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After Maduro, is Raúl Castro next? US murder indictment opens three paths in Cuba crisis
May 22, 2026 6:12 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday described Cuba as a failed state, calling it a national security threat to the United States.
Former Cuban President Raul Castro indicted in US as Trump says Cuba 'is next'
May 20, 2026 9:25 pm
The indictment comes as US President Donald Trump has pushed for a regime change in Cuba, where Castro's communists have been in charge since his late brother Fidel Castro led a revolution in 1959.
US plans to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
May 15, 2026 6:07 pm
Raul Castro indictment plans over the 1996 Cuba plane shootdown could further strain US-Cuba ties amid renewed sanctions and diplomatic tensions.
A Cuba without a Castro? A country steps into the unknown
April 20, 2021 1:21 pm
Since 1959, when Raúl and his older brother, Fidel, led an insurgency against a U.S.-backed dictator to victory, Cuba has been led by a Castro. Now, as Raúl — who is 89 and succeeded his older brother — steps down from the helm of the Communist Party.
Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media journalists
September 13, 2019 12:26 am
Dozens of accounts of journalists for Cuban state-run media as well as the official account for the Communications Ministry were also blocked in the crackdown late on Wednesday.
Cuban lawmakers approve new constitution as President Diaz-Canel remarks on weak economic growth
July 23, 2018 7:28 am
Since oil prices crashed in 2014 and Venezuela, Cuba's closest ally and main economic partner and fuel supplier, began to struggle, foreign currency revenues and oil supplies have steadily fallen, forcing cuts in imports and energy use.
Raul Castro to head commission to rewrite Cuba's constituition
June 03, 2018 9:17 am
Raul Castro, first announced the need for a new constitution in 2011 after embarking on a series of reforms cautiously opening up the economy to foreign investment and the private sector in order to make Cuban socialism sustainable.
Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future
April 20, 2018 8:26 am
Raul Castro's 90-minute valedictory speech offered his first clear vision for the nation's future power structure under new President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez.
Diaz-Canel is Cuba's new president as Raul Castro steps aside
April 19, 2018 7:18 pm
57-year-old Diaz-Canel, who was the only candidate for the presidency, was elected to a five-year term with 603 out of 604 possible votes in the National Assembly, the official Cubadebate website said.
Raul Castro nears retirement as Cuban president, lawmakers vote on successor
April 19, 2018 9:12 am
Raul Castro announced his departure several years ago and has long signalled that Diaz-Canel, a 57-year-old Communist Party stalwart, was his likely successor, carefully managing the transition to ensure political continuity.
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Cuba after the Castros: A look at legacy and challenges ahead
April 19, 2018 2:03 pm
The Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed Raul Castro. It is the first time in almost sixty years that a Castro will not be the president of Cuba.
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