Cuba’s widening economic turmoil along with its growing political tensions with US President Donald Trump have paralyzed much of the island and raised uncertainty about what’s next. The country was plunged into darkness this week by a blackout — the third big failure of its power grid since December — opening the door for Trump to suggest that he might have the “honor of taking Cuba.” “I mean, whether I free it, take it. I think I could do anything I want with it,” Trump said on Monday.

US president declares he can do ‘anything I want’ after oil blockade plunges country into darkness

HAVANA/WASHINGTON: Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid…