A presidential candidate in Panama has posted a dramatic plea for help on social media after his helicopter crashed into the country’s jungle. Dimitri Flores, a independent candidate seeking to stand in elections in 2024, posted the video from the scene after his aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in western Panama. The helicopter was […]

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Guardian– As Russian forces gather in the south of the country, it’s becoming clear that the war in Ukraine is entering a new, decisive phase. Russia wants to hold out for the winter, when most of Europe will be in the thick of an energy crisis and more likely to push for a negotiated agreement. […]

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By Santana Salmon The Organization of American States (OAS) is pleading for urgency to continue working to increase security in Haiti and to begin the democratization process. In a statement, the OAS said the institutional crisis that Haiti is currently experiencing is “a direct result of the actions taken by the country’s endogenous forces and […]

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Today’s Headlines GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estate NEW YORK (AP) — For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing. Dissatisfied Republican primary voters began to consider new…Read More China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday […]

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The United States congratulates the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on their August 5 election and the Honorable Dr. Terrance Drew on his victory as Prime Minister. The United States and Saint Kitts and Nevis enjoy a strong relationship, grounded in a shared history and longstanding ties between our peoples as well as a […]

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Taipei, Aug. 10 (CNA) Visiting St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves reaffirmed Tuesday that his country will not cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a precondition to setting up ties with China. “Nobody can dictate to the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, so long as I am prime minister, any precondition. […]

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police carried a limp civilian to the sidewalk — another victim of the brutal, daily shootings that plague the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. Here, inside the gang-held territory of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti’s SWAT team has driven into a gunfight that has already […]

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  CARACAS, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Venezuela will seek to reestablish its military ties with neighbor Colombia, the country’s defense minister said on Tuesday, after years of conflictive relations between the two nations. Venezuelan General Vladimir Padrino said he had received instructions from President Nicolas Maduro to contact Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez in order […]

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WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department approved a potential $74 million sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Brazil that had been stalled for months by senior lawmakers, according to a formal notification sent to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. The State Department gave the package of 222 Javelins its final endorsement after […]

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By Steve Gorman   Aug 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search for five migrants missing in waters off the Florida Keys since their makeshift vessel capsized on Friday, adding to the dozens lost at sea in attempted boat crossings from Cuba in recent months. The five who disappeared about […]

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