Revision History

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 95, made his first public appearance on June 6, 2026, since the Trump administration unsealed a federal indictment charging him with murder, conspiracy, and aircraft destruction for the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four people. The case — three decades in the making — raises unresolved questions about U.S. jurisdiction over foreign leaders, the practical impossibility of extradition from Cuba, and whether the charges represent genuine law enforcement or a geopolitical pressure tool against Havana.