Washington put the doctrine of 1823 in writing, invaded Venezuela, sanctions Cuba, expands bases in Greenland and keeps a stalled war against Iran. Lula answered from the UN rostrum by naming the mechanisms of that offensive, and the vote of 4 October 2026 decides who administers the answer, with the Bolsonaro family on the other side.
The president of Cuba's National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, Antonio Rodríguez, said that interruptions in water networks affect 2,681,770 residents, 66% of them for electrical reasons and 25% because of broken pumping equipment, according to the EFE agency, in a text republished by the Paraguayan outlet ABC Color. President Miguel Díaz-Canel called the water supply problem “grave and complex” and said that large-scale investments to solve it require time, while immediate difficulties are being addressed. The worst-affected provinces are Havana, with about 536,000 residents facing supply problems, and Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Matanzas, Artemisa and Pinar, with about 200,000 each. Díaz-Canel attributed the problem to objective causes — the US blockade, the energy crisis, aging networks — and also to the “negligence, indolence and lack of coordination” of the authorities.
Cuba's ambassador to Brazil, Victor Manuel Cairo Palomo, said the Cuban government considers the risk of a US invasion of the island to be real, according to Opera Mundi. The diplomat said the Cuban people are preparing today for a real US invasion and that the Cuban government and the Cuban people cannot ignore US intentions to invade Cuba.
The UN General Assembly called for the 34th consecutive year for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba in a vote on Wednesday, with the weakest backing for the resolution in two decades. The text passed by 130 votes in favor to 17 against, with 25 abstentions; last year it was adopted by 165 votes to seven, with 12 abstentions. India voted in favor of the resolution, according to The Hindu.
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, on Wednesday, a resolution calling for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba, according to the Hindustan Times. India voted in favor and said it hopes the embargo will be lifted at the earliest so that Cubans can participate more fully in international cooperation, according to the same outlet.
The United Nations General Assembly approved on Wednesday a resolution calling for an end to the US economic embargo against Cuba, with 130 votes in favor, 17 against and 25 abstentions, according to Opera Mundi. In 2025, the text got 165 votes in favor, seven against and 12 abstentions; the largest backing had been in 2017, when 191 countries supported it. Cuba’s ambassador to Brazil, Victor Cairo, said the rise in opposing votes and abstentions should not be read as a loss of support for the country, according to Brasil de Fato.
The UN General Assembly votes on Wednesday (28) on the resolution calling for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, the 34th time the text has been taken up since 1992, according to Brasil de Fato. Last year the resolution passed with 165 votes in favor, 7 against and 12 abstentions. Cuba's president wrote on social media that majority international support for Cuba “became evident in the condemnation of the blockade”, according to Opera Mundi.
The Cuban government decided to cancel the planned time change and keep daylight saving time in effect without interruption until November 7, 2027, according to CubaHeadlines. The official statement attributes the decision to the island’s electricity crisis and to a shortage of fuels needed for electricity generation, and points to the United States (US) embargo as the cause, according to the same outlet.
US President Donald Trump said the country would “take care of Cuba” on its way back from Iran, with a small stopover: one US ship could stop “about 50 yards off the coast” before Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sent in to “finish up the deal”, Sputnik reported. At a rally, Trump said the ships returning from the Middle East would pass Cuba and that he would send Rubio “to finish up the job”, the Times of India reported.
Cuba mocked the United States' (US) appeal for Cubans to work with the CIA, saying the country's coastline has beautiful beaches and also razor-sharp limestone spikes, an inhospitable environment for those who arrive with hostile purposes, according to Le Monde. The text mentions a “lust for domination” among those trying to reach Cuban shores.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged those who want positive change in Cuba to seek a discreet partnership with the CIA, according to Le Monde. “For those who want to bring positive change to Cuba: it is now or never,” he wrote. “Faced with the disappointment caused by unfulfilled promises, corruption and the privileged lifestyle of a handful of people, seize this opportunity to create the change you want through a discreet partnership with the CIA.” The Trump administration has imposed a de facto oil blockade on the island, issued new sanctions against Cuban companies and officials, and indicted former president Raul Castro.
US President Donald Trump said the country will take care of Cuba after dealing with Iran and that he would send Secretary of State Marco Rubio to finalize the agreement. At a rally in Florida, according to G1, Trump said: “We will take care of Cuba after Iran... then we will send Marco Rubio to finalize the agreement.”
