was finally raul castro's turntable the country. he lifted prohibitions documents to purchase property, or a car, or stay in hotels and resorts for foreigners. he introduced economic reforms to allow ordinary citizens to run small businesses. he oversaw the renewal of diplomatic ties with the u.s. and at historic visit by president barack obama in 2016. but what he did not change was his commitment to the communist party's total control. >> they did not elect to meet presidents to restore capitalism in cuba or to surrender the revolution. i was elected to defend, maintain and continue perfecting socialism, not to destroy it. reporter: for more than half a century, the so-called historic generation who fought with raul castro and fidel castro in the insurrection has held the most important positions in the party. but five years ago at the age of 85, raul castro announced that he and the rest would step down in april and -- in the next communist party congress. >> this seventh congress will be the last one held by this historic genera

castro and i believe it may not be formal this time but a succession from raul castro to a new generation of castro leaders most prominently i'll handle castro spain why do i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro is part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force this and so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on some of that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the st

castro and i believe it may not be formal this time but a succession from raul castro to a new generation of castro leaders most prominently i'll handle castro spain why to i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro he's part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force dissin so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the strings be

castro and i believe it may not be formal this time but a succession from raul castro to a new generation of castro leaders most prominently alexander castro spain why to i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro he's part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force dissin so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on some of that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the stri

castro and i believe it may not be formal this time but a succession from raul castro to a new generation of castro leaders most prominently i'll handle castro spain why do i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro he's part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force this and so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on some of that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the

to raul castro's retirement, the changing of the guard of cuba has been gradual. as all those who fought alongside the castro brothers also retired from the politburo, the age at the table's top table is younger, but that doesn't necessarily mean modernisation. and without fresh ideas there is almost certainly more economic hardship ahead in a post castro cuba. will grant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still lots to come. including: celebrations at nasa as its helicopter takes off on mars. the first powered flight on another planet. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—song writers of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i was — it's hard to believe it. i didn't believe it. we just — he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, j the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has i meant conflicting emotions. a national day of— mourni

castro está muy enfermo y no quiero continuar siendo elfoco de la atención el retiro se produce en uno de los momentos más difíciles de la nación en medio de una crisis económica la reposición de las sanciones de estados unidos el palpable descontento hemos seguido adelante lo que nosotros como cubanos debemos de esforzarnos no parece que vaya a suceder no creo que cambie nada eso libera un poco más de fuerza a la gente >>> algunos expertos piensan que el actual gobernante ocupa el puesto que castro deja vacante >>> mientras el congreso comunista tenía lugar las fuerzas policiales acosaban y restaban a opositores una versión de $1,700,000,000 para continuar las investigaciones de acuerdo con (nombre extranjero) el aumento de casos y hospitalizaciones de muerdes son preocupantes desde que las variantes son de 50 a 60% más contagiosas por ello le inversión rastrera y otros virus continúan surgiendo nuevos casos de covid-19 según el washington post 30 años de estado ha visto un aumento en las hospitalizaciones casi 126 millones de personas han obtenido por lo -1 dosis de la v

dynasty not only raul castro himself but also a son of the admiral castro. castro son in law a general. sky yes who oversees the economy through the military conglomerate of gaius a 60 percent of the cuban economy is directly under the control of a cuban family member so all those factors indicate to me that the castro dynasty will remain in control of the destiny of cuba at least over the short term however with ro castro leaving power it does open the opportunity for victims of the regime like of brothers to the rescue shootdown victims to pursue raul castro in international courts under the basis of universal jurisdiction the same. the way that it was done with a goose to pinochet back in 1998 if i recall correctly in london when a spanish court shot his extradition for the crimes against humanity committed done what is it do you think that ordinary bends wants we had that report said that younger perhaps than pharaoh the same as the all day generation. but. will that translate to anything really happening on the ground well cubans have wanted change for

i have begun that process and raul- reality? i have begun that process and raul castro i reality? i have begun that - process and raul castro himself recognise the old centralised soviet model of economic planning did not work and a decade ago he set in motion a programme of economic reforms, trying to move cuban multiples and market socialism but it has been slow going because of bureaucratic resistance. 0ne been slow going because of bureaucratic resistance. one of the things i think we will see out of the party congress is an exhortation to the party faithful to really push ahead and accelerate the reform process because there is deep discontent among cuban people over the terrible state of the economy — partly that is a result of external shocks like us and the pandemic, which crushed the tourist industry. and you mentioned the us and their sanctions, what difference do you think we are entering our interrelations between the two countries and we have of course the new occupant in the white house and the beginning of a new era in cuba. is it too soon to start talking about a

