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]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC02741-1775944580.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

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]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC02741-1775944580.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
From taxi drivers to tour guides, the collapse of Cuba’s tourism industry has left thousands struggling to get by.

As El Salvador’s state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.
![Rubidia Hernández and her 6-year-old granddaughter pictured in their home, where her son also used to live, in the outskirts of Nahuizalco, El Salvador. [Euan Wallace/ Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC00428-1774484123.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Hardline immigration policies under US President Donald Trump have forced some migrants to abandon their American dream.

In Catatumbo, fighting has forced over 55,000 people from their homes. What does it mean for Colombia’s peace process?
