U.S. plans to indict Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of aircraft, signaling heightened tensions with Cuba.
Cuba's former President Raul Castro. File.
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The United States plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro, a U.S. Department of Justice official said late on Thursday (May 14, 2026).The timing of the potential indictment, which would need to be approved by a grand jury, was not immediately clear, but the official said it sounds imminent. Published - May 15, 2026 11:14 pm IST
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