Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba's leadership and the indictment of former President Raul Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba's top diplomat to the United States told The Associated Press.

President Trump said Tuesday he will retaliate against Iran for shooting down a U.S. military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel renewed its assault on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, leaving peace talks hanging by a thread.

Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors, according to a federal report released Tuesday.