Africa throws its support behind Cuba as new US oil sanctions tighten the noose on an island already enduring a nearly seventy-year embargo.

Russia pledges to provide “all possible assistance” to Cuba as the United States intensifies its illegal blockade of oil supplies to the Caribbean country.

Cuba has suspended airline refueling due to US-imposed sanctions and pressure that have disrupted the island’s oil supplies.

Russia denounces the United States’ “unacceptable” economic and military pressure on Cuba as the administration of US President Donald Trump moves to cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean country.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel says the drills are aimed at deterring potential aggression from the United States.

Washington is now turning its attention to Cuba, as the next target after the forcible removal of Venezuela’s leader, a report says.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on January 12, 2026.