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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T23:04:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nBritons travelling to and from a Caribbean hotspot risk becoming stranded after all airports on the island nation reported having no aviation fuel.\n\nThe UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued new travel advice for Cuba as a major fuel shortage grips the nation.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe FCDO advises against \"all but essential travel to Cuba\", warning all nine of the country's airports are suffering power outages and fuel shortages as fallout from US interference.\n\nIt said: \"Cuba is experiencing severe and worsening disruption to essential infrastructure, persistent power outages across the country, and fuel shortages.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"These conditions significantly affect the ability of visitors to access reliable transport, medical care, communications, and basic services.\n\n\"Authorities have introduced fuel rationing, scaled back public services, and made temporary changes to healthcare, education, transport and tourism operations to conserve severely limited energy supplies.\"\n\nIt continued: \"Cuban authorities have announced that all nine of its international airports are without aviation fuel at this time.\n\n\"Some airlines are reviewing routes or temporarily cancelling services which risk visitors being unable to leave the country, although other operators are continuing their services through using refuelling stops.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"If you are currently in Cuba, carefully consider if your presence is essential.\n\n\"Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption.\n\n\"If you are considering your options for leaving Cuba, check for messaging from your airline or tour operator for up-to-date information.\"\n\nThe advice comes as Cuba appears to be nearing paralysis as a result of tougher US sanctions.\n\nDozens of flights to and from Havana and other Cuban airports have been cancelled after the island’s aviation authorities warned that no fuel is available for the next month.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Over 60 Channel migrants rescued off French coast after boat suffered engine failure\n  * Louvre releases new pictures of royal crown damaged during brazen heist\n  * France 'sinking to third-world status' after devastating new figures emerge\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the US seizure in January of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, a key source of Cuba’s oil was interrupted.\n\nMexican suppliers began to make up the shortfall, but in an executive order that took effect on January 30, Donald Trump claimed: “The policies, practices, and actions of the government of Cuba directly threaten the safety, national security and foreign policy of the United States.”\n\nThe US President said that punitive tariffs would be imposed on any “country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba” - as a result, supplies have dried up.\n\nConsidering its size and location, Cuba has relatively few flights – now they have just become even more scarce.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe island’s aviation authorities have warned in a Notice to Air Missions that “Jet A1 Fuel Not Avbl [available]” until 5am on Wednesday, March 11.\n\nThe warning applies to the Cuban airports of Havana, Varadero, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Santa Clara, Cayo Coco and others.\n\nFollowing the release of the travel advice, a fire broke out on Friday at a refinery in Cuba's capital, threatening to compound the island nation's struggles.\n\nA massive column of smoke rose from the Nico Lopez refinery in Havana Bay, though it was not known if the blaze was near the plant's oil storage tanks.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Caribbean country of 9.6 million inhabitants lost its main oil supply line when Trump last month ordered the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, the long-term leader of Cuban ally Venezuela.\n\nTrump said no more Venezuelan oil would go to Cuba, and also threatened tariffs for any other country stepping in with crude supplies.\n\nThe island, under a US trade embargo since 1962, has for years been mired in a severe economic crisis marked by extended power cuts and shortages of fuel, medicine and food.\n\nTrump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Miami-born son of Cuban immigrants, have made no secret of their desire to bring about regime change in Havana.\n\nThe Republican leader has said Cuba is \"ready to fall\".\n\nEmergency measures kicked in this week to conserve Cuba's fast-dwindling fuel stocks. The Government shuttered universities, reduced school hours and the work week, and slashed public transport as it limited fuel sales.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Britons risk becoming STRANDED in Caribbean hotspot after jet fuel runs out in ALL airports"
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