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President Sheinbaum criticizes US Cuba policy

Two Mexican Navy ships sailed out of the port of Veracruz this week carrying more than 800 tons of rice, beans, powdered milk and canned goods bound for Cuba — the first in a series of humanitarian shipments President Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to the island as it buckles under fuel rationing, blackouts and food shortages.

Oil, maybe not, but humanitarian aid for Cuba, Sheinbaum insists

Yet another diplomatic standoff is evolving, placing Mexico squarely in the middle of the U.S. campaign to pressure Cuba’s leaders into historic political change.

A January 29 executive order signed by President Donald Trump—imposing tariffs on countries supplying oil to the island—has forced Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum into a precarious balancing act, navigating between principles of sovereignty, historical solidarity and immense economic pressure from its northern neighbor.

Key rail link crosses the finish line

After a 12-year construction period spanning three presidential administrations, the final section of the “El Insurgente” Interurban Train was inaugurated on February 2, creating a seamless, high-capacity rail link between Mexico City (CDMX) and Toluca, the capital of Estado de Mexico.