The Cuban government said it exchanged gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat that had entered its territorial waters Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding six others. Other WRAL Top StoriesCuban border-guard troops on a government boat approached the speedboat seeking identification when the people aboard the boat opened fire on the Cuban personnel, wounding the Cuban vessel’s commander, the statement said. “As a result of the confrontation, at the time of this report, four foreign attackers were killed and six were wounded,” the government said. The government’s statement included what it said was the boat’s Florida registration number. The Cuban government is in the throes of a critical energy crisis, largely because of Trump administration moves to block foreign oil shipments.

Source: New York Times February 25, 2026 23:58 UTC