raul castro says he is resigning as the leader of the cuban communist party, ending his family's six decades in power. the mayor of chicago has appealed for calm after the release of footage showing a 13—year—old boy adam toledo being shot dead by a policeman last month. the teenager's death comes at a time of continuing high tension in the us about police killings. barbara plett usher has this update from chicago. adam was killed in the alleyway right behind me and he was one of the youngest people killed by police in recent years and so there is outrage and that is been amplified by the fact that there was this delay in releasing the footage, took more than two weeks and during that time, police talked about an armed confrontation. 0n time, police talked about an armed confrontation. on top of that, this is happening at the same time as the trialfor the killing of george floyd, which also resonates deeply here. i am nowjoined by lorenzo boyd, associate professor of criminaljustice at the university of new haven. he served as a deputy sheriff in boston he's a police consultant a

from the death of fidel castro to raul castro's retirement, the changing of the guard of cuba has been gradual. as all those who fought alongside the castro brothers also retired from the politburo, the age at the island's top table is younger, but that doesn't necessarily mean modernisation. and without fresh ideas there's almost certainly more economic hardship ahead in a post—castro cuba. will grant, bbc news. now to some news that might perk you up. a forgotten coffee species has been rediscovered in sierre leone. reasearchers say the small plants could be the key courtney bembridge reports. 2020 was the hottest year on record and brought unprecedented levels of extreme weather, including fires, flooding, and drought. making warnings like this from the un increasingly urgent. this is truly a pivotal era for humanity's future and this report shows we have no time to waste. climate disruption is here. rising temperatures are already affecting food security, with more and more land becoming unproductive. coffee is one crop under threat, affecting the livelihoods of more than 100 mil

monday marks the end of castro rule in cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years after succeeding his brother say dell and also its resignation on friday this was the same day the classified documents revealed raul has been the target of cia assassination attempts r.t. zeke wished on of explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drew regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change not me i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don't m

love them or hate them fidel and raul castro. did ensure that this country is sovereign and people here recognize that so 959 cuba was effectively a neo colony of the united states the us ambassador himself said that he was more powerful than the president and that changed radically in 959 where cuba became sovereign focused on social justice and then after attempts by the north american government the u.s. government to overthrow the new regime here subsequently allied with the soviet union and this week marks 60 years the 60 year anniversary of the bay of pigs invasion which is the only time in latin american history up until now that a u.s. organized invasion of a latin american country has been defeated the united states is has succeeded in eliminating every single government in latin america in the 20th century and the 21st century that it viscerally disliked the island in which i'm speaking to you now is the only one that defies u.s. control and many people here especially the older generation are very clear on the . policy

to raul castro retirement, the changing of the guard and cuba has been gradual. as all those who fought alongside the castro brothers also retire from the bureau, the age of the island's top table is younger, but that does not necessarily mean modernization. and without fresh ideas, there's almost certainly more economic hardship ahead in a post-castro cuba. will grant, bbc news. katty: someone who does not have the name castro is now running cuba. the white house says the world will hold the russian government to account if the prominent opposition leader alexey navalny dies in prison. press secretary jen psaki said moscow should expect consequences. navalny has been on hunger strike for nearly three weeks and being moved to prison hospital. more international pressure on president putin following new u.s. sanctions for meddling in elections. steve rosen beck reports from siberia on the growing tensions with russia. steve: where is russia going under vladimir putin? what kind of a country is the president building? what is he thinking and planning? getting insid

to raul castro retirement, the changing of the guard and cuba has been gradual. as all those who fought alongside the castro brothers also retire from the bureau, the age of the island's top table is younger, but that does not necessarily mean modernization. and without fresh ideas, there's almost certainly more economic hardship ahead in a post-castro cuba. will grant, bbc news. katty: someone who does not have the name castro is now running cuba. the white house says the world will hold the russian government to account if the prominent opposition leader alexey navalny dies in prison. press secretary jen psaki said moscow should expect consequences. navalny has been on hunger strike for nearly three weeks and being moved to prison hospital. more international pressure on president putin following new u.s. sanctio for meddling in elections. steve rosen beck reports from siberia on the growing tensions with russia. steve: where is russia going under vladimir putin? what kind of a country is the president building? what is he thinking and planning? getting inside

