Cuba fuel reserves exhausted

Cuba's energy minister has announced that the country has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, leading to catastrophic power outages across the island.

The crisis has sparked rare public protests in Havana as the government blames an intensifying U.S. fuel blockade for the collapse.

Small businesses are increasingly turning to solar energy to offset the lack of power, though supplies remain limited.

The total grid failure has severed power to eastern provinces, leaving millions of residents in the dark for up to 22 hours a day.