Cuban President accuses U.S. of seeking to seize island

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday (July 26, 2026) denounced Washington’s pressure campaign against his country as a “genocidal policy,” accusing the United States of seeking to “appropriate” the island. Also Read | U.S. accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign, aiding American left On top of a decades-long embargo, the United States under President Donald Trump has drastically ramped up pressure in recent months on its communist southern neighbor, imposing an effective oil blockade and biting sanctions. The campaign followed the U.S. military’s toppling of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in January — removing a key ally of Cuba’s communist leadership…