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Epstein's Zorro Ranch: Was It Used For The 'Same Purposes' As The Island?

New Mexico officials demand a fresh investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's 'Zorro' ranch as fears grow over the dark secrets hidden in the desert estate.

International Business Times UK

First Thing: Indiana Republicans reject effort to redraw voting maps in rebuke to Trump

Measure to add two GOP-friendly seats failed 19-31 after 21 Republicans joined 10 Democrats. Plus, how the Paris climate treaty changed the world

The Guardian - UK

JoJo Siwa launches fan cruise with Royal Caribbean – here’s what we know

The reality star is taking to the seas for a themed sailing in 2026

The Independent UK

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Tracking the US build-up in the Caribbean

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The Conversation

Celebrity Race Across The World winners revealed after reaching Colombian desert

This year’s show saw the teams begin on the Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres.

Evening Standard

US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’

Unease grows in Washington, including among some Republicans, over Trump administration’s escalating military posture in the Caribbean

The Guardian - US

Warships, submarines and Tomahawk missiles: How the US is preparing for a possible war with Venezuela

The US had 13 combat vessels in the region by November as it piles pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

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Donald Trump’s strikes against narcoterrorists are new but the logic behind them isn’t

The Trump administration’s push to label drug traffickers as “narcoterrorists” and kill them at sea has generated global outrage. But the controversy risks missing the larger story.

The Conversation

Colombian President Petro Answers To Trump Over Threat That He 'Will Be Next'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro answered to U.S. counterpart Donald Trump following the latter's threat that he "will be next" in the country's military campaign in the Caribbean.

Latin Times

‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela

Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return?

The Guardian - UK

Trump Makes Threat To Colombia's Petro 'as U.S. Escalates Operations In The Caribbean: 'He Will Be Next'

Trump also said that Petro "is going to have big problems if he doesn't realize" that Colombia is "producing a lot of drugs" that are "sold directly to the United States"

Latin Times

Maduro Taunts U.S. Pressure As Washington Seizes Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast: 'We're Ready to Knock the Empire's Teeth Out'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro said that the country is prepared "to knock the teeth out of the North American empire if necessary," responding to escalating U.S. military pressure in the Caribbean and the seizure of a tanker near Venezuelan waters.

Latin Times

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado appears in Norway after dramatic escape from Venezuela

Maria Corina Machado made a daring escape from Venezuela by boat

The Independent UK

US House passes bill authorizing $900bn for military programs

Legislation includes pay increase for troops and a demand for more information about boat strikes in the Caribbean

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The Independent UK

House passes sweeping defense policy bill amid tensions between Trump and Congress

Further provisions within the bill demand greater transparency on boat strikes in the Caribbean

Latin Times

Pentagon Reportedly Sought To Ensure Survivors Of Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats Were Sent Outside The U.S. To Avoid Justifying Military Campaign

The Pentagon sought to ensure that survivors of strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific were sent outside the U.S. to avoid having to justify the Trump administration's strategy before the courts, according to a new report.

International Business Times UK

ACLU Sues Pentagon, Says Caribbean Drug-Boat Strikes Violated US and International Law

The ACLU is suing the Pentagon for the legal memo justifying 'unprecedented strikes' on Caribbean drug boats, alleging a 'clear violation' of US and international law.

Latin Times

Congress Threatens to Cut Hegseth's Travel Funds if Double-Tap Strike Video Isn't Released

Congress is considering a provision that would limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget unless he turns over unedited video of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean.

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The Independent UK

Republicans join Democrats to make military pay hikes contingent on Hegseth releasing ‘double tap’ boat strike video

This year’s annual defense bill will withhold money for Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases videos of the boat strike in the Caribbean

Latin Times

Hegseth Reportedly Called a Pentagon Advisor Who Opposed Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats a 'P---y'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly launched a profanity-laced tirade against an adviser who spoke against the strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report.

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds

‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

The Guardian - US

Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview

Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in Caribbean

International Business Times UK

Whistleblower Officials Come Forward About Illegal Orders Allegedly Issued by President Trump

Sen. Elissa Slotkin reveals US troops fear presidential unlawful orders, citing lethal Caribbean strikes. Trump's reaction: 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'

Latin Times

Trump Has Granted Clemency To About 100 People Accused Of Drug-Related Crimes Despite Anti-Narco Rhetoric: Report

President Donald Trump has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes despite his anti-drug rhetoric, which has justified a large military buildup in the Caribbean and tens of strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Key Republican backs release of video of strike on alleged drug boat

Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release the video of a second strike on the drug boat which was incapacitated in the Caribbean. Key US politics stories from 7 December 2025

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