US escalates pressure on Cuba with indictment of former president Raúl Castro on criminal charges
21 May 2026, 11:04 GMT
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US prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.