Cuba's Paris embassy says it was hit by arson

The embassy has not said who it thought was responsible and a police source said an investigation was under way, adding that the motives behind the incident were not known.

Cuba has been rocked by protests against a deep economic crisis, the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and curbs on civil liberties, prompting the Communist-run country to restrict access to social media and messaging platforms.

The foreign ministers of the United States and 20 other countries on Monday condemned mass arrests in Cuba and called for full restoration of Internet access.