Caribbean

US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment

President Donald Trump's administration has struck vessels that it accuses of transporting narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, casting its targets as "narco-terrorists."

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16. Israel became part of the US Central Command in 2021.
Footage from a video released by US Southern Command shows the Venezuela-linked tanker Veronica at sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on January 15, 2026.

US military strikes vessel in Caribbean, killing two alleged narco-terrorists

Historian Jonathan Sarna views a facsimile of a letter from Jonas Phillips, an 18th-century German-Jewish trader, in the exhibit "The First Salute" at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, April 22, 2026.

Did this tiny island’s Jewish community help win the Revolutionary War?

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act


Trump voices support for candidate of Palestinian descent in Honduras's presidential elections

"The man who is standing up for Democracy and fighting against Maduro is Tito Asfura, the Presidential Candidate of the National Party," US President Trump said in a social media post.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear to counter drug trafficking in Western Hemisphere

The US has conducted its 20th strike against alleged drug trafficking vessels, killing "four narco-terrorists."

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

US kills three men in another strike on suspected drug vessel, Hegseth says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the latest strike, against what the Pentagon states are vessels belonging to terror organizations.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, November 1, 2025.

Netanyahu orders Israel to dispatch aid to hurricane-torn Jamaica

Melissa was the most powerful storm ever to directly hit Jamaica, and the first major hurricane to do so since 1988.

A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Three killed in US strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Carribean, Hegseth says

US military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel operated by a drug trafficking organization, says US Defense Secretary Hegseth. Russia condemns "excessive military force."

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 1, 2025.

Storm Gabrielle gains hurricane strength, approaching Bermuda, NHC says

"The center of Gabrielle is expected to pass east of Bermuda on Monday evening," NHC added in its latest advisory.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle pictured approaching the Caribbean, before being upgraded to a hurricane, September 17, 2025.

Israelis start the new year on deck: Rise in demand for cruises

Not just Greece and Cyprus: MSC reports rising demand for Israeli cruise vacations ahead of the holidays, with top destinations in the Caribbean, Norwegian fjords, and Europe.

MSC Divina.

US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight, sources say

Seven US warships and one nuclear-powered fast attack submarine are either in the region or expected to be there soon, carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines.

A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, US July 19, 2024.

New fossils suggest land bridges brought apex crocodiles to the Caribbean

Fossils date to 5 to 7 million years ago, extending sebecids' existence by 5 million years.

 New fossils suggest land bridges brought apex crocodiles to the Caribbean.

Royal Caribbean to launch luxury river cruises in Europe

"Celebrity River Cruises will bring our Edge Series' sophistication to iconic rivers, starting in Europe," said President Laura Hodges Bethge.

 Prague Castle with Vltava river at sunrise, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe.