One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States has barrelled across the Florida peninsula, threatening catastrophic flooding inland.
Ian collapses the Caribbean country's energy infrastructure after pummeling its western regions for more than five hours.
Ian has became a major Category 3 storm and roars on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
The weather authorities say the storm is expected to turn into a hurricane by early Monday before it reaches western Cuba.
Colombian government officials have met with members of the National Liberation Army in Havana, where they have been based since 2018.
Firefighters manage to bring down raging flames and smoke, five days after lightning struck a fuel storage tank, sparking what officials say is the "worst fire" in Cuba's history.
Massive oil-fed fire burns near supertanker port in Matanzas as Mexico and Venezuela send teams to help fight the inferno and Cuba accepts US offer of unspecified "technical advice".
Cuban authorities say lightning struck a crude oil storage tank at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, causing a fire that led to four explosions which left dozens missing and injured.
Visa restrictions will be imposed against 28 Cuban officials for their role in the crackdown on protesters in 2021, State Department says.
Washington has long considered Latin America as its backyard, but the region has slowly moved out of the US orbit, solidifying its ties with the rising China.
President Biden faces sharp criticism over the US decision to cut out three main regional rivals from the Summit of the Americas, as he vows to help Latin America and the Caribbean recover from economic distress.
Exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from Americas' summit prompts Mexico's president to skip the event to protest US "hegemony" and "lack of respect for nations."
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