US renews US$100 million Cuba aid offer as Trump raises island with Xi

Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil amid US oil blockade

The country is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels, but some experts believe the intense US pressure — with threats to take “control” of the island — may hasten Cuba’s path toward clean energy.

Protests erupted across Cuba's capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the country grapples with its worst blackouts in decades amid the ongoing U.S. blockade.

Cuba lost the source for around half its fuel needs when US forces snatched Venezuela’s president in a stunning January raid, with his successor complying with US pressure not to aid the island.