Geopolitical developments include Putin's visit to Xi Jinping with renewed pledges of 'unyielding relations'. Separately, former Cuban president Raúl Castro has been indicted in the US over alleged murder linked to a 1990s aircraft downing.

It’s been a week marked by major geopolitical, legal and public health developments across several fronts. In Washington, the Trump administration has indicted 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro over alleged murder and conspiracy to kill US nationals, linked to the 1990s downing of two civilian aircraft — a move officials describe as long-delayed justice, but which critics see as part of a wider push on regime change. In Beijing, President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to meet...