Obama, Castro Shake Hands As US-Cuba Relations Thaw

U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday, signaling the rekindling of relations between the two countries that had been cold for over half a century.

At the Summit of the Americas in Panama city, the two world leaders shook hands at a time when both countries are moving toward diplomatic normalization, a historic policy change that Obama announced in December.

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