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Cuba Hit by Total Blackout as U.S. Fuel Blockade Bites

A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Monday, the state-owned electric company said, the latest blackout as the United States pursues its oil blockade against the island’s communist government.

A blackout on March 4 in Havana, where extended power outages are commonplace as Cuba, fac

Exclusive— Trump Administration Official: China Threatened to Detain All Panamanian-Flagged Vessels at Chinese Ports

A Trump administration official told Breitbart News that Chinese officials have now threatened to detain Panamanian-flagged vessels in China, something that could disrupt global commerce and represents retaliation against Panama for recent developments taking control of the two ports on either end of the Panama Canal out of the hands of a Hong Kong company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

A Panamanian flag is pictured in front of cargo ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal in

Trump Unveils Military‑Backed Hemispheric Crackdown to Take Down Cartels, Mexican President Absent

President Donald Trump rolled out a sweeping anti‑cartel doctrine Saturday, rallying a 17‑nation coalition behind a new hemispheric security pact that authorizes direct military action against cartel strongholds. The president’s speech highlighted the administration’s hard line, including the declaration that “the heart of our agreement is a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks.” Conspicuously absent from the conference was Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the "Shield of the Americas" Summit at Trump Natio