Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Amna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, the Justice Department

indicts former Cuban President Raul Castro in the latest escalation of tensions with the island nation.

Another congressman who stood up to Donald Trump is ousted, underscoring the president's hold in the Republican Party.

And Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin in China, cementing their alliance only one week after President Trump's visit.

They are demonstrating in their rhetoric and in the imagery of today's visit, deep apprehension about Donald Trump.

Welcome to the News Hour.

Raul Castro, the younger brother of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro,

was indicted by the U.S. Justice Department today in Miami.

The 96-year-old is still a major power behind the scenes in Cuba. He's held many senior

positions in Cuba's government since the 1959 revolution, including the presidency.

He and four other regime officials were charged in the 1996

killings of Americans seeking to aid Cubans at sea. Ali Rogan starts our coverage.

Today in Miami, a cheer that is also a hope.

Today is going to start that Cuba is going to be free. After the oldest, most powerful surviving member of one of Cuba's most infamous families is indicted.

The Justice Department today charged Raul Castro with murder and conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals,

acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

If you kill Americans, we will pursue you, no matter who you are, no matter what title you hold,

and in this case, no matter how much time has passed.

The charges against Castro stem from his alleged role in the shootdown of planes carrying

three Americans and a Cuban exile in 1996, Operated by Miami-based humanitarian organization,

Brothers to the Rescue,

the planes were on the lookout to spot and save

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