Protests in Havana as Cuba Faces Severe Fuel Shortage

Sporadic protests erupted Thursday in Havana, with residents expressing their frustration over worsening shortages of food, electricity, and fuel. The Cuban government announced that national fuel reserves were depleted after using an emergency shipment of 100,000 tons of Russian crude oil. Eastern provinces have experienced prolonged power outages, while residents in several neighborhoods of Havana protested by banging pots.