Cuba Decries Trump’s ‘Genocidal’ Threat, Girds for Calamity

A motorcyclist rides on a street during a blackout in Havana on Jan. 25. — A motorcyclist rides on a street during a blackout in Havana on Jan. 25.Photographer: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images

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January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM UTC

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January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC

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Cuba hit back at Donald Trump’s plans to use tariffs to choke off all oil supplies to the struggling island, calling it extortionary and declaring an emergency with conditions on the ground set to become even more dire.