US raises pressure on Cuba with indictment of former leader as island’s president condemns charges 43%
AP News - By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - 5/20/2026, 4:03 PM
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MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday 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. The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two small... more