raul castro has confirmed he will hand over the leadership of the all powerful cuban communist party to a younger generation. he made the announcement in the four-day congress. he did not mention who would succeed him he does have an expected replacement. it ends decades of rule following the 1959 left this revolution. reporter: cuba is poised to enter the post-castro era. the country's president will take over as first secretary of the communist party as raul castro relinquishes the post during a four-day party congress kicking off this friday. [speaking spanish] reporter: the congress, which takes place every five years comes amid the worst economic crisis in decades. forced in part by the country's own management failures but worsened by tighter u.s. sanctions and the pandemic. now, with even the most a sick goods in short supply, the commonest party is under pressure to accelerate economic reforms. >> [speaking spanish] reporter: let's hope -- there is hope there could be more pragmatic approach to reforms but analysts do not expect a radical change. well he seen as more modern t

monday marks the end of castro ruling cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years after succeeding his brother fidel announced his resignation on friday this was the same day the classified documents fertility he's been the target of numerous cia assassination attempts artie's equals donna explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drew regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don't make

welcome back well monday marks the end of castro rule in cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years off to succeeding his brother fidel announced his resignation on friday this was the same day declassified documents revealed he's been the target of a cia assassination attempts ati's dawn of explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drew regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don't make fr

welcome back when monday marks the end of castro's ruling cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years off to succeeding his brother fidel announced as resignation on friday this was the same day declassified documents revealed he had been the target of another cia and the assassination attempt it explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drove regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change not me i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don

cuba will be without a castro at the helm for the 1st time and 60 is 89 year old raul castro has confirmed he is stepping down as the head of the communist party raul as brother fidel began their core leadership of cuba after the revolution of 1959 at augusta and is in humana with more reaction. what does raul castro's retirement mean for ordinary cubans all the sectors of the population are broadly supported by the government particularly those that lived through the huge improvements in health care education public safety that were ushered in by the cuban revolution in the 1960 s. but for 30 years this island has been living through a slow drawn out economic and social crisis and as a younger generation that's demanding more. the 1st thing i'd change is i'd get rid of the blockade so that the spire of this country would change. when the revolution triumphed did a lot for society schools and hospitals and there were other things that went backwards housing trade. for me the customers legacy is that there is free education and health care and we should be grateful for that and i must tell

the communist party congress is due to eventually select the replacement for raul castro. some people suggested that miguel diaz—canel, the current president, should be the leader of the communist party. however he has made a point that his government is about continuity, continuity of the revolution, so i think a lot of people are not expect in, at least in the short—term, radical changes in the political system in interesting, so no dramatic changes immediately. you are s-ueakin changes immediately. you are speaking to — changes immediately. you are speaking to us _ changes immediately. you are speaking to us from _ changes immediately. you are speaking to us from miami - changes immediately. you are speaking to us from miami so | speaking to us from miami so how does this change the relationship between the us and cuba? �* . , ., ., cuba? the biden administration has said it _ cuba? the biden administration has said it is _ cuba? the biden administration has said it is not _ cuba? the biden administration has said it is not an _ cuba? the biden administration ha

khans raul castro announces his step down as a kid with a leader the same day a cia assassination attempt is revealed. as a very warm welcome to you from our team here in moscow you're watching r.t. international with me nicky aaron. now world covert deaths past 3000000 at the weekend with a particularly just disturbing 20 fold new infections since last month in india meanwhile in europe daily new cases have stabilized after 3rd wave of infections u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer has hiked prices on future alders obvious facts potentially sending the cost more than 60 percent higher to some $23.00 a dose it turns as brussels seeks a new short supply contract with the firm from next year r.t. saskia taylor has the details. you wouldn't think that big pharma and ethics go hand in hand but you clearly haven't met by is that if we were to implement free open market principles in pricing the products we could go to huge prices and so everything we can manufacture but it would be unethical i think we will not do it's because that's really taking advantage of a situation and people will not forg

diaz kell succeeds raul castro as communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba. chad's army says it's repelled an attack by a rebel group in its northern region it comes a week after presidential elections present edges debbie is poised to win a 6 term opposition leaders in the capital of called for a cease fire and dialogue to resolve the situation of a morgan has more from the capsule and germain. this is what chad's government says is the aftermath of fighting between its forces and the armed group known as the fund for change and concord more than 300 of its fighters were killed and at least 100 captured in the northern province of am about 300 kilometers from the capital and jim may now be able to show for the sort that as you can see we've stopped the rebels and we've captured some of them others of fluid but we're not combing the region to get them. the government says 5 of its soldiers were killed and dozens more injured the latest fighting between the 2 sides comes just a week after the group attacked a government position at the border on election day i

