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Cuba calls on US to lift blockade following aid offer

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel urged the US to lift its blockade instead of offering aid, calling the situation “coldly calculated and induced,” as the country faces worsening power cuts and fuel shortages.

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Cuba calls on US to lift blockade following aid offerCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel urged the US to lift its blockade instead of offering aid, calling the situation “coldly calculated and induced,” as the country faces worsening power cuts and fuel shortages.
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