World | Fidel Castro Cuba Unveils Pic of 'Healthy' Fidel Castro By Neal Colgrass Posted Aug 23, 2009 7:52 PM CDT Copied In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, photo released today, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, right, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa meet in Havana. (AP Photo/Juventud Rebelde) Fidel Castro is dressed sharply and looking healthier in a photo released by a state-run newspaper today, the BBC reports. Dressed in a white shirt instead of his trademark tracksuit, with his nearly white hair combed back, the nation's ailing former leader is seen chatting with Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. He also made made his first television appearance in 14 months this weekend, talking to Venezuelan students. Read These Next Outrage after 13-year-old victim of deepfake nudes is expelled. Jeffrey Epstein had quite a collection of big-name pen pals. Trump: I'm ordering up investigations on Democrats over Epstein. Four Arizona lawmakers had quite the unexpected flight. Report an error