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Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Deported From Mexico to Face Charges in United States
Zhang is considered a major player in international drug trafficking and money laundering, with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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Venezuela Cancels Energy Deals With Trinidad and Tobago After US Warship Arrival
Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar downplayed the impact of Venezuela’s suspension of energy deals.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Closes In On Jamaica
Weather experts expect potentially catastrophic damage, rainfall, and flooding to hit the island Tuesday morning.
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CDC Reports Dozens of People on Cruise Ship Sickened With Norovirus
The voyage departed from Montreal on Oct. 16 and is due to finish in Boston on Oct. 27.
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Trump Prepares to Meet Japan’s New Leader Following Deals Made at ASEAN Summit
The U.S. president is in Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after trade and diplomacy meetings with world leaders in Southeast Asia.
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US Warship Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago Amid Heightened Tensions With Venezuela
This comes just a day after the Pentagon announced another deployment: the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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Milei’s Party Wins Decisive Victory in Argentine Midterms
President Javier Milei’s party won 40.8 percent of the vote, indicating strong voter support for his reformist agenda.
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Brazil Will Meet With US ‘Immediately’ to Address Tariffs: Lula
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva briefly met along the sidelines of a summit in Malaysia on Oct. 26.
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Hurricane Melissa Could Hit Jamaica as a Category 5
The storm is already a Category 4 hurricane and was expected to grow further before making landfall on Oct. 27.
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US Carrier Strike Group Heads Toward Latin America: What to Know
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will bring its firepower to the region, amid a growing campaign of lethal U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.
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Argentina’s Midterms to Decide Fate of Milei’s ‘Shock Therapy’ Reforms
The president’s La Libertad Avanza Party is gaining momentum heading into Election Day.
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Storm Melissa Strengthens Into Hurricane, Threatening to Bring Catastrophic Flooding
A hurricane warning is in effect for Jamaica, while a hurricane watch has been issued for Haiti’s southwestern peninsula.
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Trump Admin Sanctions Colombian President Over Alleged Drug Trade Involvement
The United States is also ‘slashing assistance for Colombia,’ State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on X.
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US Sending Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, Pentagon Says
The decision comes as the United States has struck at least 10 known drug-smuggling vessels in the region.
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Melissa to Hit Jamaica as Category 4 Hurricane Next Week, Could Become Category 5
As much as 10 to 20 inches of rain were expected to hit parts of Jamaica and Haiti by Oct. 27.
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US Carried Out Another Strike on Drug Boat in Caribbean, Hegseth Says
Six people onboard the vessel were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed.
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Trump Denies Report Suggesting US Deployed B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela
‘But we’re not happy with Venezuela for a lot of reasons, drugs being one of them,’ the president told reporters.
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Trump Terminates Trade Negotiations With Canada Over Anti-Tariff Ad Featuring Reagan
Trump suggested the ad campaign was meant to interfere with an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing on his administration’s tariffs.
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Alleged Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Recaptured in Cuba Following Mexico Escape
Zhang Zhi Dong is wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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Argentina’s Bonds and Peso Strengthen Ahead of Key Midterm Elections
Argentine President Javier Milei faces crucial legislative elections on Oct. 26.
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Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Deported From Mexico to Face Charges in United States
Zhang is considered a major player in international drug trafficking and money laundering, with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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Venezuela Cancels Energy Deals With Trinidad and Tobago After US Warship Arrival
Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar downplayed the impact of Venezuela’s suspension of energy deals.
|
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Closes In On Jamaica
Weather experts expect potentially catastrophic damage, rainfall, and flooding to hit the island Tuesday morning.
|
CDC Reports Dozens of People on Cruise Ship Sickened With Norovirus
The voyage departed from Montreal on Oct. 16 and is due to finish in Boston on Oct. 27.
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Trump Prepares to Meet Japan’s New Leader Following Deals Made at ASEAN Summit
The U.S. president is in Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after trade and diplomacy meetings with world leaders in Southeast Asia.
|
US Warship Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago Amid Heightened Tensions With Venezuela
This comes just a day after the Pentagon announced another deployment: the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to Central and South America and the Caribbean.
|
Milei’s Party Wins Decisive Victory in Argentine Midterms
President Javier Milei’s party won 40.8 percent of the vote, indicating strong voter support for his reformist agenda.
|
Brazil Will Meet With US ‘Immediately’ to Address Tariffs: Lula
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva briefly met along the sidelines of a summit in Malaysia on Oct. 26.
|
Hurricane Melissa Could Hit Jamaica as a Category 5
The storm is already a Category 4 hurricane and was expected to grow further before making landfall on Oct. 27.
|
US Carrier Strike Group Heads Toward Latin America: What to Know
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will bring its firepower to the region, amid a growing campaign of lethal U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.
|
Argentina’s Midterms to Decide Fate of Milei’s ‘Shock Therapy’ Reforms
The president’s La Libertad Avanza Party is gaining momentum heading into Election Day.
|
Storm Melissa Strengthens Into Hurricane, Threatening to Bring Catastrophic Flooding
A hurricane warning is in effect for Jamaica, while a hurricane watch has been issued for Haiti’s southwestern peninsula.
|
Trump Admin Sanctions Colombian President Over Alleged Drug Trade Involvement
The United States is also ‘slashing assistance for Colombia,’ State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on X.
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US Sending Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, Pentagon Says
The decision comes as the United States has struck at least 10 known drug-smuggling vessels in the region.
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Melissa to Hit Jamaica as Category 4 Hurricane Next Week, Could Become Category 5
As much as 10 to 20 inches of rain were expected to hit parts of Jamaica and Haiti by Oct. 27.
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US Carried Out Another Strike on Drug Boat in Caribbean, Hegseth Says
Six people onboard the vessel were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed.
|
Trump Denies Report Suggesting US Deployed B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela
‘But we’re not happy with Venezuela for a lot of reasons, drugs being one of them,’ the president told reporters.
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Trump Terminates Trade Negotiations With Canada Over Anti-Tariff Ad Featuring Reagan
Trump suggested the ad campaign was meant to interfere with an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing on his administration’s tariffs.
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Alleged Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Recaptured in Cuba Following Mexico Escape
Zhang Zhi Dong is wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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Argentina’s Bonds and Peso Strengthen Ahead of Key Midterm Elections
Argentine President Javier Milei faces crucial legislative elections on Oct. 26.
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