Florida issues an arrest warrant for former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that a state judge signed an arrest warrant charging 95-year-old Raúl Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the February 24, 1996 shootdown of two unarmed Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, which killed four men. The state action follows a federal indictment unsealed in May 2026 over the same incident. Castro is believed to be in Havana, and an arrest is unlikely in the near term.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 10% of divergence this week. 7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
7 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 7 outlets placed this story
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Breitbart
Daily Wire
Al Jazeera
Washington Post
South China Morning Post
Newsmax
Washington Times
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raul Castro
Anti-communist accountability, Castro's crimes emphasized · negative
Washington Post
Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba's Raúl Castro - The Washington Post
Headline only; page dominated by unrelated Iran war campaign story · neutral
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- Newsmax+6.4 h
- Al Jazeera+8.6 h
- Washington Times+8.8 h
- Washington Post+17.7 h
- Breitbart+26.3 h
- South China Morning Post+59.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage splits on context: Florida outlets center Castro's long record of executions and the communist conspiracy, while Al Jazeera and SCMP foreground US pressure and regime-change aims and Beijing's defense of 'comrade Raul.'
How each outlet covered it
Three ways of telling it
The center isn't splitting the difference here: it's making its own case, alongside the flanks.
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THE LEFT
“Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba's Raúl Castro - The Washington Post”WP Washington Post LEFT
THE CENTER
“'Comrade Raul': Beijing defends Cuba's ex-leader over Florida murder warrant”SC South China Morning Post INTERNATIONAL
THE RIGHT
“Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raul Castro”B Breitbart RIGHT
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WPWashington Post Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba's Raúl Castro - The Washington Post 5d ago RIGHT4
BBreitbart Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raul Castro 5d ago DWDaily Wire Florida Has Unfinished Business With Cuba's Castro 6d ago NMNewsmax Florida Brings More Charges against Former Cuba President Raul Castro - Newsmax 5d ago WTWashington Times Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro 5d ago 6 tracked claims across 7 outlets
Fact ledger
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The planes were in international waters and received no warning before being fired upon.
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