Overview
- Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said a warehouse blaze at Havana’s Ñico López refinery was extinguished with no injuries and the cause under investigation.
- The United Nations voiced deep alarm over Cuba’s worsening crisis, urging an end to unilateral sectoral measures that it says threaten essential services and human rights.
- After the US move that cut off Venezuelan crude and tariff threats targeting third‑country suppliers, Mexico halted oil shipments but sent two navy vessels with more than 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Havana.
- Cuban authorities imposed nationwide rationing, including a four‑day public‑sector workweek, reduced school hours, transport cuts and curtailed hospital staffing, as blackouts spread.
- Jet fuel shortages triggered NOTAMs and flight disruptions, with carriers such as Air Canada canceling services and planning repatriation flights for stranded passengers.