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U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat Kills Six, Raising Operation Southern Spear Death Toll to at Least 157

The administration asserts an armed‑conflict authority for the boat strikes, a claim facing mounting legal and human‑rights challenges.

Pope León XIV Appoints Gabriele Caccia as U.S. Nuncio

U.S. Makes $160 Million Payment Toward Nearly $4 Billion Owed to U.N.

Nicaragua Ends Visa-Free Entry for Cubans, Cutting Off Key U.S.-Bound Route

UN Seeks Concrete U.S. Payment Timeline as Liquidity Squeeze Intensifies

Energy Secretary Wright to Visit Venezuela for Talks on PDVSA and Oil Sector Overhaul

U.S. Pledges Initial UN Payment Within Weeks as Cash Crisis Deepens

U.N. Warns of July Cash Crisis as Trump Offers No Pledge on U.S. Dues

U.S. Sends Carrier and Weighs Iran Strike Options as Tehran Signals Talks and Plans Hormuz Drills

US 'Nuke Sniffer' Lands in UK as Forces Reposition Toward Iran

USS Delbert D. Black Enters Red Sea as U.S. Naval Buildup Near Iran Expands to Carrier and Six Destroyers

Vatican Weighs Trump's Invite for Pope to Join Board of Peace

U.S. Plans to Cut About 200 NATO Staff Posts in Symbolic Shift

U.S. Seizes Seventh Venezuela-Linked Tanker in Caribbean, SOUTHCOM Says

U.S. Seizes Liberian-Flagged Tanker Sagitta in Caribbean Operation

Iceland Questions U.S. Envoy Nominee After ‘52nd State’ Quip

Court-Approved Citgo Deal Puts Petty’s Island on Track for Elliott Control

Four ‘Dark’ Tankers Return to Venezuela as U.S. Seizes M Sophia and Opens Limited Licensed Sales

Israel Poised to Reopen Rafah Crossing Both Ways After U.S. Push

U.S. Adds F-35s and Special‑Ops Aircraft in Puerto Rico as Caribbean Buildup Pressures Venezuela