Venezuela suspends gas deal as Trinidad hosts US warship
• Oct 28, 2025, 2:23 PM
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Venezuela on Monday suspended energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, over what officials have described as 'hostile' actions by the island nation. Trinidad is now hosting one of the US warships involved in a controversial campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedboats allegedly carrying drugs to the United States.
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Jamaicans takes stock of damage left on the island by Hurricane Melissa
• 4:11 PM
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Authorities in Jamaica are assessing the damage from Hurricane Melissa after it tore through the island nation on October 28 as the fifth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure, and the strongest to make landfall since 2019. Jamaica’s educ
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Anti-gang force in Haiti is 'a step in the right direction', former PM Claude Joseph says
• 3:29 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Haitian prime minister Claude Joseph welcomed the UN Security Council's recent decision to transform the multinational police support mission into a more robust anti-gang force. "I believe it's a step in the right d
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More than 100 killed as Rio police launch deadliest-ever raids on drug gangs
• 3:11 PM
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The death toll from military-style police raids on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro has risen, with Brazil’s public defender's office reporting 132 people were killed and state police saying 119. Residents have accused the police of carrying out execution-st
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Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa pummels the island with historic power
• 2:44 PM
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On Tuesday, hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a "disaster area." It is now grinding across Cuba, after downgrading from a Category 5 to a Category 2 storm.
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Deadly Rio drug raid could make 'gang violence an electoral issue next year'
• 2:03 PM
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A raid led by authorities in Rio de Janeiro against a notorious drug gang has been criticised for its violence, and human rights organisations have called for an investigation. But in a city traumatised by violent crime, this kind of aggressive policing
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Texas sues Tylenol makers over alleged autism link
• 10:49 AM
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The Texas attorney general announced a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies behind Tylenol, echoing the Trump administration's allegations linking the painkiller to increased risk of autism. Although some studies have raised the possibility that
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US kills 14 after it launches strikes on alleged drug-running boats off Colombia
• 10:37 AM
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that four alleged drug-trafficking vessels had been struck by the US military in the East Pacific. It's yet another deadly strike in US President Donald Trump's controversial anti-drug campaign, as Washin
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Controversial Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead
• 10:32 AM
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Authorities in Rio de Janeiro say at least 64 people - including four officers - were killed a large-scale operation against organised crime and drug trafficking in one of the city's worst days of violence. It comes days before Rio hosts global events re
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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after devastating Jamaica
• 10:23 AM
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After battering Jamaica on October 28 and leaving hundreds of thousands there without electricity, Hurricane Melissa touched down in Cuba. According to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, more than 700,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas as the hurric
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