Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will continue to show solidarity with Cuba after media reports that her government halted a shipment of oil to Havana. Mexico has in recent years become a top supplier of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price oil supplies from its allies to survive a US trade embargo and keep the lights on through a severe energy crisis.
Known in Venezuela as the 'narco-nephews' for their involvement in drug trafficking,Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo have all been denied access to any property or financial assets held in the US, and US companies and citizens can now be penalized for doing business with them. Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero, six firms and six Venezuela-flagged ships accused of transporting Venezuelan oil, were also included in the sanctions list.
