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'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a snail's pace but will intensify rapidly over the weekend as it feeds off near-record-warm water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters say.

LiveScience

U.S. Has Killed More Than 40 In Caribbean Strikes On Alleged Drug Vessels After New Attack

A U.S. military strike overnight that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed six people aboard a vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, has raised the tally of fatalities from the U.S. campaign to 43

Latin Times

Hegseth sends aircraft carrier in major escalation amid new ‘drug boat’ strike: ‘We will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda’

Pentagon boss claims boat targeted in latest strike was operated by Tren de Aragua

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US airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six as aircraft carrier sent to South America

Pete Hegseth claims six ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in Caribbean as US military conducts 10th strike

The Guardian - US

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane as Jamaica under threat

Topical Storm Melissa has been called a ‘slow-moving disaster’ amid warnings of catastrophic flash flooding in Haiti

The Independent UK

Trump denies sending supersonic bombers to Venezuela coast. The flight data says otherwise

Reports suggest the military flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela on Thursday

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Are US Strikes Hurting Latin America's Drug Trade?

US military strikes that Washington claims have targeted "narco-terrorists" ferrying drugs to American soil are having little to no impact on Latin America's bustling narcotics trade, experts say.

International Business Times

Years After of Attacking Trump in Public, Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Supports His Military Campaign Against Venezuela

Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996 and one of the most well-known Venezuelan figures in Latin American entertainment, once again made headlines when she spoke out about the military operation that President Donald Trump has been conducting in the Caribbean Sea for several weeks.

Latin Times

Trinidadians Challenge US Forces Killing Their Loved Ones 'Like Dogs'

Trinidadian Rishi Samaroo's relatives are adamant: he was a fisherman, not a drug trafficker as the United States claimed after it destroyed his boat in Caribbean waters.

International Business Times

Colombia urges US to halt strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats: ‘It is murder’

Plea comes after Pete Hegseth announced two new strikes that left at least five people dead

The Guardian - US

“I once had a flirtation with heavy metal, and I regretted it very much. It didn’t seem to have any sense”: The British hellraisers who put legendary Beatles producer George Martin off working with hard rock bands

This is what happened when two worlds collided in the Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola

The Independent UK

US expands crackdown on narco boats with deadly strike off Colombian coast

The US military launched its ninth strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people. Trump has backed these strikes, calling drug cartels "unlawful combatants".

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The Guardian - UK

US military kills five people in strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in Pacific

Latest strikes were off coast of Colombia, while seven previous attacks in Caribbean killed at least 32

Latin Times

U.S. Launches First Anti-Drug Strike in Pacific Side of South America, Its Eighth Attack During Pressure Campaign

The United States carried out another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking vessel Tuesday night

Latin Times

Wife Of Colombian Killed By U.S. Strike In The Caribbean Denies He Was a Drug-Trafficker: 'The Fishermen Have The Right To Live'

The wife of a Colombian man killed in one of the strikes conducted by the U.S. army in the Caribbean denied his husband was a drug-trafficker, like the Trump administration claims

The Guardian - UK

US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro

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The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a ‘catastrophic’ hurricane

The National Hurricane Center called the forecast extremely uncertain with significant changes possible

Latin Times

UN Experts Claim U.S. Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats In The Caribbean Amount To 'Extrajudicial Executions'

A group of experts from the UN concluded that the strikes carried out by the U.S. against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean amount to "extrajudicial executions."

The Independent UK

A look at the US military's unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea

Latin Times

CIA Is Providing Most Information To Back U.S. Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels In The Caribbean: Report

The CIA is providing the bulk of the information used by the Trump administration to conduct strikes in the Caribbean, ensuring that most of the evidence to justify the moves will remain secret, according to a new report

International Business Times

Wife Of Colombian Killed In US Strike Says Life Taken Unjustly

Alejandro Carranza's loved ones say he left home on Colombia's Caribbean coast to fish in open waters.

The Independent UK

A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea

Latin Times

Trump Admin Still Favors Covert Ops to Oust Maduro, Report Claims: 'If We Wanted to Kill Him With a Missile, We Could Have Done It by Now'

Recent U.S. operations in the Caribbean, part of what officials describe as an anti-narcotics campaign, have increasingly merged with a broader strategy aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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