two-years later, as it became evident fidel castro would never be able to return to power, raul castro took over permanently, as president. and first secretary of the cuban-communist party. castro has said he would begin a transition to a new generation of leadership in cuba. and step down, after ten years in office. in 2018, he turned over running the day-to-day operations of the cuban government to his handpicked successor, miguel diaz-canel. and now, 60 years to the month after castro defeated the u.s. backed forces at the bay of pigs and cemented their hold over cuba, raul castro, 89, is stepping down as head of the party. the rare revolutionary, who lived long enough to retire. and after that, if my health permits it, castro said in 2018, i will be just one more soldier with the people defending this revolution. cuba, without the castros in power, looks, pretty much, the same. a destroyed economy, a one-party state. a still-contentious relationship with the united states. but for cubans, the end of an era has arrived. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >>> that wraps this hour of cnn "

and the former cuban president raul castro is stepping down as head of the ruling communist party ending more than 60 years of leadership by the castro dynasty. a colorful election campaign is coming to a close in cape verde the incumbent prime minister says his re-election would be good for oil and diamonds but his challenger wants to become the country's 1st female leader nicholas haq reports from the capital prior. playing a familiar tune prime minister will issues korea e.c.l. by his trying to win votes in his final rally on the island of selby center using the slogan the safe path he tries to reassure the people of the small island nation that have suffered from the economic fallout of the covert pandemic he says he's the one that should be trusted to lead the country for the next 5 years just observing us over said the theoretical girls. it's sad to see the vos construction work when you have hills this is no coincidence. we have created jobs and built an atmosphere of trust attracting investors. all lies according to his main challenger young. from the old african party for the in

and we spoke to north american specialist on offshore who believes raul castro's resignation won't alter the country's direction in any great way even though i wrote castro is no longer going to be the leader of cuba miguel be as kind then an entire generation if not 2 generations of leaders will now step up and as the cubans have said this is about continuity i think the cubans are confident they can still continue to build socialism an anti-imperialist despite all of the challenges that they've confronted since that i thin $59.00 revolution and specifically of course the aggression from their neighbor to the north u.s. imperialism the u.s. government whether it's led by democrat or republican if stopped at nothing trying to suffocate in star be human revolution cuba basically stood alone in 1991 with the collapse of the soviet union and the socialist bloc around the world . the cubans have been fearless even though they face the worst types of us terrorism and a criminal blockade they cripples the lives of millions and millions of humans every day their leadership has been unflinching

cuba will be without a castro guiding its destiny for the 1st time in 60 is 89 year old leader raul castro has confirmed that he's stepping down as the head of the communist party to pass on the baton to a younger generation role and his brother fidel began their leadership of cuba after angering a communist revolution in 1959 the sea in human has more now than not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's 8 communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but raul castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was nonetheless is starring. my tosca as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland. nevertheless peculation that the nasty of the castro brothers to rule cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest or a lie maybe that i have reached the meditated conviction not to accept office of any other top party position but i will remain in the party as one or more evolutionary combatant making my humble contribution till the end of my

canal succes raul castro as communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba. u.s. space agencies ingenuity helicopter has made a historic flight on mars it was transported to the red planet aboard the perseverance rover in february money has more. permit our data. on. the excitement from these nasa scientists and engineers was clear as they made space flight history these still images from our show ingenuity the 1st how to cope to ever to fly on the not the planets and then came the video it's granted at 1st and then shows us covering our 3 meters above the arson surface and then touching back it's amazing brilliant we do that i think you can make a difference if you ask your creator mars is not yet over isn't just a 1st reply. congratulations take a moment on how to best your poker work and more calls the president. ingenuity took off from the dusty red surface of mars is does sarah crater. early on monday but the data took several hours to reach a milestone for space flight that nasa scientists compared to the 1st flight on earth by the wright brothers in 19

