Sunday, May 31, 2026
Home / World / Cuba’s blackouts leave high-rise residents with co...
World

Cuba’s blackouts leave high-rise residents with constant uncertainty

CN
CitrixNews Staff
·
Cuba’s blackouts leave high-rise residents with constant uncertainty
Site searchHomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersCuba’s blackouts leave high-rise residents with constant uncertainty

As Cuba heads into another month of blackouts due to the near-total fuel blockade imposed by the US, many say their lives now revolve around these power outages.

For Ana Rosa Romero, a 70-year-old widow living in a high-rise building, the constant power cuts have transformed her daily life.

BBC's Will Grant spoke to her about the impact of the blackouts.

ShareSaveLeft, a Cuban man speaks to camera. Right, a Cuban woman wags her finger.

How Cuban-Americans feel about Raúl Castro's indictment

The DOJ charged the former leader of Cuba with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft in 1996.

Watch: Why is the US going after Cuba's Raúl Castro 30 years on?

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.

Watch 1996 reports of the fatal plane attack at the heart of Castro's indictment

The US government has charged the former Cuban president with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the downing of the two planes.

Watch: Did Trump and Putin get the same treatment in China?

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.

Are Putin and Xi best friends? BBC breaks down their relationship

Laura Bicker and Steven Rosenberg explain the relationship between the leaders as the pair meet in Beijing.

Watch key moments from BBC's interview with pardoned Honduran ex-president

Juan Orlando Hernández was controversially pardoned by Trump in December while serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US for drug trafficking.

Watch: Meet the Americans who love Eurovision

US fans of the Eurovision Song Contest gathered in Washington DC to cheer on their favourite European acts.

BBC asks Trump if China will help open the Strait of Hormuz

The BBC's Tom Bateman asked President Trump about China's willingness to pressure Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Watch: What did we learn from Trump's visit to China?

President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Watch: US Air Force rescues 11 people after plane crashes off Florida coast

The passengers spent hours on a floating life raft after their 20-minute flight between two islands went down.

Watch: What happened on day one of Trump's China visit?

China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.

Why is Donald Trump visiting China now? BBC explains

Laura Bicker breaks down what could be on the agenda for the US president and China’s leader as they meet in Beijing.

Trump v Xi: Who has the upper hand?

The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the power dynamic between the two world leaders as they meet in Beijing.

'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence

The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.

Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship.

Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian children

Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia.

Hundreds of wildfires burn across Florida and Georgia

Officials in both states cite dry conditions, high winds and drought as key factors making the fires difficult to control.

Tracking ships under fire in Strait of Hormuz

Despite Donald Trump’s announcement of an extension of the US-Iran ceasefire, several vessels have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

Will anyone turn up in Islamabad for peace talks?

The BBC's Azadeh Moshiri is in Islamabad, where preparations for the peace talks continue, despite no confirmed date.

'No decision' on joining talks with US, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman tells BBC

Esmail Baghaei expressed concern regarding the US’s naval blockade of its ports and the seizure of an Iranian vessel.

Originally reported by BBC News