US judge signs arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown

A US federal judge signed an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of Brothers to the Rescue planes, enabling extradition if he travels to a country with a US extradition treaty. The warrant is largely symbolic given Cuba's non-extradition stance, but it escalates legal pressure and could complicate any future US-Cuba rapprochement.