Two young women look at their phones at dusk along Havana's Malecón waterfront, with the city skyline in the background

Cuba’s power grid buckles under blockade

Full Episode
49:56

People hang out on the Malecon seawall at dusk during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026.

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Cuba’s entire national power grid collapsed yesterday — for the third time in less than 10 days. Also, Egypt announces the discovery of an entire city in the Western Desert. And, after years of negotiations between the EU and the UK, the border wall between the British territory of Gibraltar and Spain has come down. Plus, French singer Camille releases her first album in 15 years.

In This Episode

A group of people gathered at night by the sea, lit by a single light, with one person holding an acoustic guitar
Cuba’s power grid buckles as people face extended blackouts
Special Coverage
11:54
New city discovered in the Egyptian desert
1:10
Baristas serve drug war stories along with java
6:16
Gibraltar border opens
1:33
A man in a dark suit and a woman in a light blue dress walk hand-in-hand through a doorway as staff applaud on both sides
Andy Burnham takes over as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade
Special Coverage
6:21
Renewed fighting between US and Iran takes deadly toll on commercial seafarers
6:19
French singer Camille, now a mom, releases first record in 15 years
5:17
The expected romance of the gap year
7:37