Link to my Article: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-hours-after-devastating-jamaica-2025-10-29/ On October 29, 2025, Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of eastern Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, just hours after hammering Jamaica as one of the strongest ever storms on record there. Authorities in Cuba evacuated around 735,000 people from eastern provinces ahead of the storm’s arrival. In Jamaica’s southwestern… Read more »
Link to my Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-20-dead-operation-against-organized-crime-brazils-rio-2025-10-28/ On October 28, 2025, the state government of Rio de Janeiro announced that at least 20 people, including two police officers, were killed during a massive operation against organized crime in the favela complexes of Complexo do Alemao and Complexo da Penha in the city’s outskirts. The operation, described as the largest ever targeting the… Read more »
Link to my article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-strikes-suspected-drug-vessels-eastern-pacific-2025-10-28/ On October 28, 2025, the United States Department of Defense reported that U.S. forces executed strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 alleged drug traffickers and leaving one survivor. The ships were described as “known by our intelligence apparatus, transtiting along known narco-trafficking routes, and carrying narcotics,” acording to U.S. Defense… Read more »
Link to article- https://apnews.com/article/trump-petro-colombia-drugs-us-aid-c3955b2ce351737119920741178e0567 Following deadly U.S. military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean, President Trump stated and threatened that he is ending aid to Colombia after President Petro of Columbia accused the U.S. of being and acting like “murder” when dealing with drug trafficking in Venezuela. Petro objects to the drug campaign, while the U.S. alleges the boats were… Read more »
Link to article – https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/americas/venezuela-maduro-state-of-emergency-trump-latam-intl This article discussed that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is preparing to declare a state of emergency due to the increasing tension with the United States. Over the deployment of American warships to the Caribbean. Maduro states that his action is to protect Venezuela from possible and potential military attacks by the US. The article also… Read more »
Link to article – https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/trump-albanese-australia-critical-minerals-aukus-submarine-china-rcna238595 President Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on rare earth minerals. The U.S. and Australia governments are planning to invest more than 3 billion together into these critical mineral projects in the next six months. Australia states that they have an 8.5 billion dollar pipeline ready to go”. They are also expected to… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/cuban-foreign-minister-says-rubios-personal-agenda-in-latin-america-risks-trumps-peace-prospects/ Cuba’s foreign minister says that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pursuing a personal agenda against Cuba and Venezuela, acting more aggressively than President Trump’s stated goal of peace. While Trump presents himself as an advocate for diplomacy, Rubio has pushed sanctions, visa restrictions, and military pressure, including U.S. actions near Venezuela, which Cuba… Read more »
Link to the article: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/trinidad-and-tobago-and-venezuela-share-a-tightening-perilous-strait/ Small boats carrying Venezuelan families and goods continue to cross the narrow strait to Trinidad and Tobago, despite increased patrols and warnings of potential lethal force. The governments of both countries have stepped up enforcement to curb smuggling and migration, but these measures often push desperate families to riskier routes, paying smugglers higher fees. Indigenous… Read more »
Link to the article: https://latinamericanpost.com/analysis-en/trumps-cia-authorization-for-venezuela-covert-power-meets-public-reckoning/ President Donald Trump recently confirmed that he authorized the CIA to take covert action against Venezuelan drug cartels, breaking a long-lasting rule of keeping these operations secret. He connected this order to recent U.S. strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean, suggesting similar actions could expand onto land. Supporters see this as a strong move… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-rodrigo-paz-election-quiroga-530aee50c6d63281941079460891da4f In Bolivia, conservative businessman‐politician Rodrigo Paz won the presidency, marking the country’s first conservative leader in decades and signaling potential shifts in its domestic and foreign policy. The election comes after years of dominance by leftist governments aligned with the Evo Morales-era movement. Paz has pledged to re-engage with Western nations, especially the United States, focus on fighting corruption,… Read more »
