Massive Cuba blackouts hit as Raul Castro indictment shakes regime

Widespread blackouts continued across Cuba as fuel shortages pushed the island’s power grid into a “critical state,” leaving large parts of Havana without electricity. The crisis comes as dissidents celebrated a federal indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, with some hoping that mounting unrest, food shortages, and power outages could accelerate the collapse of the communist regime.