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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oscar Lopez in Mexico City and Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana

Mexico sends aid to Cuba as Sheinbaum walks diplomatic tightrope with US

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Small boats sail in front of a Mexican humanitarian aid ship in the port of Havana, Cuba, on Thursday. Photograph: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA

As the sun came up on a flat calm Florida Straits, two ships arrived off the port of Havana: the Isla Holbox, a squat logistics ship, followed by the more aggressive looking Papaloapan, whose bow ramp gave the appearance of a large beetle.

The two Mexican navy ships docked on Thursday laden with humanitarian aid as part of Mexico’s efforts to support Cuba amid a deepening crisis exacerbated by Donald Trump’s economic pressure campaign.

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