Mexico Cancels Oil Shipment to Cuba, Citing Sovereign Decision
Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, that Mexico had canceled an oil shipment to Cuba. Sheinbaum insisted the decision was a sovereign one and not a response to pressure from the United States, according to The Guardian.
The cancellation comes as Cuba faces increasingly severe blackouts due to fuel shortages. Mexico has been the island's biggest oil supplier since the U.S. blocked shipments.
In other international news, Israeli plans to construct a large facility in Rafah, Gaza, have been criticized as a continuation of genocide, according to Al Jazeera. Retired Israeli General Amir Avivi, an advisor to the military, stated that Israel had cleared land in Rafah to build the facility, solidifying its military control in Gaza. This development occurred amidst diplomatic efforts to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and after the recovery of the remains of the last Israeli captives in Gaza.
Meanwhile, in Mozambique, severe flooding has displaced thousands of families, forcing them into informal displacement camps. Al Jazeera reported that conditions for women and children in a camp in Chokwe are dire.
In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in China this week for discussions on several critical issues, including trade and espionage, according to Sky News. Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith noted that relations between the UK and China have deteriorated significantly since the "golden era" symbolized by former Prime Minister David Cameron's visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to a UK pub.
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