UN Condemnation of U.S. Sanctions: The UN human rights chief says U.S. economic sanctions are driving child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and falling childhood cancer survival as doctors face shortages of medicines. PCC Economic Overhaul: Cuba’s Communist Party calls an extraordinary Central Committee plenum to “evaluate” Díaz-Canel’s reform package, with analysts expecting mostly a rubber-stamp of measures already published. Tourism in Freefall: Cuba is courting foreign capital to rescue a collapsing tourism sector, pitching idle hotels and empty cruise terminals to international investors as U.S. cruise restrictions bite. Humanitarian Safety Net Strains: Reporting highlights how the Family Assistance System survives on private businesses and cooperatives as state resources run thin, pushing new community care homes for vulnerable people. Electricity and Infrastructure Stress: AFP describes historic Havana buildings teetering on collapse, with families still living in temporary shelters after disasters tied to the island’s broader economic breakdown. Food and Supplies via Partners: Vietnam delivers 1,200 tonnes of rice to Cuba, underscoring how bilateral shipments and allies are filling gaps left by sanctions. Diplomacy and Decolonization: Cuba reaffirms its stance for eradicating global colonialism at the UN’s Decolonization Committee. U.S. Pressure on Cuba’s Oil: Cuba denounces intensification of the oil blockade after sanctions targeting CUPET, warning it worsens food and medicine distribution.