Energy & Daily Survival: In Santiago de Cuba, residents say they’re forced to cook with charcoal or chopped firewood as fuel shortages and blackouts worsen under Trump’s pressure campaign, with health impacts mounting. Power Crisis & Public Health: A Cuban TV director describes “dying alive” conditions from outages, broken infrastructure, and stalled repairs that leave clinics without power and medicines at risk. US Sanctions & GAESA: The US Treasury sanctions GAESA, calling it a military-run economic engine that controls large parts of Cuba’s economy and thrives on opaque aid flows. Telecom Rumor Control: Cuba’s communications ministry denies a supposed daily 3-hour mobile internet limit, while acknowledging energy strain via solar installations. Food Aid: Donated powdered milk reaches Cuba as shortages deepen, prioritizing young children and pregnant women. Tourism Shock: Canada’s Air Canada adds flights to Jamaica as Cuba’s absence grows in Canadian schedules. Migration & Enforcement: US CBP fines a traveler for hidden plant cuttings; Brazil arrests a driver for trafficking nine Cuban migrants. Geopolitical Risk: Former US intelligence officials warn escalation with Cuba could trigger a humanitarian and migration crisis.