The US has warned travellers against visiting Cuba and ordered 60 per cent of its diplomatic personnel to leave in a dramatic response to a series of mysterious sonic attacks on its diplomats on the island.
The move deals a major blow to already delicate relations between the two Cold War foes that had begun to warm under then President Barack Obama during a slow process of rapprochement that has since been partially reversed by Donald Trump.
“Until the government of Cuba can ensure the safety of our diplomats in Cuba, our embassy will be reduced to emergency personnel in order to minimise the number of diplomats at risk of exposure to harm,” said Rex Tillerson, US secretary of state.