Cuban people.

As Cuba prepares to present the humanitarian impact of U.S. sanctions before the UN tomorrow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly urging governments to oppose even debating the issue, according to a leaked State Department cable obtained by The Nation.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez says the U.S. is using “pressure, blackmail and threats” to stop the UN General Assembly from debating the blockade against Cuba on July 7. Subscribe to our newsletter www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/signup

In the face of the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, Cuba is going green. First, people started buying electric tricycles. But then they faced another problem — no way to charge them as blackouts last 20+ hours a day. Now, drivers are installing solar panels on top of their tricycles.

The Trump administration has been pressuring governments around the world to end their medical cooperation agreements with Cuba. But Calabria, one of Italy’s poorest regions, isn’t backing down.

Infant mortality has doubled. Only 30% of essential medicines are available. UN Resident Coordinator Francisco Pichón says Cuba’s healthcare system is under extraordinary pressure due to the U.S. fuel blockade and sanctions, with 67,000 children at risk of missing vaccines.

The U.S. indicted Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown. Former Cuban intelligence agent René González, who infiltrated the organization, explains what’s really behind the indictment.

Childhood cancer survival rates have fallen from 85% to 65%, nearly 3,000 dialysis patients have faced disruptions in treatment and 300 of the country's 395 essential medicines are now unavailable, according to a recent report in Cuban state media outlet Cubadebate.

The fallout from Trump's May 1 executive order is continuing to ripple across Cuba. EnviosCuba, one of the largest online platforms used by Cuban Americans to send food, clothing and other basic necessities to relatives on the island, has stopped accepting new orders.

U.S. politicians call Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor,” without providing evidence to back the claim. Listen to Cuban doctors in Italy’s Southern region of Calabria respond to U.S. accusations in our latest film, “From Cuba to Calabria.” www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/from-cuba-to...

Raúl Castro was indicted for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes 30 years ago. The group’s leader was a former CIA terrorist who claimed to have renounced violence, but never did according to former Cuban intelligence agent René González.

Companies from Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Australia are leaving Cuba. They’re not fleeing communism. They’re fleeing U.S. sanctions. So who stands to gain?

Last week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk issued one of the strongest condemnations yet of the Trump administration's Cuba policy. "Children are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable."

Director Daniel Montero shares what drew him to the story of Dr. Teresita Rodríguez. TERESITA’S DREAM follows the Cuban scientist whose search for an Alzheimer’s treatment began with her mother’s diagnosis—a story of love, science, and resilience. Watch: www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/teresitas-dr...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, where he performed bench presses in front of the camera and told U.S. troops the Pentagon would remain "prepared and postured for any possible contingency" involving Cuba.

When Donald Trump says that Cuban people love him, he’s talking about Cubans in Miami. On the island, it’s a different story. We asked Cubans in Cuba about what they think about Trump.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress he has not found a Cuban official willing to lead a political “transition” on the island similar to Venezuela’s case. “I can’t give you that name right now,” he answered.

The Trump administration has imposed more sanctions on Cuba. The latest targets include Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and several Cuban entities.

Former Cuban president Raúl Castro made his first public appearance on Friday since being indicted by Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The event celebrated the 65th anniversary of Cuba’s Interior Ministry and Castro’s recent 95th birthday.

Dr. Dayana Couto Núñez, President of the Cuban Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, explains how shortages of medicines, technology and fuel are affecting maternal healthcare and newborns in Cuba: “Neither our women nor our children are to blame.”.

Four foreign hotel operators are ceasing operations in Cuba as Donald Trump’s May 1 executive order is set to take effect on June 5 Spain’s Iberostar and Meliá, Canada’s Blue Diamond and Indonesia's Archipelago International have all announced plans to leave or reduce operations

During a sit-down interview on “My View with Lara Trump,” Cuban-American Republican legislators ramped up threats against Cuba as the United States intensifies its economic warfare against the island.

A group of former U.S. intelligence, military and diplomatic officials is challenging the national security justifications behind the Trump administration’s economic war on Cuba.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister denounced, at the UN Security Council, U.S. threats of military action against his country.

According to Fox News, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control issued “administrative subpoenas” to Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin when they traveled to Cuba in March to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid amid severe shortages caused by the U.S. economic war on the island.