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U.S. warns Cuba as Raul Castro attends Fidel centenary

8/14/2026

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Raul Castro attended the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth at Havana’s Karl Marx Theatre on August 13, receiving an ovation.
He wore an olive-green uniform while security banned cellphones and screened bags.
In May, a Florida court indicted him on four murder counts for the February 24 1996 downing of U.S. civilian planes.
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Cuba on August 12 that “all options are on the table, military options.”

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Raul Castro attended the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth at Havana’s Karl Marx Theatre on August 13, receiving an ovation.
He wore an olive-green uniform while security banned cellphones and screened bags.
In May, a Florida court indicted him on four murder counts for the February 24 1996 downing of U.S. civilian planes.
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Cuba on August 12 that “all options are on the table, military options.”