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Washington, US (EFE).- The US Department of War announced Thursday the destruction of another vessel it claims was linked to drug trafficking and the deaths of its three crew members. The deaths bringing the total number of people killed in these US operations in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific...

Washington, DC (EFE).- Former United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of the most influential figures in the Democratic Party, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection and will leave Congress at the end of her term in Jan. 2027, marking the close of a political career spanning almost...

New York City, US (EFE).- Young progressive Democratic politician Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, becoming the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor-elect. At 34 years of age, Mamdani will also be New York’s youngest mayor since 1892 after defeating the independent Andrew...

New York, US (EFE).- Housing affordability, public safety, and the soaring cost of living topping their concerns, Latino voters could play a decisive role in New York City’s upcoming mayoral election on Nov. 4. Among the city’s 5.1 million registered voters, 1.1 million are Latino, representing 21.6% of the electorate,...

Havana/Washington (EFE).- Cuba said Thursday it has contacted the United States to coordinate how Washington could deliver humanitarian assistance offered to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, which left widespread destruction across eastern Cuba and several Caribbean nations. “Following public communications today about the hurricane’s damage, we have contacted the US...

Americas Desk (EFE).- The United States military says it has sunk 15 boats and killed 61 people in the Caribbean and Pacific following 12 attacks, marking an escalation in Washington’s campaign against drug trafficking in the region. The Trump administration has justified the operations as part of its “war on...

United Nations, Oct 29 (EFE). – The UN General Assembly approved on Wednesday by 165 votes in favor, 7 against, and 12 abstentions, a non-binding resolution against US sanctions on Cuba. “The blockade is a policy of collective punishment,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told the assembly before the vote....

Washington, DC (EFE).- Flight delays, worker frustration, and mounting political tension are rising across the United States as the federal government shutdown entered its fifth week on Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of employees unpaid and air traffic controllers missing their first full paycheck due to the funding freeze. The...

Tokyo (EFE).- Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday in Tokyo to bring their alliance into a “new golden age» with the signing of agreements and trade negotiations.» I would like to realize a new golden age of Japan-US alliance, where both Japan and the...

Sahrawi refugee camps, Algeria (EFE).- The Sahrawi refugee camps in the Algerian region of Tindouf registered large-scale demonstrations against the proposed United States resolution on Monday, prioritizing Moroccan autonomy for Western Sahara. This resolution is expected to be voted on in the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Oct. 30....

Port of Spain, Oct 26 (EFE). – The United States Navy destroyer USS Gravely arrived Sunday in Trinidad and Tobago for military exercises as part of Washington’s naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea. Trinidad and Tobago are very close to Venezuela, with the two countries being separated by just 11...

By Alejandra Arredondo Austin, US, Oct 24 (EFE).- Leaders of the agricultural industry in Texas rejected United States President Donald Trump’s idea to increase meat imports from Argentina to reduce high prices for these products in the US. According to US media reports, Trump, whose administration extended a 20 billion...