of more significance is fidel castro as the opening ceremonies. the one-week visit are part of a program to woo the goodwill of castro in cuba. while he was boosting russia n industrial and military achievements, a soviet composer was leading the city symphony orchestra. the soviet may have made real progress toward link trade and reestablishing diplomatic relations, thus adding to american headaches in our troubled relations with this caribbean neighbor. ♪ narrator: cuba celebrates the seventh anniversary of castro's revolutionary movement with a red chinese delegation and one from bolivia as a quarter million march past castro's viewing stand. this appearance on the sierra where he directed the revolt against the batista regime was one of castro's few public appearances. suffering from a lung infection, he has laid aside duties to take dr.'s orders -- doctors orders for complete rest. castro's brother raul was enjoying this triumphant section in moscow at the time. here at the moscow trade union house, he seems to respond eagerly to the soviet

castro in command for the 1st time since 959. spicer welcome to the program final preparations are being made for the funeral of prince philip the husband of britain's queen elizabeth which takes place later today their son prince edward and his wife sophie viewed flowers left by members of the public outside st george's chapel in windsor where the funeral will take place only 30 close relatives will attend coronavirus restrictions the ceremony will reflect prince philip's close ties with the military. and ditto you charlotte house until joins me now from london charlotte to tell us more about what's planned for today. hello there yes we're hearing that says this funeral service will have prince philip's fingerprints all over it he specially the festive that there is not the usual pomp and circumstance associated with royal through yours that it would be instead no nonsense now for that reason it will be a ceremonial royal a ceremony 'd rather than a state funeral it will be very scaled back in which hold that it will pay tribute

anti-castro cubans take up arms against castro. this was exactly what the eisenhower administration was trying to do. when nixon saw this in the newspapers, he was outraged. somebody in the cia, he thought, must have told kennedy about the cia's plan and now kennedy was claiming this as his own idea when, in fact, he, richard nixon, had been pushing this operation for months. it was a covert operation and had to let kennedy pretend it was the whole idea. it's probably who wha he should have done but not what he did. in the fourth debate, he lashed out denouncing it as irresponsible and foolish. he gave a long thoughtful argument why he thought a covert military operation against the castro regime was a terrible idea, dangerously irresponsible, as he said in the debate. nixon later explained that this was very painful but it was his, quote, uncomfortable and ironic duty and then he added, from that point on, i had the wisdom and wariness of someone who had been burned by the kennedys. vowed i would never enter an election being vuln

and castro steps down as head of cuba's communist party the nation enters a new era without a castro in command for the 1st time since 1959. on nick spicer welcome to the program. final preparations are being made for the funeral of prince philip the husband of britain's queen elizabeth which takes place later today their son prince edward and his wife sophie view flowers left by members of the public outside st george's chapel in windsor where the funeral will take place only 30 close relatives will attend coronavirus restrictions the funeral is being closely followed here in germany where the british royals trace some of the roots. and they still have many fans the. queen elizabeth the 2nd and prince philip on a 2015 state visit to germany it was their 5th such trip but they were still greeted enthusiastically some traveled hundreds of kilometers to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. we had to do it and i'm very glad we did. and values tradition pride and the friendship between england and germany. the queen is something special when she's in germany you have to be there. the bri

whatever happens to castro in cuba or to his revolution in the future, whether castro stays on as the maximum leader, or whether his revolution fails, cuba will never be the same again. it will never go back to things as they were. in south america will never be the same again either. pope john warned that top of the gulf between the rich and the poor had to be bridged. the continent to the south of us will never be the same again, because the word has gotten around that the gulf can be bridged, that for the venezuelan and bolivian mestizo, and the paraguay in, better lives are possible. schools to learn to read and write are possible. one does not have to age quickly and die young because of hard work and disease. there are better houses to live in then mud huts and cases with tin roofs. this word has gotten around. the problem is this where it is not being spread by christian men who practice a christian charity, as pope john suggested. it's being spread by revolutionaries who practice a very different method, as suggested by the man who offered these goods and services to castro to

whatever happens to castro in cuba, or to his revolution in the future, whether castro stays on as the maximum leader, as he is called, or his revolution fails, cuba was never be the same again. it will never go back to things as they were. south america was never be the same again either. pope john warned in that talk that the gulf between the rich and the poor had to be bridged. the continent to the south of us will never be the same again because the word has gotten around that that gulf can be bridged, for the visit a while and -- venezuelan and others, better lives are possible. schools have learned to read and write are possible. one does not have to age quickly and die young because of her work in hunger and disease. that better houses to live in than mud huts and packing cases with tin roofs as things are possible, this word has gotten around. the trouble is though that this word is not being spread by christian men who practice a christian charity, that pope john suggested. it is being spread by revolutionaries who practice a different method, as suggested by the men who offer

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 make friends with uncle sam by overthrowing a dictatorship ruled by his appointee or by building a soci

but this time, free from castro. there are all kinds of cuban groups like these, most of them disunited, disorganized, but intensely, wholly committed to counterrevolution against castro. >> i was commander of a command base. i was chief of the army school there. when communists were sent to teach at the school, i reported this to fidel castro. this was last march. i then realized that fidel castro too with communist. i had to go underground. after three months, i was transported to brazil and then came to the united states. i am a member of the anti-communists and the alliance for liberation. i am ready to join those already fighting castro. >> this is dr. antonio varona. he was prime minister. today he is in exile and counterrevolutionary. then there is dr. carillo. he escaped from cuba and is with the democratic revolutionary front. once minister of cuban education, he was a strong anti-bautista man. today, he is preparing to fight castro. he left to medical school to join castro, only to learn later about castro'

almost 5 years after fidel castro died than last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old road castro's influence at least in the immediate future and the sierras and joins us now so you say that the last of the castro brothers now stepping down who is poised to replace him. well everything seems to be going according to plan so far unless there is a a deviation from the original script to me the espana who is currently the president who replaced. astral 5 years ago will also take over the 1st the position of the secretary general of the communist party and he will hold both positions just as fellow cast of the did and just as up to bill passed and didn't before him that seems to be the tradition but i can tell you about b.s. crime and he is 60 years old and tricks him young by communist party standards and killed part of a new generation as they call it that was born with the revolution and so he is. not put. kitty charismatic but he likes music rock'n

castro al-jazeera. plenty more coming up on the news hour including opponents but if he didn't form a national unity government aimed at restoring democracy. a dire situation unfolding and most aid agencies want of severe ferry shortages. and of sports a disastrous day for red bull and the 2nd formula one race the season said it will be here with that story later. it's the end of an era and cuba after 6 decades cubans will finally have a leader who is not a castro or raul castro the brother of the late for the castro is stepping down the leadership of the old powerful communist party is passing to a younger generation and little else is unlikely to change america at a time and reports. from his 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 renounce is his last and most powerful position for a moment by the secretary general of the on

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. there are calls for calm in chicago after police released footage of an officer shooting a 13 year old boy dad. was killed last month then what police called an armed confrontation but the video shows he was unarmed when he was chased down an alley incident comes a difficult time with protests in the city of minneapolis as well over the death of unarmed black man dante wright sharing a routine traffic stop. when u.s. president joe biden is saying his country must act against gun violence off to another mass shooting claimed a lives the late night incident unfolded at a logistics in indianapolis christensen a miracle it's. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killi

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future. you see in human al-jazeera. my face is al jazeera and these are the headlines for democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests in 2019 former politician martin lee was given a suspended sentence of 11 months and media tycoon jimmy lie received 2 separate jail terms.

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 vladimir putin's mind is one artist's job. he sees a leader determined to keep our. -- power. >> however you mix up the pieces, russia's jigsaw will always shape putin. he's outplayed everyone.all of his opponents have been removed, jailed, poisoned or killed. steve: alexander was poisoned and later imprisoned. he's on hunger strike. there's is growing concern about his

dead, long live castro. the reforms of the economy has been very, very cautious. they've opened up social media, which means that there's more freedom of expression. from what we understand is that these very important meetings this weekend, they will be discussing about how to open up without losing control. and just on that point, it's worth quoting something that the economist mentioned in a recent article. this is from a state newspaper headline. dealing with the covid crisis, it said, "capitalism results in superfluous health care and socialism delivers it in just the right dose." so some things don't change — castro or no castro. that's it for dateline london. my thanks to lyse doucet, annalisa piras, and henry chu. thank you for watching. we are back next weekend. goodbye. hello. no significant rain on the way again this week. there is an atlantic weather system close to parts of northern ireland and scotland, so a little rain during monday for some here. but for most of the, uk it's high—pressure

monday it does mark the end of castro rule in cuba but i would castro who led the countries communist party over the last 10 years is basically now saying that he's going to resign of course he filled in for his brother fidel but it was on a friday that raul did basically announce his resignation now that was actually at the same time the same day that de classified documents revealed that he had been the target of a cia assassination attempt and get some details on this and shed some light with our correspondent ego has done off. 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 re

reporter: almost five years after fidel castro died, the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman, it is likely to mean the end of 85-year-old raul castro's influence in the media future. anchor: in his farewell address, raul castro round he would always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party. >> nothing compels me to make this decision. i ardently believe in the strength and value of example and the understanding of my compatriots. let no one doubt that as long as i live, i will be ready to defend the country, the revolution, and socialism with more force than ever. let's shout, long live the free cuba. long-lived for dell. homeland or death! >> we are joined from now from washington. is there a sense of anxiety inside cuba about what the future holds for the country? >> i think there is. it is different for the ordinary cuban leadership. the leadership is worried that ordinary cubans will not believe in the legitimacy of the leadership, with the revolutionary heroes now dep

if the leader is not named castro, what will his name be? i- castro, what will his name be? i think it may well be the men who already took over from him as president. miguel diaz, we're going to learn soon and this is just the first day. but when he gave his opening address and talked about the being comfortable with the revolutionaries who he has bequeathed his legacy to, i think that gives us a clear indication that gives us a clear indication that miguel diaz is high in the running. ill bejust a rubber stamp vote on monday when whoever it is is chosen. but i think you got thatjob because he is loyal to the castro line. you still exactly what they wanted him to do, he has not gone too far in terms of reform and he has clearly cleared everything with castro before doing anything and i think he is very much there man. cuba for some is played in a central role, including the most dangerous moment in the history of humanity, the cuban missile crisis in 1962. what role does cuba now play in the world? i what role does cuba now play in the world? ~ ., �* , what role does cuba

is coming to an end but is the anticapitalist cuba heading the same way well rolle castro says over his dead body. oh nothing nothing obliges me to make this decision but i firmly believe in the strength and value of example and the endor standing of my fellow countrymen and let no one doubt that as long as i live i will be ready with my food in the stirrup to defend the homeland the revolution and social play what do you want what do you want it i hear every day. gloria riva a member of the cuba and venezuela solidarity committee thinks her vanna is unlikely to make major policy shifts under the new leader. well it certainly is the end 2 of the leadership officially of you know fidel roll and other leaders of what they call the generation of the centenarian those who were involved in 1953 in the struggle against. but as apes explained over and over it is a revolution a continuation and that the new leadership with me again vs can now the president of cuba now becoming the 1st secretary of the communist party of cuba it is in an orderly organized and politically decided manner it's

castro al-jazeera. and in minnesota a former police officer who killed a black motorist has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter dante writes was so soft he was stopped for minor traffic violation al-jazeera spoke to a witness who says police did not give an immediate medical care. reports from brooklyn minnesota. brooklyn center police have only released a few seconds of body count footage from just one of the officers involved in the shooting of 20 year old dante write the criminal complaint against officer kim says she fired one round into the left side of the victim the victim then stated that he shot me and the vehicle sped away for a short distance before crashing into another vehicle and coming to a stop the victim was pronounced dead at the scene off to medical intervention was unsuccessful. carolyn hanson lives opposite the crime scene she rushed out of the house when she heard what was happening and she was quoted in media accounts discussing the oft amount for example in this article in

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. or has found while address raul castro valid he'll always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party now that guy it's yours. nothing compels me to make this decision but i fervently believe in the strength and the value of example and the understanding of my compatriots and let's know in delegates that as long as i live i will be ready with my foot on the steerable to defend the country the revolution and socialism with more force than ever lets out long live a free cuba long live fidel home and or death. or is written extensively on cuba u.s. relations he joins us now from washington is there a sense of anxiety and you think inside cuber about what the future holds for the country i think there is there it's different for a good ordinary cuban and no leadership lea

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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

for the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. there will be rallies in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday a body count footage was released showing an officer chasing the 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he appeared to surrender. the gunman who shot and killed 8 people at a fed ex facility in the u.s. had previously been interviewed by the f.b.i. after his mother called the police flagging mental health concerns with regards to . officials also revealed 19 year old brandon hole was a former employee at the indianapolis center having lost work there in late 2020 the u.s. president joe biden issued a statement describing gun violence as a stain on the country his christian salumi. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday

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

the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. will be rallies in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday body count footage was released showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he didn't appear to have surrendered. the ukrainian president a lot of me as a lenski has pressed for 4 way peace negotiations to ease tensions following the build up of russian forces along their shared border during a visit to paris mr selenski help talks with the french president emanuel and the german chancellor angela merkel charles stratford reports now from kiev. emergency talks in paris an effort to deescalate a military situation with russia that many ukrainians fear could spiral into war. germany's chancellor joined her french and ukrainian counterpart on line russia's recent deployment to what's estimated to be 100000 troops al

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

is officially to step down it brings to an end more than 6 decades of the castro family's political dominance over the carnaby an island nation the night spent came the opening of the party congress 3 years ago when he stepped down from the position of president castro said he quit the us communist party leader in 2021 his successor by mikael dia's canel is also expected to succeed him in his government role wrote castro has been in power since 2011 when he took over from his iconic older brother fidel both men were the leaders of the 1959 cuban revolution which resulted in the creation of a socialist government fidel then led the nation through the cold war the cuban missile crisis and was still leader into the 21st century that's by decades of pressure from the u.s. he stepped down as president in 2008 as party leader and 2011 power to his brother he died 5 years later let's get some reaction to this now and speak to professor of latin american and caribbean studies at the city university of new york down the shore done it good to have you 6 decades of castro rule and end of an er

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