Raul castro

Cuba responded defiantly Wednesday to the historic U.S. indictment against Raúl Castro by announcing a nationwide celebration for the former Cuban leader's upcoming 95th birthday and denouncing the charges as an "illegitimate and illegal" political attack.

Thirty years after Cuban fighter jets blasted two small civilian planes out of the sky over the Florida Straits, killing four men connected to the Miami exile group Brothers to the Rescue, the United States announced what could become one of the most politically explosive indictments in modern U.S.-Cuba history.

The United States announced that it's placing Cuban former leader Raúl Castro in one of the most extraordinary categories in modern international law: presidents and former heads of government charged in U.S. criminal courts.

Before Brothers to the Rescue became the center of a possible U.S. criminal case against Raúl Castro, it was a volunteer group of Cuban exile pilots scanning the Florida Straits for people who might otherwise disappear at sea.

The United States is preparing a possible criminal indictment against Raúl Castro over Cuba's 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by the exile humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, according to multiple U.S. officials

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro allegedly enlisted a Havana-based entrepreneur to hand-deliver a letter which was eventually conficasted by CBP

A relatively little-known member of Cuba's ruling family has emerged as a key figure in quiet contacts with Washington, prompting analysts to argue that a "family dynasty" is maneuvering to preserve its influence.

The remarks mark one of the clearest confirmations to date that high-level discussions between Havana and Washington are underway under the administration of Donald Trump

Analysts say the highly centralized and opaque structure of power in Cuba makes it difficult to identify who could lead a political transition on the island, even as Washington signals talks with figures inside the government.

Cuban exile leaders have criticized reports of a possible agreement between Washington and Havana that could ease some U.S. restrictions while allowing members of the Castro family to remain on the island.

President Donald Trump said "we could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba" as amid reports that his administration is having talks with the grandson of Raul Castro about the future of the beleaguered Caribbean island.

A top Cuban official dismissed a recent report claiming that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding talks with the grandson of Raul Castro about the "future" of the island.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson of Raul Castro about "the future" of Cuba, according to a new report.

The Trump administration won't offer amnesty to top Cuban officials as it negotiates the future of the beleaguered Caribbean country, which teeters on the brink of collapse and faces acute fuel shortages, according to a new report.

A relative of Fidel and Raúl Castro has emerged as a potential contender to lead Cuba after President Miguel Díaz-Canel completes his mandated two terms in 2028, according to a report.

A MetroLink bus in Miami displayed an LED sign reading "Long Live Fidel and Raul"

Latino celebrities such as Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello weigh in on President Obama's historic visit to Cuba.

On his final day of a historic visit, President Obama addressed the Cuban people promising hope and a new chapter in the history of the Island.

Obama politely accepted Castro’s criticisms of the U.S. in their meeting in Havana, identifying a philosophical divide over the definition of “human rights.”

Cuban leader Raúl Castro shook Obama's hand at the Palace of the Revolution today in Havana during a memorable ceremony 

Friend to a capitalist rancher and life-long cigar smoker, here are five things we didn’t know about Fidel Castro’s older brother when he passed away on Tuesday

Castro warned fellow U.N. delegates about democratic internet and consumerist climate changes, and called for the end to the U.S. trade embargo and military presence in Guantanamo Bay.

Watch Rául Castro’s speech live in New York in any UN language

Cuba’s President is so impressed with Pope Francis that he might return to the Church and spearhead religious reform

It's official: Cuba will be taken off of the State Department of Terror list, after an announcement from the White House

What is Cuba's focus in foreign policy? How have Cuba-U.S. relations improved? Where is it going from here? Raúl Castro's speech at the 7th Summit of the Americas last weekend provides a summary, albeit a bit one-sided.

Bob Menendez explained to Fox News why he opposes détente, deriding the White House for dealing with dictator Raúl Castro.

In his remarks in Panama to leaders of civil society including Cuban representatives, Barack Obama kept his remarks dodged minefields both anti-Castro and anti-American

The Summit of The Americas will be a big week for American diplomats who are trying to suture foreign relations wounds past and present. Here’s what you need to know.

Celebrity death hoaxes have been the new social media trend, and the latest victim, or supposed victim, of this extreme game of telephone is Fidel Castro. The main source of the rumor is Twitter; whose users are claiming the former communist’s leader of Cuba has died.