With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.

The discussions, also attended by top U.S. negotiators and other allies of Ukraine, are intended to make progress on European commitments to postwar security if a cease-fire is reached.

President Trump told NBC News that the United States must “nurse the country back to health” before elections can be held there, and named a group of U.S. officials to oversee next steps.

Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.

Officials in Crans-Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight.

The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.

With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.

The plan to give Iranians roughly $7 a month is the latest in a string of steps aimed at alleviating economic pressures. Critics say the payments cannot reverse the severity of the crisis.

President Trump has reiterated his interest in annexing Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, saying it is vital for America’s national security.

President Gustavo Petro said that he had asked the Colombian people to defend him “against any illegitimate violent act.” His defense minister emphasized that security cooperation with Washington continued.