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World Service,21 May 2026,49 mins

US indicts Raul Castro of Cuba

Newsday

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The US justice department has accused the 94-year-old communist leader of conspiracy and four counts of murder stemming from a 1996 incident in which Cuban airforce jets shot down two planes flown by Miami-based Cuban exiles. We get the view of a former Canadian diplomat in the country at the time of the incident. Iran has created a body to oversee the Hormuz Strait has announced the formation of a controlled maritime zone to regulate traffic. And the World Health Organisation has warned that cases of Ebola could be spreading faster than originally thought. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Former Cuban President Raul Castro. Credit: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA).

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