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry restated its absolute rejection of US accusations about alleged Cuban participation in the conflict in Ukraine, according to Opera Mundi. The Cuban foreign ministry says Cuba is not part of the conflict and has no military personnel in Ukraine or in any other country, according to the Rio Times, and says it has investigated 17 cases involving 49 people since 2023 and brought 43 people to court in 12 mercenarism cases, also according to the Rio Times.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the United States of threatening countries with tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to change their votes on the annual resolution against the embargo on the island, Al Jazeera reported. Rodríguez said Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Washington’s ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, were personally leading a campaign he said had been going on for months, and that the US had asked countries to abstain or skip the vote. The nonbinding resolution is expected to be put to a vote on October 27 or 28, according to Al Jazeera.
Florida's public ministry in the US obtained an arrest warrant against former president Raúl Castro for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the 1996 downing of two planes belonging to an exile organization, according to Rádiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) — Cuba condemned the move as a “reprehensible maneuver” by the US, according to Opera Mundi.
Cuban law enforcement officials accused the US of allowing terrorists to operate with impunity on American soil, citing details of the investigation into the February incursion, according to The Jerusalem Post. On February 25, 10 Cuban exiles attempted to infiltrate the island by boat from the Florida Keys, armed with nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition, 11 rifles, 15 handguns, Molotov cocktails, a VHF radio and Starlink satellite communication equipment.
A court in the US state of Florida issued an arrest warrant for 95-year-old former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, according to TASS, which cites NBC News. Castro faces four counts of murder, two counts of destroying an aircraft and conspiracy to murder US citizens.
For the first time in 20 years, Cuba was not mentioned in a Venezuelan representative’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, according to G1. Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, told Bloomberg that Venezuela is “a friendly country” and that “ally is a very strong word”, according to G1.
The US government announced on Thursday (15) new unilateral coercive measures against Cuba that target the Banco Internacional de Comércio de Cuba (Bicsa), a state-owned bank, applied by the Treasury Department, according to Brasil de Fato.
In an interview with Reuters on Monday, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said the oil blockade by the United States forced the country to seek its own alternative solutions, using its sun, wind, tides, fuel and Cuban crude oil, and that 144 solar farms with a combined capacity of about 1,418 megawatts have been installed on the island in recent years, with China as the largest supplier of panels, according to Al Jazeera.
Pemex halted fuel shipments to Cuba in the third quarter of 2026, after an average of 900 barrels per day in the first half, according to TASS, citing El Universal. Cuba received 19,200 barrels per day from Mexico in the first half of 2024 and 19,600 in the same period of 2025, against 900 in 2026. The decline reflects efforts to avoid US sanctions against those who supply crude oil to Havana, according to El Universal.
The United States Coast Guard announced on Friday the seizure of two ships bound for Cuba that were illegally carrying thousands of gallons of diesel fuel. The seizures came amid the fuel blockade imposed on Cuba by the Donald Trump administration, according to ABC News. The Coast Guard said it intercepted two vessels carrying illegal fuel as it enforces the blockade, according to The New York Times.
The United States Coast Guard says it has intercepted the cargo ship Grace, carrying fuel to Cuba. The 91-metre vessel was stopped in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico on September 5, under suspicion of ghost fleet tactics, according to Reuters, in a text republished by SRN News. A United States team boarded the ship and escorted it to Mexico, where a Mexican Navy inspection confirmed the presence of large quantities of fuel.
China declared it will firmly support Cuba in defending its sovereignty and resisting outside interference, according to the South China Morning Post. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun made the announcement on Monday, as Beijing and Havana marked 66 years of diplomatic relations. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump said Havana “will fall”, according to RT.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the U.S. oil blockade at the UN General Assembly as an “act of collective punishment”, saying Cuba remains open to dialogue with Washington on the basis of sovereign equality and without preconditions, on the same Saturday that Donald Trump said at the White House that “Cuba and us will make a deal” and that he does not think the military will be needed.
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng urged the United Nations General Assembly to respect the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf and called on the “relevant country” to immediately stop threatening Cuba with force and immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions against the island. The speech did not name the United States, in contrast with Xi Jinping’s reception at the White House days earlier.
Delegations from Iran and Cuba walked out of the hall of the 81st United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York during Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, according to The Independent and The Hill. The Iranian delegation began to leave as the US president described the past six months of on-and-off military strikes against Iran, with only one person remaining seated; Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi are in New York but did not enter the hall for the speech. Cuba’s delegation walked out after Trump called the country an “absolutely failed state”, said it “is failing like never before, and it will fall” and that “freedom will be coming to Cuba”. The president also accused the Cuban government of fomenting opposition in the United States; Washington has maintained an effective oil blockade since January 2026, cutting the island off from Venezuelan oil, and talks between the two countries have stalled.