India, May 20 -- In another escalation in South America against nations hostile to the US, former Cuban President Raul Castro was indicted by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday.

DOJ acting Attorney General announced the charges at a press conference earlier on Wednesday, noting that Raul Castro, 94, has been charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, destroying a US-owned aircraft and four counts of murder. The charges relate to the killing of four US citizens involved in civilian rescue flights in Cuba in 1996. The probe into Castro was led by federal prosecutors in South Florida.

Given that a similar set of steps was followed in the capture of Venezuela's former President, Nicolas Maduro, in February 2026. Maduro was indicte...