Humanitarian Pressure: The UN says U.S. sanctions are driving child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and worse cancer survival as doctors lack medicines. Energy & Power: In Santiago de Cuba, residents staged pot-banging protests over near-total blackouts tied to outage scheduling and the June 15 shutdown of the Guiteras plant after a boiler leak. Economic Overhaul: Cuba’s PCC convened an unscheduled extraordinary session to debate new economic measures, with Díaz-Canel framing changes as improving the “management system,” including banking transformation, state-enterprise shifts, and more room for non-state actors. Sanctions on Oil: Washington announced fresh sanctions targeting CUPET, freezing assets and restricting transactions amid the island’s energy crisis. Trade Loopholes: U.S. exports to Cuba reportedly surged as firms use a “Support for the Cuban People” exception to ship fuel, appliances, furniture, food, and vehicles. Private-Sector Friction: A viral account highlights how low state pay and banking/payment rules leave workers unable to access cash or transfers, pushing families into cash-only informal food sales. Fraud & Logistics: Independent reporting documents scams using real shipment data from agencies like Cubamax, tricking families into losing over 104,000 pesos. Tourism Shakeup: Major hotel chains reportedly exit Cuba, deepening a tourism slump already worsened by sanctions and weak recovery. Agriculture Policy: Details emerged on a new land law aimed at reshaping agricultural management.