Massive power outages in Cuba meant that many people awoke Friday unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean i...

Cubans queued around the block for fuel Friday, as the island’s Communist government decried U.S. efforts to “suffocate” the already‑stricken economy with a virtual oil blockade.

"I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE," he threatened in a social media post.

Weeks after an operation to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declined to rule out similar action in Cuba. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Democrats asked Rubio if he would rule out a regime change effort in the communist country 90 miles off Florida’s shore.

The Trump administration announced Thursday it was easing sanctions on the Venezuelan oil industry, as the U.S. aims to ramp up production in the South American country following the capture of dictat...

Previously, two commodities traders, Trafigura and Vitol, were given permission to help facilitate the sales.