Americas

Increasing cocaine usage rates coincide with inadequate sewage treatment infrastructure, researchers said.

The U.S. government said it will provide “a significant number” of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles to Haiti.

A chorus of Australian leaders have praised the US president after he announced he would drop out of the presidential race.

‘Older adults, including retirees, are frequent victims in these schemes,’ the Treasury Department said in a joint statement with the FBI.

The US pledges to support Panama in deportation flights for illegal immigrants on their way to the US border.

‘This is a result of a collective decision and collective responsibility,’ NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

The storm is expected to gain strength and again become a hurricane before slamming into the U.S.–Mexico border area in southern Texas.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued preemptive disaster declarations for 39 counties. Hurricane and storm surge watches are already in effect.

Satellite images show one previously unreported site is located near a U.S. naval base in Cuba.

Foreign financial institutions supporting Russian business face risks of sanctions.

The hurricane is currently a Category 4 with 145 mph winds, say federal forecasters.