Cuba's military shot at a U.S.-registered boat Wednesday close to its shoreline, authorities said. The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first, injuring one Cuban officer. Cuba’s government said it obtained the details about the passengers aboard the boat from the suspects detained following the shootout. The government provided the boat’s registration number, but The Associated Press was unable to readily verify details of the boat because boat registrations are not public in the state of Florida. The move put pressure on Mexico, which Cuba became largely dependent on for petroleum after Trump halted oil shipments from Venezuela.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2026 04:36 UTC