President Donald Trump rejected a claim from his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, about whether Cuba would face a "humanitarian crisis" if it stopped receiving oil from the country.

As the White House ramps up pressure on Havana, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum is weighing how far to bend without triggering retaliation from Washington.

President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico, the only nation that has sent any meaningful fuel shipments to the island.

As tensions between the US and Cuba rise to the highest levels since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the mood was grim at a recent staff meeting at the US Embassy in Havana.

Tourism in Cuba is plummeting at a time when the island desperately needs that revenue. For almost two decades, a steady trickle of visitors led to a boom in tourism, only for the pandemic and severe blackouts to hit,

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez urged all tourists to evacuate Cube "before it is too late."

Mexico's stance on Cuba as Trump threatens the island's oil supply and a Baja California security update were topics at Friday's presser.

VATICAN CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for "sincere and effective dialogue" to prevent violence and further suffering for the Cuban people.

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years. She finds the island changed, with garbage piling up and fuel shortages affecting daily life.

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said Cuba would not experience a betrayal similar to the one he claims led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.