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Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues

Newsday 26 Feb 2026
TORONTO — Canada announced Wednesday it is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces an escalating fuel crisis as oil shipments have slowed following U.S. threats of tariffs ... officials ... Sign up ... 0.17.
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Mexico sends second aid package to Cuba as US tightens energy blockade

Newsday 26 Feb 2026
MEXICO CITYMexico has sent a second humanitarian aid package for Cuba as the island faces a tightened U.S. embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil ... The shipment is expected to arrive on Saturday ... Sign up ... Newsday ... 0.17.
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Blockade over barricade: Several booked

The Times of India 25 Feb 2026
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Nigeria: Nigerian Workers' Union Declares Support for Cuba, Condemns U.S. Blockade

All Africa 25 Feb 2026
"The struggle for Cuba's sovereignty is the world's struggle for justice." ....
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Canada sends aid to Cuba amid US fuel blockade

The Daily Telegraph 25 Feb 2026
Canada has announced an aid package for Cubans suffering during Donald Trump’s oil blockade worth $8m CAD (£4.4m) ... Anita Anand, Canada’s foreign minister, said she had not discussed the aid announcement with Marco Rubio, Mr Trump’s secretary of state.
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Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank

Egypt Independent 25 Feb 2026
Not just top brass ... That could limit the scope of military campaigns the PLA could take on, the report says ... In the Taiwan scenario, less-complex operations, such as a blockade, can still likely be implemented easily, the report says ... ....
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Canada steps in to help Cuba tackle fuel crisis: How Trump blockade is pushing the ...

Live Mint 24 Feb 2026
Cuba is rapidly exhausting its oil reserves, triggering a desperate social and financial emergency for the island's 11 million inhabitants ....
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Meta Set to Reenter Stablecoin Market After Libra Blockade Four Years Ago: Report

Finance Magnates 24 Feb 2026
Meta plans to reenter the stablecoin market later this year, four years after regulators blocked its earlier digital currency effort, Libra ... One named Stripe, which acquired the stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge last year, as a possible partner.
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U.S. Chase Ends in Indian Ocean with Boarding of Sanctioned Tanker ‘Bertha’

gCaptain 24 Feb 2026
U.S ...Overnight, U.S ... Navy blockade on January 3 ... The enforcement campaign accelerated sharply after President Trump announced a “complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela in mid-December ... U.S ... ....
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Iran-US Tensions: How Strait of Hormuz blockade could ripple through global oil and gas supplies ...

Zeenews 23 Feb 2026
... with any blockade threatening nearly a fifth of global oil and LNG supplies.
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