Trump declares national emergency over ‘Cuba threat’

The US president has dramatically escalated pressure on the government in Havana and its trade partners

US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency and threatened to impose steep tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba, dramatically escalating pressure on Havana after the US military operation in Venezuela already cut the island nation off from its most crucial energy source.

After abducting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month...