Cuban government holds defiant May Day rally by US Embassy

11 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 1

President Miguel Díaz-Canel joined thousands in Havana before dawn on Friday; the government said more than half a million people attended.
The march projected business as usual despite a severe energy crisis that has disrupted transport, driven up food prices and hurt public morale.
Officials framed the event as resistance to heightened tensions with the Trump administration, whose oil blockade is part of a push for economic and political change.

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