Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat
BOGATA (BBC) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a…
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U.S. is repatriating survivors of its strike on suspected drug vessel
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (NYT) — The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them…
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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that…
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Trinidadian family says U.S. military killed relative in boat attack
PORT OF SPAIN (NYT) — Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months, told his family he would soon be taking…
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US commander overseeing fatal strikes against alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral who oversees military operations in the region where U.S. forces have been attacking alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire in December, he and the Defense…
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US and UN sanction former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and the United Nations slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security and the leader of a Haitian gang on Friday for their…
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Invest 98-L forms in Atlantic, NHC says
A northerly swell will make seas dangerous during the weekend. Expect showers and thunderstorms at times. Stay alert and check the latest marine forecasts at weather.gov/SJU, before going anywhere, the…
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In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first…
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U.S. detains 2 survivors of latest military strike in the Caribbean
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Navy has rescued two survivors of an American military strike on a semi-submersible vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and is holding…
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FBI arrests man for alleged attempted seduction of minor in Guaynabo
SAN JUAN – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed the arrest of Juan José Rivera Colón, charged under a federal criminal complaint with alleged crimes of coercion and transportation…