Energy & Power Reality Check: Cuba’s “energy independence” push hit a reality gap as authorities touted restored thermoelectric units and 1,000+ MW of solar, while admitting the grid still can’t generate over 1,200 MW due to lack of imported fuel. Fuel Dollarization: Supermarket launched online ordering for gasoline and diesel with “pickup only,” letting overseas payers fill tanks in Havana via service-station collection. Human Rights & Blockade Pressure: Cuba scored a major UN Human Rights Council win as delegations backed a call to end the U.S. embargo, with no delegations defending it. Food Supply Accountability: A viral complaint in Manicaragua, Villa Clara alleges milk meant for pregnant women was diverted or sold illegally after a tanker was seen pouring liquid in the street. Public Safety: A bus in Ciego de Ávila collided with a cow; residents are now pressing for tougher enforcement against roaming livestock. BRICS Tech & Trade Signals (Global, with Cuba in the orbit): At the New Delhi summit, leaders backed resilience, supply-chain cooperation, AI and digital agriculture, while also adopting a declaration urging restraint over attacks on civilian infrastructure and safeguarded nuclear facilities. Governance & Transition Debate: A Harvard working group released a proposal for Cuba’s post-transition path, calling for a democratic system, social market economy with private property, and a new constituent assembly. Zoo Reopens: Cuba’s National Zoo in Havana reopened after electricity returned, with officials saying animals were unharmed.