Cuban Women Protest U.S. Embargo, Seek Fuel

0:00Hundreds of Cuban women rallied in Havana on Tuesday, blasting the U.S. energy embargo and other Trump-era policies choking their island's economy. Organized by the Federation of Cuban Women to honor founder Vilma Espon, the late wife of Raul Castro, and a key guerrilla fighter, the crowd waived. Flags and held-up images of Cuban leaders. Deputy Prime Minister Enés Maria Chapman, Deputy Foreign Minister Josephina Vidal, and Mariela Castro led the charge through a park dedicated to A, 19th-century Independence Hero. Vidal called out the blockade as the longest-running coerce of measure against any nation, hitting everyday Cubans with collective punishment. Folks like 57-year-old Cienstres, ladies de la Cruz, and 36-year-old IT Tech, Georgina Reyes showed up fired up, begging Trump to back. Often let Cuba breathe. They say the fuel crunch from U.S. moves on Venezuela has wrecked public transport, health care, and factories, piling on to a five-year economic slump, since Cuba only makes 40%

1:04of its own fuel. Earlier this month, a Russian tanker dropped 730,000 barrels of crude, the island's first oil in three months, and in other ships, on the way. Trump threatened terrorists and oil suppliers with shrubbed off the Russian help while pushing hard for regime change in prisoner releases. Meanwhile, U.S. and Cuban officials confirm they're talking, though details stay fuzzy. This rally amps up the call to end the squeeze, as Cuba hunts for steady fuel to keep the lights on. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.