confront these issues, come up with a roadmap that makes sense, and we will confront if they challenge their own citizens on the issue of human rights, you will hear us loudly and clearly. very good discussion there with u.s. secretary of state john kerry on what next for cuban/u.s. relations. now, japan is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii with services around the country. earlier, emperor akihito expressed deep remorse over the conflict. prime minister shinzo abe offered profound grief for the millions killed and remorse for his country s participation, but mr. abe said future japanese generations shouldn t need to keep apologizing. of course, many young soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice during world war ii, but a bond has been formed between the family of an american airman shot down over tokyo and a japanese man. he has fulfilled his father s final wish, and as will ripley now reports, it is now a mission
they accuse him of not giving the sincere apology they wanted over japan s actions during world war ii. on friday, shinzo abe offered remorse for his country s participation in the war, which ended 70 years ago today. but he said japan shouldn t need to keep apologizing for its wartime conduct. the u.s. flag has been raised over the american embassy in cuba, symbolically ending a 54-year-long diplomatic deep freeze between the two nations. secretary of state john kerry traveled to cuba on friday to officially reopen the embassy. eurozone finance ministers have voted to approve greece s bailout package, adding up to nearly $96 billion to be made available over the next three years. greece has agreed to extensive economic reforms in exchange for the bailout. in tianjin in china, new fire has erupted near the site of wednesday s deadly chemical warehouse blast. the fire ignited a few hours ago, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky. authorities have expanded the
multiple times. then the soviet union placed missiles on cuban territory. although he said he would die in power, fidel castro stepped aside unexpectedly in 2006 due to illness. his brother, raul castro, took over as president. but fidel remains an active figure in cuban politics. he was pictured thursday celebrating his 89th birthday with the presidents of bolivia and venezuela. the same day, he wrote an article, telling america to repay the millions of dollars it owes as a result of its longstanding trade embargo. the u.s. is still not lifting its embargo, a next step in the diplomatic thaw that will need the backing of the republican party, a step that will have a much bigger impact on the lives of everyday cubans. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. now, there is another horrifying indication of isis brutality against women hostages, and that abuse is taking place at the top of the terror group s organization. u.s. government organizations say al baghdadi sexually abused
[ shouting ] it s a small but rather loud and angry group of anti-castro protesters gathered really to express disapproval of the u.s. s renewed relationship with their former home. the cuban exiles ripped apart a sign symbolizing the castro revolution. they say they feel betrayed by the u.s. government. our jake tapper has more on an outspoken group of dissidents, still living in cuba and continuing to campaign for freedom there. reporter: not everyone here is celebrating. antonio rodiras is part of the pro-democracy dissidents community, a rare and brave vocal critic on the island who dares to criticize the castro government. here we used to show the movies reporter: and he s not only spoken out himself, for years he s hosted the dissident community at his family home. what do people talk about here, human rights, democracy? human rights, democracy,
been put together works. let s see what specific steps can be taken. and that will be what really defines the future. reporter: you and the president argue that this increased engagement will help human rights, but eight months in, the tensions have actually increase increased, lack of freedoms still for cubans here on the island, and some dissidents are saying, look, it is business as usual. well, i don t think you can judge. i mean, we only just finished the negotiation on diplomatic relations a month and a half ago, two months ago. we are just literally months into this after 54 years. reporter: are they testing you? of not being engaged. no, i don t think so. i think what s happened is, you know, there is a certain amount of habit, and it s playing out, and that s what has to change. and we will confront those situations. for instance, when some people were detained for a brief period