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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba says schools to reopen next week despite US-induced energy crisis]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba's education minister confirmed the new school year would begin as planned on September 1, despite a severe energy crunch caused by US pressure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:14:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rubio announces new wave of sanctions targeting Cuban entities, including Construction Ministry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new wave of sanctions targeting Cuban entities on Thursday, including the country's Ministry of Construction.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Raúl Castro makes rare public appearance as he faces US indictment]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Veteran Cuban leader Raúl Castro received a standing ovation has he appeared in public for the first time in months and faces an indictment by the US.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump admin. puts further pressure on Cuba with sanctions against military]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the US announced new sanctions against the Cuban military and other entities over alleged procurement of military equipment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:42:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba on brink of massive humanitarian crisis due to US aggression, UN warns]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights experts at the United Nations warned the international community it must act swiftly to prevent a "full-blown" humanitarian crisis in Cuba.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIA makes big move to undermine Cuba's government, report reveals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The CIA set up a secret new task force to direct financial, human, and technical resources towards Cuba and create divides between the island's political class.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba scrambles to restore power amid latest blackout caused by US blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba struggled to restore power Monday after another nationwide blackout amid the Trump administration's devastating fuel embargo.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba state energy firm reports new nationwide blackout amid US blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba's power grid failed Sunday amid the ongoing US energy embargo, causing another nationwide blackout, a state utility said in a social media post.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba opens pharmacies and gas stations to private firms amid devastating US blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba moved to open crisis-ravaged parts of the state-run economy to private firms Wednesday, as a US energy blockade takes its toll.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:25:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba says three quarters of hotels shuttered amid US economic assault]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly three-quarters of Cuba's hotels have been closed and its tourism sector has been brought to "almost total paralysis" by US sanctions and fuel shortages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:26:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia's new president-elect makes giant Trump-aligned pledge on Cuba]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Colombia's far-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of President Donald Trump, on Sunday vowed to break off diplomatic relations with Cuba.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump hits Cuba with deadly new sanctions targeting crucial industry]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration announced new sanctions against Cuba's decades-old international medical missions program, which sends doctors to dozens of countries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Did Cuba infiltrate the highest levels of US government?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US on Monday accused Cuba of infiltrating the highest levels of government in Washington, as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the island.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba slowly gets its power back after latest nationwide blackout]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cubans are slowly getting power back after the third country-wide power outage to hit the island in less than ten days, the national electricity company said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump administration targets Cuba's Tourism Ministry with new sanctions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US has expanded its sanctions against Cuba, adding the Tourism Ministry and several other government bodies and organizations to its sanctions list.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China demands US end brutal embargo on Cuba during UN debate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[During a debate at the United Nations on Tuesday, China voiced support for Cuba and demanded that the Trump administration end its brutal oil embargo.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:21:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba slowly gets power back after nationwide blackout amid US fuel blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cubans were gradually getting power back on Tuesday after the third nationwide power outage since the start of the year amid the devastating US fuel blockade.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China again calls for US to lift punishing sanctions and blockade on Cuba]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[China again called on the US to lifts its sanctions and oil blockade on Cuba, which it described as coercive and without a basis in international law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cubans bid farewell to revolution hero Ramiro Valdes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Former President Raul Castro on Tuesday led tributes to one of the last leaders of Cuba's 1959 revolution, Ramiro Valdes, who died over the weekend.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:13:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump administration slaps new sanctions on Cuban companies and Raúl Castro relative]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US government has placed sanctions on Cuban companies affiliated with the military conglomerate GAESA, as well as against Raúl Castro's daughter-in-law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/trump-administration-slaps-new-sanctions-on-cuban-companies-and-raul-castro-relative-3510410</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba forced to transport aid in ox-drawn carts amid brutal US oil blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As the US continues to impose a brutal and punishing oil blockade of Cuba, locals are turning to ox-drawn carts as a way of transporting crucial aid.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/cuba-forced-to-transport-aid-in-ox-drawn-carts-amid-brutal-us-oil-blockade-3509401</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump admin. slams Cuba's economic reforms as "superficial smoke signals"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The State Department on Friday slammed Cuba's newly announced economic reforms as "superficial smoke signals" that are far too modest to be meaningful.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:20:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/us-politics/trump-admin-slams-cubas-economic-reforms-as-superficial-smoke-signals-3509398</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba approves economic reforms to boost private sector and investment]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cuban Communist Party approved a package of reforms aimed at opening up more sectors to private investment as the US continues to pressure the island.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth visits Guantanamo Bay, warns Cuba against threatening US amid tensions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay and warned Cuba that it would be unwise to attack the US, referencing recent reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hegseth sets Guantanamo trip as US piles pressure on Cuba]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to "engage with troops," the Pentagon said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/pete-hegseth/hegseth-sets-guantanamo-trip-as-us-piles-pressure-on-cuba-3506847</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuban president outlines "three scenarios" US may take to destabilize the island]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba's president said in an interview published Monday that the US was considering three possible scenarios for its pressure campaign against the island.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fresh humanitarian aid shipment from Mexico has arrived in Cuba]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new shipment of aid from Mexico arrived in Cuba on Sunday, as the communist-led island faces a mounting crisis amid the US blockade on oil imports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/mexico/fresh-humanitarian-aid-shipment-from-mexico-has-arrived-in-cuba-3505029</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba receives massive food aid shipment from China amid devastating US blockade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[China delivered 15,000 tons of rice to Cuba on Saturday, alleviating a wide-spread food insecurity crisis which has been brought on by the US' blockade of Cuba.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:45:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/china/cuba-receives-massive-food-aid-shipment-from-china-amid-devastating-us-blockade-3503921</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump administration imposes sanctions on Cuban president and Castro family members]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US announced new sanctions Thursday on Cuba's president and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/trump-administration-imposes-sanctions-on-cuban-president-and-castro-family-members-3504482</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top US and Cuban military officers meet at Guantanamo Bay as tensions soar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Senior US and Cuban military officers met on Friday at Guantanamo Bay, the US base on the communist island, as relations between the two countries plunge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/world/top-us-and-cuban-military-officers-meet-at-guantanamo-bay-as-tensions-soar-3502808</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba questions "seriousness" of US approach to talks]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cuba on Thursday called out the US for lacking conviction in talks that are aimed at easing tensions between the quarreling neighbors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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