Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says

The minister says the situation in Cuba is "extremely tense", as a US-led blockade of oil to the country causes widespread power cuts.

Cuba runs out of diesel and fuel oil

Protests erupt as energy minister admits island has ‘absolutely no’ supplies or reserves

Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes

Scale of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems Europe live – latest updates Russian missiles and drones are pounding Ukraine for a second day, as almost continuous heavy attacks hit the country, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of an assault that has killed at least three and injured 40 in the capital. The overnight attacks followed heavy daylight raids with missiles and drones across the country on Wednesday. Continue reading...

By Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Russian drones hit Kherson: woman killed, two people injured and UN mission vehicles damaged

Russian forces carried out several drone strikes on Kherson on 14 May: a woman was killed and a man was injured in the Korabelnyi district, another woman was hurt in the Dniprovskyi district, and vehicles belonging to a UN humanitarian mission were also attacked.

By Anastasia Protz

Cuba says oil and diesel supplies have run dry under U.S. sanctions

A Cuban official said the situation is “extremely tense” as blackouts sparked protests in Havana on Wednesday.

Cuba announces it has exhausted all its fuel reserves: ‘We have absolutely nothing’

The Energy Minister explains that stocks of diesel and fuel oil, key to powering the electricity grid, have run out just two weeks after the US tightened energy restrictions

By David Marcial Pérez

Lights out in Havana: Protests erupt as 'absolutely no fuel' left in Cuba

By TOI WORLD DESK

Protests flare across Havana as power cuts deepen amid US blockade

Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved the island of fuel. Crowds of hundreds of angry Cubans poured onto the streets in several outlying neighborhoods, blocking roads with burning piles of rubbish, banging […]

Cuba runs out of fuel; protests erupt in Havana amid rolling blackouts

Group slams gov’t over looming brownouts, power woes

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Power for People Coalition (P4P) criticized the government for allegedly compounding the burden on Filipinos, as the country faces recurring brownouts due to insufficient power supply. “The looming threat of rotating brownouts amid red and yellow alerts in the Luzon grid is yet another burden being placed on ordinary Filipino

By cavendano

Ukrenergo: Power outages in Kyiv and 11 regions due to massive attack

Due to a massive Russian attack that has been ongoing since May 13, users in Kyiv and eleven regions are left without power.

NL is littered with ancient dwelling mounds, research shows

Terpen, or the ancient man-made dwelling mounds the Dutch built to protect their farmland and homes from flooding, were much...

By Hanneke Sanou

Bechem School for the Deaf and Blind strained by power outages; calls for urgent support

Students of the Bechem School for the Deaf and Blind in the Ahafo region are appealing to the government and corporate Ghana for an alternative power supply, citing that frequent electricity outages have largely blocked their ability to communicate and restricted their movement.

By Prince Adu-Owusu