Overview
- Authorities say a protest in Morón partially destroyed the local Communist Party headquarters and led to five arrests.
- State media described vandalism that included stones thrown and a reception area set ablaze, while social videos showed damage to a drugstore and a store nearby.
- Cuba’s Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the incident.
- President Miguel Díaz-Canel said no petroleum shipments have arrived in three months and confirmed that Havana has opened talks with the U.S. government.
- Officials cited depleted fuel oil and diesel, shutdowns at two power plants, and a recent grid failure tied to a broken boiler as drivers of worsening outages.