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US indicts Raul Castro of Cuba

The former president, along with five others, indicted on murder and conspiracy charges.

The US justice department has accused the 94-year-old communist leader of conspiracy and four counts of murder stemming from a 1996 incident in which Cuban airforce jets shot down two planes flown by Miami-based Cuban exiles. We get the view of a former Canadian diplomat in the country at the time of the incident.

Iran has created a body to oversee the Hormuz Strait has announced the formation of a controlled maritime zone to regulate traffic.

And the World Health Organisation has warned that cases of Ebola could be spreading faster than originally thought.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy.

(Photo: Former Cuban President Raul Castro. Credit: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA).

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 21 May 2026 04:06GMT

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  • Thu 21 May 2026 04:06GMT