for the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down. and space x. gets the go ahead to develop a new land finance sponsor plan to take astronauts to the moon again by 2025. hundreds of people have rallied in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by police there's outrage too about the shooting of a young black man by police near minneapolis during a traffic stop have been several incidents during the past month which have heightened tensions across the u.s. about issues of policing and racial injustice she advertise he has to support. groups gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the most 29th killing of the 13 year old adam to lead a bible. in the off tomorrow the police had said that the boy had died in the confrontation the video shows 2 later complying with an instruction to put his hands up he's then shot dead an investigation is underway for help the video about him to later his death was released as the trial of a police officer. in minneapolis i was protests continue here in brooklyn followin

cuba will be without a castro guiding its destiny for the 1st time in 60 years 89 year old leader raul castro confirming that he is stepping down as the head of the communist party to pass on the battle to a younger generation role and his brother fidel began their leadership of cuba after anchoring the communist revolution in 1959 the sea in human picks up the story now that not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's aide communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but raul castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was none the less this story. my task as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland . nevertheless peculation that the last of the castro brothers to rule cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest. i have reached the meditated conviction not to accept offers of any other top party position but i will remain in the party as one more revolutionary combatant making my humble contribution to the end of my d

cuba will be without say castro guiding its destiny for the 1st time in 60 years 89 year old leader raul castro has confirmed he's stepping down as the head of the communist party to pass on the baton to a younger generation role and his brother fidel began their leadership of cuba after anchoring the communist revolution in 1959 the sea in human has more now that not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's aide communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but raul castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was nonetheless this stark. my task as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland. nevertheless peculation that the last of the castro brothers to rule cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest. i have reached the meditated conviction not to accept offers of any other top party position but i will remain in the party as one or more revolutionary combatant making my humble contribution to the end of my days. castro us

cuba's former president, raul castro, has confirmed that he will resign from the leadership of the communist party. he made the announcement at the beginning of a four—day congress of the party. the move means that for the first time in six decades, the communist party, which has ruled cuba since its formation in 1965, will not be led by either raul castro or his late brother, fidel. mr castro, who's 89, said he was handing over the leadership to a new generation of cubans who are full of passion and anti—imperialist spirit. the mayor of chicago has appealed for calm after the release of footage showing a 13—year—old boy, adam toledo, being shot dead by a policeman last month. the teenager's death comes at a time of continuing high tension in the us about police killings. barbara plett usher reports from chicago. stop! the policeman chases the boy down an alleyway. "raise your hands," he shouts, then a shot is fired. stop! gunshot. police had said the boy, adam toledo, was carrying a gun, but the video shows him raising empty hands before he falls to the ground. 19 seconds from start

kind man who is the man who was chosen by then president raul castro as his successor in the presidency and he's been already in it for about 5 years in that position so he's now going to also have the double role of being the president of the country as well as the secretary general of the communist party how popular is he that's very very difficult to gauge in a place like cuba because raul castro has still been there so people only looked at took the top man. on the other hand is seen as someone who has a different name but castro but he does basically the bidding if you like of raul castro what will he do one is on one is on his own that is really the key question here and we really don't know some people like him but he is he doesn't seem to have what many cubans say the moral authority of having been one of the leaders the original leaders of the revolution so he's going to have a very tough time indeed and indeed he takes a job with cuba facing a lot of challenges can you talk through some of. well as i was mentioning earlier the kami has not been in such dire straits since the c

raul castro is standing down as the head of cuba's communist party. he and his brother fidel ruled cuba for more than six decades, a raul castro says he is handing off to a younger generation. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says muska -- moscow will tell 10 u.s. diplomats to leave in retaliation for the u.s. expulsion of russian diplomats. the japanese prime minister has become the first leader to hold face-to-face talks with u.s. president joe biden. vice president harris welcomed him to the white house and -- to the white house. an increasingly assertive china is likely to be the focus. bodycam footage was released of the moment a chinese police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. the police said the teenager had a gun. a lawyer for the boy's family said he had complied with demands to show his hands when he was shot. president joe biden has ordered flags on all u.s. government buildings to be lowered after a gunman killed eight people. the attack at a fedex depot in indianapolis was carried out by a former employee. he also shot hims

raul castro has announced he will stem down, castro will not by in control there. it's largely a symbolic one, though, as it's likely that castro will probably pick hi successor. the cuba's economy has been pushed deeper into crisis. patrick, you've covered this story for so long, you know is so well. how are cubans reacting to castro's retirement. does it mean big change for the island? >> reporter: they're skeptical, of course, this is really the last they have seen of raul castro and they're wonder how this would impact their lives. it probably won't have a big impact on lives, because he's been orchestrating this retirement, this transition for the last ten years. in a little less than two months, he will be 90 months old. so he is looking edwards the future, make sure the officials who come after him will think a lot like he and fidel castro did, that they believe the communist party should be the only party allowed on the island, and anyone who opposed those ideas is treated as an enemy. doing the same thing and expecting different results doesn't usually wor

