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The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him of conspiring in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. The move intensifies pressure on Havana and raises fears of further retaliation against the island nation.
Israel has deported 300 pro-Palestinian activists detained after their aid flotilla to Gaza was intercepted. The move escalates international criticism over treatment of detained activists.
Federal prosecutors unsealed a decades-old indictment alleging the former Cuban leader ordered the deadly attacks. Four Americans died in two separate planes shot down off Florida's coast in 1992.
Global condemnation mounts after Israeli forces detain pro-Palestinian activists on intercepted aid flotilla, with Italy, France and Canada branding the treatment unacceptable. The incident raises fresh tensions over Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza.
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has moved to secretly request an arrest warrant for far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over alleged war crimes in the West Bank. Smotrich confirmed the development, calling it a ‘political stunt’ as tensions escalate between Israel and international judicial bodies.
Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, marking the first time a foreign head of state faces prosecution in the US. Documents reveal the case centers on the deaths of four Americans, including two US citizens.