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FAA issues warnings to airlines on Central, South American flights over potential military actions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Aviation Administration said today it is issuing a series of warnings to airlines to exercise caution when flying over Central America and parts of South…

John McCarthy January 16, 2026

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Five human heads are found hanging from ropes at a tourist beach in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador — Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a tourist beach in Ecuador, police said on Sunday. As the country reels from a wave of violence…

John McCarthy January 12, 2026

Breaking News Caribbean News International News

Condemnation and applause in Latin America after US seizes Venezuela’s Maduro

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Latin American leaders were divided between condemnation and jubilation in the wake of a surprise attack on Venezuela early on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump…

John McCarthy January 4, 2026

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Travel warnings expand after surge of poisonings from tainted alcohol

LONDON (Fox News) — The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth…

John McCarthy October 25, 2025

Breaking News Caribbean News Military News

Trump says declaration of war not needed on drug cartels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against drug cartels and that even though he did not need…

John McCarthy October 25, 2025

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US military strikes suspected drug vessel in the Pacific

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. military killed two alleged drug smugglers in a strike against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday,…

John McCarthy October 22, 2025

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US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said…

John McCarthy October 22, 2025

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US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum says country will not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico would not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador as long as Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa remains in office. The…

John McCarthy April 17, 2025

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Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of…

John McCarthy March 17, 2025