well the former cuban president raul castro is stepping down as head of the ruling communist party to call it the end of an era would be an understatement after rowe and his brother fidel ruled the island for decades a latin america editor listen human has more analogous. to seuss navarro and his wife haven't missed an episode of the series conquering a dream a special state t.v. production about the cuban communist party. it's part of the lead up to the end of the castro era window castro renounces his last and most powerful position for tomorrow by the secretary general of the only party that has ruled cuba for nearly 6 decades that means that throughout your battles entire life a castro has been in charge. infancy it would be hard to watch raul leave but will have to accept that. unlike his older brother fidel castro has been a family man more gregarious he and his wife huma spin joined fidel castro to overthrow cuba's former dictatorship he always took a back seat to his brother but for half a century he controlled the military he was vice president and number 2 in the communist p

era with the transfer of power to leader of the canal it succeeds raul castro communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba 2 years canel has been president since 2018 the succession marks the end of 6 decades a room by raul castro and his late brother fidel who led cuba's 959 revolution the party of german leader angler merkel has backed so i'm going to lash it to succeed her as the conservative candidate for a chance to september's elections the christian democrat leader was supported by more than 3 quarters of senior party members in a secret ballot it follows a week home power struggle with a rival a marcus a soda from a sister c s u party steps they were headlines more news coming up here announcer right after one of one east. on counting the cost of 0 to $1.00 versus the markets for the turkish economy already on the brink the president on the conventional economics tag. reserves big investors in an insurgency. counting the costs on al-jazeera. in pakistan a battle for one of the last necessities plays out under the cover of documents but that was his number one is

decades raul castro says he's handing on to a younger generation the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border for a lot of news a lenski met emanuel met in paris and angela merkel joined by video link so when he called for a summit involving all 4 nations. a gunman has killed 8 people and wounded several more in the latest mass shooting in the u.s. the attack in indianapolis has prompted renewed calls for tighter gun controls vice president campbell harris says the violence must end. it was shortly after 11 pm on thursday night when the police were called out to the indianapolis airports roads were closed and much of the airport placed into lockdown police said officers responded as quickly as they could but they arrived to light at the fed ex building morning. received a call reference shots fired to that location as officers who responded. say they arrived to an active shooter incident. at that location. primary information at this time is that the alleged shooter has taken his own life here at the scene. police say 8 p

what we do know though is that raul castro did criticize or rather mention the growing dissent on the island which you seem to attribute at least in part to social media he said that there was fake news circulating and that the whole point of this he said was to try to bring about a social uprising on the communist island and this perhaps may be an indication of what's to come which could be further restrictions on already limited access to internet in cuba. has been shock and outrage around europe after 12 of the top football clubs from england italy and spain have announced plans for their own european league it's been condemned by politicians sports executives and. fans as a move fueled the purely by greed the super league would guarantee the team's qualification and hundreds of millions of dollars but as leave barker reports it could hurt the spirit of the game. hours after some of the continent's richest clubs threaten to split european football into the sport's governing body in europe you wafer hit back hard saying you were expelled the clubs players from future european champi

here in moscow monday marks the end of castro rule in cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years off to succeeding his brother fidel . on friday this was the same day that the classified documents revealed he had been the target of a cia assassination attempt details here with aussies. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say where the hunting fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the castro regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change the way. you don't make friends with uncle sam by overthrowing a dictatorship ruled by his appointee or by building a socialist state right in his backyard for del castro did both his

castro. after 3 weeks of testimony in the murder trial of a former minneapolis police officer the case has been handed over to the jury derek chauvinism cuse of killing george floyd often eating on his neck for more than 9 and a half minutes shaven is facing 2 murder charges and manslaughter john hendren is covering the trial in minneapolis. otherwise we are in recess until we hear from the jury in their final words on the most highly charged us civil rights case in decades prosecutors told jurors to trust their eyes but for the defendant's actions pushing him down. george later died that day. drugs he just. a drug overdose in that time. maybe it was the tail pipe maybe it was in large part maybe not use your common sense. use your common sense believe your eyes what you saw you saw what the jury saw it was the same 9 and a half minutes the world saw then minneapolis police officer derrick show been kneeling on george floyd's neck until paramedics carried off his lifeless body in a case that

