### [2026-05-20](/feed/2026/05/20/index.md) ##### 2026 Cuban crisis # The U.S. Department of Justice announces that a grand jury in Miami, Florida, has indicted former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro and five others on murder charges in connection with the 1996 shootdown of an aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue. ### Sources: 1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260520-1996-cuban-downing-of-two-us-planes-behind-raul-castro-indictment) 2. [AP](https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-05-20-2026?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share) 3. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-expected-unveil-criminal-charges-against-cubas-raul-castro-2026-05-20/) ### Related: 1. [The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on Cuba's intelligence agency and several senior Communist Party and military officials as part of expanded pressure on the government amid the country's energy and financial crisis. ](/feed/2026/05/18/the-us-office-of-foreign-assets-control-imposes-sanctions-on-cuba-s-intelligence-agency-and-several-senior-communist-p.md) _Context: 2026 Cuban crisis, Communist Party of Cuba_ 2. [Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested in Turkey by the U.S. justice department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war. ](/feed/2026/05/15/mohammad-baqer-saad-dawood-al-saadi-a-commander-of-the-irgc-aligned-shia-iraqi-militia-group-kata-ib-hezbollah-is-arre.md) _Context: U.S. Department of Justice_ 3. [A U.S. court sentences author Kouri Richins to life imprisonment without parole after convicting her of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022. ](/feed/2026/05/13/a-us-court-sentences-author-kouri-richins-to-life-imprisonment-without-parole-after-convicting-her-of-murdering-her-hu.md) _Context: murder_ 4. [Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods. ](/feed/2026/03/14/cuban-authorities-arrest-five-people-after-a-small-group-of-protesters-damaged-and-set-fire-to-a-communist-party-office.md) _Context: 2026 Cuban crisis, Communist Party of Cuba_ 5. [The Cuban coast guard trades fire with an American marked speedboat registered in Florida 1 nmi mi off of Cuba. According to Cuban government sources, the boat's occupants fired on coast guard personnel who approached it for identification, and injured a coast guard commander in the shootout, with returning fire killing four and injuring six unidentified gunmen. ](/feed/2026/02/25/the-cuban-coast-guard-trades-fire-with-an-american-marked-speedboat-registered-in-florida-1-nmi-mi-off-of-cuba-accordin.md) _Context: 2026 Cuban crisis, Communist Party of Cuba, Florida_ 6. [Canadian pensions funder La Caisse suspends all future ventures with multinational logistics company DP World following the disclosure by the U.S. Department of Justice that its CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem had maintained close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ](/feed/2026/02/10/canadian-pensions-funder-la-caisse-suspends-all-future-ventures-with-multinational-logistics-company-dp-world-following.md) _Context: U.S. Department of Justice_ 7. [United States federal judge Margaret Garnett dismisses the federal murder and weapon charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruling out the death penalty against Mangione. The judge maintains the stalking charges, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. ](/feed/2026/01/30/united-states-federal-judge-margaret-garnett-dismisses-the-federal-murder-and-weapon-charges-against-luigi-mangione-in-t.md) _Context: murder_ 8. [At least six people are killed in spree shootings at three locations across Cedarbluff, Mississippi, United States. A 24-year-old man is taken into custody and charged with murder. ](/feed/2026/01/9/at-least-six-people-are-killed-in-spree-shootings-at-three-locations-across-cedarbluff-mississippi-united-states-a-24.md) _Context: murder_ 9. [Two homeless people are killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing attack in Miami, Florida, United States. A 30-year-old suspect is arrested. ](/feed/2025/01/16/two-homeless-people-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-stabbing-attack-in-miami-florida-united-states-a.md) _Context: Florida, Miami_ 10. [A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying the American Blue Ghost M1 moon lander from Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese Hakuto-R Mission 2 moon lander from ispace. ](/feed/2025/01/15/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-from-the-kennedy-space-center-in-florida-united-states-carrying-the-american-blue-g.md) _Context: Florida_