Cuban Activists Defy U.S. Sanctions, Rally for Dialogue

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is Global News Today, where the world meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Cuban activists rolled out on bikes and electric tricycles along Havana's Malacan Boulevard Thursday. Joined by President Miguel Diaz Canal, straight up defying US sanctions that are choking the island's fuel supply. This government-backed caravan crews right past the US embassy, decked out with flags and banners slamming the Trump error restrictions on oil, and trade. Folks at the rally made it clear they want real talks with the US, but only if there's respect for Cuba's independence and laws. One participant, a. Law student, knelted by stressing genuine dialogue with autonomy intact. The events stayed low-key and smaller than usual thanks to those brutal fuel shortages, crippling buses, and everyday rides. Diaz Canal kept quiet throughout. Meanwhile, a Russian tanker just dropped 700,000 barrels of crude and metanzes, easing things short-term,

1:02and the US greenlit it for. Humanitarian reasons, despite threats, to hit oil exporters with tariffs.