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- Cuban officials asked the Vatican to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to ease the oil embargo, in talks with Pope Leo.
- The Vatican, White House, and Cuban government did not comment on the matter.
- Talks between Havana and Washington began earlier this month as the oil blockade imposed by Trump worsens Cuba's economic crisis.
- There are reports that the Trump administration aims to remove Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel from power.
