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Raul Castro

Cuba flag on wall.
Global Politics
Cuba expands rights but rejects radical change in updated constitution
Cuba's President Raul Castro (C) and First Vice-President Miguel Díaz-Canel (R) are seen on a TV screen inside a restaurant during a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, April 18, 2018. Díaz-Canel became Cuba's president on Wednesday.
Global Politics
Castro steps down as Díaz-Canel assumes Cuban presidency
Fidel Castro
Development
Post-Fidel Castro Cuba isn’t that different from before
Fighters from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),stand in line during the opening of ceremony congress at the camp where they prepare for ratifying a peace deal with the government, near El Diamante in Yari Plains, Colombia, September 17, 2016.
Conflict
Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal
Pope Francis and Cuba's President Raul Castro confer in Havana on Sunday.
Arts
Cuban artists ask why their government won’t let them create
A Cuban woman waits for costumers in her private cafeteria, while wearing a scarf with the colors of the US flag, in Havana April 11, 2015.
Global Politics
The US flag doesn’t fly from poles in Cuba, but it’s the latest fashion trend
Vintage Postcard of Cruise from Miami to Havana
Global Politics
No cigar just yet: Many obstacles remain before complete normalization with Cuba
Development
How a US aid agency hoped hip-hop might fuel a Cuban revolution
The US Coast Guard intercepted a vessel carrying Cuban migrants en route to Florida this summer. New York Times reporter Frances Robles recently reported a story that highlights a slow but steady increase in the number of Cubans trying to enter the US.
Justice
Long, dangerous journeys aren’t stopping Cubans from trying to come to the US
Global Scan
Mandela brings people together, even in death
Global Politics
Cuba’s Next President-In-Waiting
Global Politics
Pope Urges Cubans to Search for “Authentic” Freedom
Global Politics
Wife of American Held in Cuba Hoping for Papal Help
Global Politics
The Pope Visits Cuba
Global Politics
Cuba Appoints Non-Castro to Communist Party
Arts, Culture & Media
Fidel Castro gives brother Raul more power
Global Politics
Market capitalism finds its way to Cuba, slowly
Arts, Culture & Media
The battle for the soul (and pesos) of Cuban communism
Business, Economics and Jobs
Cuba’s creep toward capitalism: cosmetic or real reform?
Conflict & Justice
Change slow in Cuba
Global Politics
Cuba and Russia rekindle relationship
Global Politics
Cuba over Raul