US charges Raúl Castro with murder
5/21/202630 min
The US justice department has unveiled criminal charges against the former Cuban president, Raúl Castro. The accusations against the 94-year-old include conspiracy and four counts of murder. They stem from a 1996 incident in which Cuban military jets shot down two planes flown by Miami-based Cuban exiles. President Trump has described the indictment as a "very big moment".
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[instrumental music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 21st of May, these are our main stories: The US charges Cuba's former president, Raúl Castro, with murder over the downing of two planes in 1996. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company is set to make the first ever trillion dollar debut on a US stock market.