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Washington (EFE).- The United States Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, threatened on Tuesday to take «measures» against air traffic controllers who are absent from their jobs due to the government shutdown, the longest in history, which resulted in them not receiving a salary. Duffy made these statements at a press...

Washington, DC (EFE).- Three of the major US airlines announced Friday that they will cancel nearly 700 flights starting Saturday to comply with the 4 percent reduction in activity at the country’s major airports, which went into effect to mitigate the shortage of air traffic controllers caused by the longest...

Washington (EFE).- The United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed on Friday that international flights will not be affected despite the reduction in air traffic caused by the government shutdown. Duffy told the press at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that international flights will not be affected because the...

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...

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....