Raúl Castro reportedly gravely ill after stroke, receiving medical assistance

Diario Las Américas reports Raúl Castro is gravely ill after a stroke and receiving medical care.

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Diario Las Américas reported receiving information that Raúl Castro is gravely ill and receiving medical assistance after suffering a stroke. ^[1] Diario Las Américas reported on an unspecified date that Cuban ex-dictator Raúl Castro is in a critical health condition, possibly due to a stroke. ^[2] AFP journalists observed Raúl Castro at the Karl Marx theater in Havana on August 13, 2026, during an event marking the centenary of Fidel Castro's birth, where he was seen with Dalia Soto del Valle. ^[3] In May 2026, US justice accused Raúl Castro in Miami for the deaths of four Americans in the 1996 shootdown of two planes belonging to an anti-Castro group. ^[4] The Trump administration has imposed a maximum pressure policy on Cuba, including a fuel blockade since January 2026, which has caused the worst economic and energy crisis on the island in decades. ^[5] Iliana Lavastida, executive director of Diario Las Américas, stated on N+ Univision 23 Miami that the information came from a very confidential but reliable source in Cuba. ^[6] Raúl Castro last appeared publicly on August 13, 2026, during the centenary commemoration of Fidel Castro at the Karl Marx theater alongside President Miguel Díaz-Canel. ^[7] The report cited a confidential source from Havana who described Castro's condition as very delicate and requiring vital medical assistance. ^[8]

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Diario Las Américas reported receiving information that Raúl Castro is gravely ill and receiving medical assistance after suffering a stroke. · El Colombiano

Diario Las Américas reported on an unspecified date that Cuban ex-dictator Raúl Castro is in a critical health condition, possibly due to a stroke. · La República.pePeru

AFP journalists observed Raúl Castro at the Karl Marx theater in Havana on August 13, 2026, during an event marking the centenary of Fidel Castro's birth, where he was seen with Dalia Soto del Valle. · El Colombiano

In May 2026, US justice accused Raúl Castro in Miami for the deaths of four Americans in the 1996 shootdown of two planes belonging to an anti-Castro group. · El Colombiano

The Trump administration has imposed a maximum pressure policy on Cuba, including a fuel blockade since January 2026, which has caused the worst economic and energy crisis on the island in decades. · El Colombiano

Iliana Lavastida, executive director of Diario Las Américas, stated on N+ Univision 23 Miami that the information came from a very confidential but reliable source in Cuba. · La República.pePeru

Raúl Castro last appeared publicly on August 13, 2026, during the centenary commemoration of Fidel Castro at the Karl Marx theater alongside President Miguel Díaz-Canel. · La República.pePeru

The report cited a confidential source from Havana who described Castro's condition as very delicate and requiring vital medical assistance. · La República.pePeru

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