Rubio Offers Cubans "New Path" in Video Address as U.S. Indicts Raúl Castro

First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

Charges filed against Raúl Castro for allegedly shooting down planes in 1996. Plus, US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unionsGood morning.On Wednesday, the US issued a federal criminal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, and five others, in a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to oust the country’s communist regime.What are the details? Castro, 94, was charged with conspiracy…

Russia Vows ‘Total Solidarity’ With Cuba and Condemns U.S. Threats Against Island

Russia vowed Thursday to continue providing “active support” to Cuba and expressed “total solidarity” with the island nation after the U.S. indicted its former president on murder charges and deployed a naval carrier strike group to the Caribbean amid reports President Donald Trump is weighing military action against the government in Havana. “We reaffirm our total solidarity with Cuba,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said …

Russia to support Cuban people, Havana informed about assistance parameters

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow strongly condemns any attempts to blatantly interfere in the internal affairs of the sovereign state

The Latest: US indictment of former President Raúl Castro raises pressure on Cuba

The Trump administration's indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles is escalating pressure on the island’s socialist government.

News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough

While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raul Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread. “This has to change.”

Raul Castro’s indictment brings mixed reactions to Cuban community in SF

The Cuban American community is spread out over the Bay Area, but some in San Francisco said the collective reaction to what’s happening is not easy to analyze.