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Mexico will continue sending oil to Cuba despite US blockade, Sheinbaum says

Anadolu Agency 22 Jan 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed Wednesday that her country will continue sending oil to Cuba despite pressures tied to a US blockade, underscoring the move as “an act of solidarity” with the Cuban people.
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US sanctions Palestinian group in blockade-busting flotillas

The New Arab 22 Jan 2026
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a group of Palestinians involved in civilian flotillas that aim to break Israel's sea blockade on Gaza, accusing it of working for Hamas.
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China massed fishing fleets in East China Sea in apparent Taiwan blockade test

The Jerusalem Post 21 Jan 2026
Ship-tracking data shows that by January 11, about 1,400 Chinese fishing vessels had gathered into a tightly organized rectangular formation stretching roughly 200 miles ....
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US seizes seventh tanker under Trump blockade on Venezuela

NewstalkZB 21 Jan 2026
The United States says that its forces seized another tanker in the Caribbean, the seventh ship apprehended since US President Donald Trump announced a blockade to prevent sanctioned vessels going to or from Venezuela.
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Greek Farmers End Highway Blockades After 50 Days of Protests

Greek Reporter 21 Jan 2026
Tractors lined up on a highway in Greece. Credit. Greek Reporter ... The move was decided late Tuesday following two meetings in the past days between delegations for protesting farmers and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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Greek Farmers to Decide on Blockades After PM Meeting Today

Greek City Times 20 Jan 2026
Greek farmers will take final decisions on the future of agricultural road ...
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Tillis Eyes New Blockade Over Greenland

Political Wire 20 Jan 2026
Punchbowl News. “In his 348 days left in office — yes, he’s counting — Sen.
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‘They forced us’: PM Shehbaz says Pak-Afghan trade blockade result of Kabul’s inaction against terrorists

Dawn 20 Jan 2026
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan was “forced” to halt all trade with Afghanistan due to Kabul’s inaction against terrorists operating from its soil ...There is a complete blockade of Pak-Afghan trade ... More to follow ....
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US hoping sea drones can narrow China’s naval edge

Asiatimes 20 Jan 2026
Such efforts may be attempts to bring generational change to the US Navy, as noted by Jack Rowley in a July 2025 Proceedings article ... A J Douglas notes in a June 2023 Proceedings article that China could use offensive minelaying to blockade Taiwan.
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U.S. Blockade Shuts Off China, Cuba From Venezuelan Oil

Wall Street Journal 18 Jan 2026
Only U.S.-bound tankers of crude have left the oil-exporting country since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, a new report says ... .
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