Cuban Power Crisis: Santiago de Cuba’s Enramadas promenade lit up for a “summer” show while neighborhoods stayed dark and without water, sparking outrage after long daily blackouts. Campus Blackout Protest: At the Faculty of Medicine in Santiago de Cuba, foreign students pot-banged after 24 hours without electricity; power returned minutes into the protest, but surrounding areas stayed off. Grid Failures in Havana: The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant announced another 48-hour shutdown for “cooling,” with citizens mocking the repeated outages and delays. Dissident Pressure: Cuban dissident Roberto Veiga says immigration officials pressured him to buy a return ticket to Europe and leave quickly; he refused and says he will stay. Doctors-for-Profit Sanctions: Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart says the U.S. is targeting Cuba’s medical trafficking abroad, threatening foreign banks and companies tied to the military-linked Cuban economic network. International Media Under Attack: El Toque reports a major DDoS attack originating from Chinese servers, disrupting access while it says it’s being contained. Human Rights Case: A 17-year-old Christian protester from Morón was released after months in detention but remains under strict restrictions. Venezuela Earthquake Aid: Cuba’s rescue brigade in Venezuela received the “Heroes and Heroines of Venezuela” medal, highlighting its search-and-rescue work.