Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that the US government's attempted indictment of Raul Castro, days before his 95th birthday, has united Cubans. He condemned the charges as baseless and part of a media campaign, while over 250,000 people protested in Havana.
Thousands of Cubans protested at the US embassy in Havana against the indictment of former leader Raul Castro over a 30-year-old plane downing. US President Trump hinted at military action, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio stating diplomacy odds are slim.
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and co-president Rosario Murillo expressed full support for Raúl Castro following his indictment by the US for the 1996 downing of two "Brothers to the Rescue" planes. The Nicaraguan leaders denounced Washington's actions as a "disregard for UN principles" and reaffirmed the alliance with Cuba.
US lawyer Daniel Kovalik claims the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro is a pretext for invasion and regional domination. The indictment relates to the 1996 downing of two planes carrying anti-Castro activists.
US indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro over 1996 plane shootdown raises tensions. Cuban exiles see justice, while supporters view Castro as a symbol of the revolution. Analysts warn of potential conflict due to severed communication.
Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced the US government's announced attempt to indict General Raúl Castro Ruz as a baseless political move aimed at justifying military aggression against Cuba. He stated the downing of two planes belonging to 'Brothers to the Rescue' was in self-defense within Cuban territorial waters.
A US federal indictment unsealed in New York charged Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses, accusing them of aiding the Sinaloa Cartel in smuggling fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. The charges, tied to the Los Chapitos faction, have created a political dilemma for President Claudia Sheinbaum as she balances US pressure with political consequences ahead of Mexico's midterm elections.
The Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey in North Carolina on charges of making a threat to murder President Trump. The entire case rests on a single Instagram post from 2025 showing seashells arranged to read '86 47' — a reference to Trump as the 47th president using restaurant slang for something being out of stock. This is the second indictment; the first was tossed out in Virginia. The article criticizes the indictment as a politically motivated abuse of power by a DOJ now run by one of Trump's personal lawyers.
