Could the US oil blockade snuff out the Cuban cigar?
Since January, the Trump administration has blocked foreign oil to Cuba. Will the island’s cigars survive the crisis?
![A Havana local smokes a cigar on the Malecón - the city’s waterfront area. Both domestically and abroad, Cuban cigars are becoming an increasingly rare luxury. [Euan Wallace/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC02741-1775944580.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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A woman rides a bicycle past murals depicting the late football star Diego Maradona in his hometown neighbourhood of Villa Fiorito, in Buenos Aires province, Argentina [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
Alejandro, a volunteer, prepares meat for a stew for neighbours in need at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona, now transformed into a soup kitchen. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
A man touches a mural depicting the late football star Diego Maradona. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
Cook Maria Torres prepares a stew for neighbours in need at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
People line up to receive food outside the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
The second trial over the death of football star Diego Maradona begins on Tuesday, after the first one, which took place last year, was annulled when it was discovered that one of the judges was taking part in a clandestine documentary about the proceedings. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
Alejandro, a volunteer, prepares a stew for neighbours in need at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona, now transformed into a soup kitchen, in Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires province. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
People line up to receive food at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
Diego Maradona would be happy, his fans say. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
A man sits in front of a mural depicting late football star Diego Maradona and reading in Spanish "Fiorito city of God", at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
Father Leonardo Torres, instrumental in establishing the soup kitchen, recalls Maradona's stories about his mother, Dalma "Tota" Franco, sacrificing her own meals so he could eat. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
"Diego said that his mother would pretend her stomach hurt so he could eat," Father Leonardo Torres recounted. "We want many 'Totas' and many 'Diegos' to leave here with a full stomach." [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
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New trial over football great Maradona’s death begins in Argentina
The trial will, once again, seek to determine if Maradona’s medical team was responsible for his death in November 2020.
US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific
Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.
![A screengrab of a video posted by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on October 29, 2025, reportedly showing the aftermath of a strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Western Pacific Ocean. [Screengrab / US Defense Department]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-30-at-09.31.30-1761787921.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Brazil’s fugitive ex-intel chief detained by US immigration authorities
Brazilian media reports that Alexandre Ramagem fled the country after being convicted for involvement in coup plot.
Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar
Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.
![A visitor feeds a hippo at the Hacienda Napoles Park in the former ranch of drug lord Pablo Escobar. [Ivan Valencia/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AP20045675249141.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Cuba sent doctors. Washington sent a destroyer.
The US blockade is killing not just a failing state, but six decades of a small island extending global solidarity.
Peru’s presidential election headed to run off amid logistical chaos
Voting has been extended following problems with opening numerous polling stations.
Iran will play World Cup games in the US, not Mexico: President Sheinbaum
Mexican President Sheinbaum says FIFA will not relocate Iran’s fixtures from US despite repeated requests.
At least 30 dead in stampede at Haiti’s historic Citadelle Laferriere
The fortress was packed before the annual celebration at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, authorities say.
![Migrants deported from the United States get off an airliner at the runway of the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on April 11, 2026. [Ezequiel Becerra/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260411__A7H949U__v4__HighRes__CostaRicaUsMigrationDeported_2-1776004035.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
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Deported migrants arrive in Costa Rica from the US
Costa Rica has received 25 people deported by the US as the first wave of an agreement between the two countries.
Published On 12 Apr 2026
