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The carrier arrived in the southern Caribbean on the same day that the Justice Department announced charges against Raul Castro.
President Trump has been openly mulling a takeover of Cuba similar to the operation that toppled Venezuela's Nicolás Madoro. What it would mean for the regime's leaders remains to be seen. Here are some of the figures to watch.
The U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground.
President Donald Trump has said that there would be no military escalation in Cuba and called it a 'mess'. His comments come in the wake of an indictment against Raul Castro.
President Donald Trump is chasing the kind of regime-altering triumph in Cuba that has eluded him in Iran. But any move toward yet more action by the stretched US armed forces would come with high political and military risks.
A US military operation in Cuba could be imminent, but Havana is not entirely defenceless, some analysts argue.
Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, urged Cubans to back Donald Trump’s vision of a
Russia said on Thursday that it would provide active support to Cuba despite attempts by the United States to intimidate and tighten the "sanctions noose" around the Communist‑run island republic.