Milei from Argentina dismisses foreign minister over disagreement on US embargo against Cuba.

Milei from Argentina dismisses foreign minister over disagreement on US embargo against Cuba.

Reuters Diana Mondino has had to bid farewell to the foreign ministry Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has sacked his foreign minister, Diana Mondino, after the country voted in favor of lifting the US economic embargo on Cuba at the United Nations. Argentina was one of 187 countries that supported the non-binding UN resolution on Wednesday. … Read more

Milei, the President of Argentina, dismisses Foreign Minister following decision to lift embargo on Cuba, reports Reuters

Milei, the President of Argentina, dismisses Foreign Minister following decision to lift embargo on Cuba, reports Reuters

Argentina’s President Javier Milei made the decision to replace Foreign Affairs Minister Diana Mondino after she voted in favor of lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba at the United Nations. Milei, a libertarian who assumed office in late 2023, has a pro-United States stance and has been distancing Argentina from leftist trade partners such as … Read more

Reuters reports that Cuba faces a third significant obstacle in the effort to restore electricity to the island, leaving millions of residents without power.

Reuters reports that Cuba faces a third significant obstacle in the effort to restore electricity to the island, leaving millions of residents without power.

Despite Cuba’s efforts to restore power to the island, they were unsuccessful for a third time late on Saturday, according to Cuban authorities. This left millions of people in the dark and raised doubts about the government’s ability to reestablish electrical service. The national electrical grid first went down around midday on Friday after the … Read more

Cuba begins gradual power restoration following widespread blackout, reports Reuters

Cuba begins gradual power restoration following widespread blackout, reports Reuters

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga Cuba has restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants. The vast majority of the country’s 10 million residents were still in the dark … Read more

Nationwide blackout in Cuba caused by main power plant malfunction

Nationwide blackout in Cuba caused by main power plant malfunction

Friday’s total black out came after the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas – the largest on the island – went offline. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said the situation was his “absolute priority”. “There will be no rest until power is restored,” he wrote on X., external. Earlier on Friday, officials announced that all schools … Read more