Ecuador declared Cuba's ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutierrez, and his diplomatic staff "persona non grata" on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country.
A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba. Millions of people in Havana and beyond were without power on Wednesday in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves.
The government unveiled items said to have been found on the boat, including high-powered weapons, more than 12,800 pieces of ammunition and 11 pistols.
Cuba said it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it says were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that allegedly opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island's north coast ...