Embargoes and economic sanctions

Trump reverses course on Cuban oil blockade, allows Russian tanker to pass

A Hong Kong-flagged vessel, carrying some 200,000 barrels of Russia-origin fuel, is anchored near the coast after arriving in Venezuelan waters, on March 28.

Ukraine using strikes to pressure Russia after oil sanctions eased, Zelensky says

Ukrainian drone strikes caused huge fires at Russia's Baltic ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, with a reported 40 per cent of Russia’s oil export capacity halted.

India buys first Iran LPG cargo in years after US eases sanctions, sources say

FILE PHOTO: A worker moves an LPG cylinder at a godown, amid supply disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in New Delhi, India, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo

Cuba starts to restore power after new blackout

Mirna Clavijo, 84, and her daughter Isabel Gutierrez, 61, cook dinner as Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, according to officials, as the communist government struggles to keep the lights on for about 10 million people with decrepit infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Refiners in India, elsewhere in Asia look to buy Iranian oil after US waives sanctions

The Liberia‑flagged tanker Shenlong, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to India via the Strait of Hormuz, arriving at Mumbai Port on March 12.

US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for sale of Iranian oil at sea in bid to tame prices

FILE PHOTO: 3D-printed oil pump jacks, Iranian flag, and a rising stock graph appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Cubans queue for water in Havana amid fuel and power crisis

A man carries two buckets of water as severe fuel shortages have disrupted water pumping and distribution, in Havana, Cuba March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 17, 2026

A coastguard boat approaches an Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, as it arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Cuba’s national electric grid collapses, plunging millions into island-wide blackout

FILE PHOTO: People bang pots and pans during a protest against electricity power cuts, amid U.S. sanctions and an oil blockade that have deepened the country's crisis, in Havana, Cuba, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo

Cuba invites exiles to invest in businesses on the island

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Investment Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga speaks at the 41st Havana International Fair (FIHAV) in Havana, Cuba November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo

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