he was ruling communist party has elected a new leader to replace raul castro. who had stopped until now was president will take the post office secretary castro announced his departure last friday and on that same day declassified files revealed he had been the target of a cia assassination attempt as early as 1960 stand off explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say where the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drew regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die

cuba's ruling communist party has elected a new nita to replace raul castro miguel diaz who had served up till now as president will take the post of secretary castro announced his departure last friday and on that same day declassified files revealed he had been the target of a cia assassination attempt as early as 1960 start off explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the castro regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i will die in combat. you don't mak

raul castro stepping down as cuban leader the same day. it is revealed. monday worldwide news headlines live from moscow of course this is the international from all of us here welcome to your news. well the deaths past 3000000 at the weekend with a particularly disturbing 20 fold in new infections since last month in india may. in europe daily new cases have stabilized after a 3rd wave and u.s. pharmaceutical giant pfizer has hiked e.u. prices on future orders over its vaccine potentially raising the cost more than 60 percent and it comes as brussels conveniently seeks a new contract with that phone for next year's vaccine details here with artie's saskia taylor. you wouldn't think that big pharma and ethics go hand in hand but you clearly haven't met pfizer if we were to implement a free open market principles in pricing the products we could go to huge prices and so everything we can manufacture but it would be a lesser collating we will not do it's because that's really taking advantage of a situation and people will not forget if you do start it must

let's get some of the day's other news: cuba's former president raul castro has confirmed that he will resign from the leadership of the communist party. he made the announcement at the beginning of a four—day party congress. the move means that, for the first time in six decades, cuba's communist party is no longer led by either raul castro or his late brother fidel. a member of the far—right us militia group the 0ath keepers has become the first person to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the attack on capitol hill in washington in january. jon ryan schaffer�*s plea emerged after sealed documents refering to his case accidentally appeared on a federal court database. mr schaffer, who is an ardent supporter of donald trump, has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. in the us, the white house has says it will increase the number of refugees allowed into the country this year, but a spokesperson said the total is unlikely to be as high as mr biden�*s february pledge of over 62,000. earlier there was a sharp reaction from democrats and human rights activists when

ruling communist party has elected a new leader to replace raul castro miguel diaz who is already the country's president will now take the post of 1st secretary castro announced his departure last friday and on that same day declassified files revealed that the had been the target of a cia assassination attempt as early as 1960 r.g.c. which john of explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country meal the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the castro regime will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in comb

the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down. and a collapsing lebanese economy makes this year's ramadan celebrations a somber affair. hundreds of people have rallied in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by police as outraged over the shooting of a young black man by police near minneapolis during a traffic stop have been several incidents during the past month which have heightened tensions across the united states over issues of policing and racial injustice she had her town say has this report. hundreds gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the march 29th killing of 13 year old adam toledo by a police officer. in the off tomorrow if the police should said that the boy had died all md confrontation you have the video shows 2 later complying with the instruction to put his hands up he's done shot dead an investigation is on to work for her health the video about him to later his death was released as the trial of police officer. in minneapolis i was protests continue here in brooklyn fol

raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time. aim to disclose your country mule the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying roll castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the plot can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the carriage drew regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change not me i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don't make friends with uncle sam by overthrowing a dictatorship ruled by his appointee or by building a socialist state right in his backyard for del castro did both his relations with the us started with a trade war escalated into a naval blockade of the island and climaxed with somethin

welcome back the monday marks the end rolling cuba raul castro who led the country's communist party for the last 10 years all to succeed and his brother fidel announced his resignation on friday this was the same day declassified documents revealed he's been the target of a cia assassination attempt ati's eagles dawn of explains. raul castro reveals he's stepping down what better time to disclose your country muled the idea of assassinating him this is the perfect metaphor of cuba u.s. relations as the cia has published once top secret cables describing how in 1960 the agency offered $10000.00 to a pilot flying role castro from prague to have to arrange an unlucky accident the port can be added to what some say were the hundreds of assassination attempts on rolls brother legendary el commandante fidel providing a glimpse into just how big a thorn in america's side cuba was and even remains to this day clearly the castro regime. will not change by its own choice. but cuba must change. i don't care how i die but rest assured if they invade us i'll die in combat. you don't make friends

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