Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned five Cuban entities including ICAP, targeting networks he says enable Cuba's subversive radical operations.

While Cuba has been under a US trade embargo since 1962, President Donald Trump has drastically ramped up pressure in recent months.

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, June 3 (Reuters) - Cuba's former leader Raul Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, though his whereabouts were still unknown two weeks after U.S. authorities charged him with murder in connection with the downing of civilian airplanes in 1996.

Canel, along with his wife and stepson. Alejandro Castro Espín, the son of former leader Raúl Castro, is also named as is his own son.

The exact charges may be announced soon, as the Trump Administration escalates pressure on yet another foreign government.

It’s an indictment that could doom any lingering chance of a deal to avoid armed conflict between the United States and Cuba. The federal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro regarding the downing of a civilian plane in 1996 fired up the Cuban exile community in Miami,

His grandfather ruled Cuba with an iron fist, but now top US officials have identified the shadowy Castro relative known as “The Crab” — for his six-fingered hand — as their go-to guy in critical negotiations.

The United States on Wednesday indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges including murder and conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens. Castro, the younger brother of the late Fidel Castro,

Raúl Castro rarely makes public appearances these days. He was last seen at a rally celebrating International Workers' Day on May 1.

In this episode of Tiempo, Joe Torres sits down with the creator of a famous Puerto Rican comic book heroine and a former journalist to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Cuba.