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‘Elements’ within Cuba have contacted US officials about Maduro, sources say

6 Dec 2025

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuela has led “elements within the Cuban regime” to reach out to the U.S. about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, two sources familiar with the contacts said on Friday. The sources, who asked to remain …

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Colombian family asks human rights court to probe US over deadly airstrike

6 Dec 2025

Dec 5 (Reuters) – The family of a Colombian man who they say was killed in a U.S. airstrike off Colombia’s coast has taken their case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking accountability for deadly U.S. attacks in recent months in the Caribbean and the Pacific, their lawyer said. At least 83 people …

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Trump meets with leaders Mexico, Canada on trade after World Cup draw

6 Dec 2025

By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to discuss trade issues on Friday after the leaders hosted the 2026 World Cup draw at Washington’s storied Kennedy Center.  The White House said Trump held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark …

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Trump-backed Asfura clings to narrow lead in Honduras election under US’s watchful eye

5 Dec 2025

By Laura Garcia and Sarah Kinosian TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras’ presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in a tight contest drawing close attention from Washington. With 87.84% of ballots tallied, Asfura …

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Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents after firing pellet gun near synagogue

5 Dec 2025

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard Law School this week after he was charged with discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue the day before Yom Kippur, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a Brazilian citizen, was …

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Colombia, Clan del Golfo crime gang agree three concentration areas for combatants

5 Dec 2025

BOGOTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Colombia and the Clan del Golfo crime gang have agreed at negotiations in Qatar that combatants from the group will gradually gather in three defined areas from March 1, part of negotiations between the two sides meant to reduce violence and crime in the Andean country. Two of the areas …

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US vaccine committee scraps broad recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns

5 Dec 2025

(Corrects paragraph two to say the motion passed 8 to 3, instead of 8 to 11) Dec 5 (Reuters) – A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to remove the broad recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. receive a hepatitis B vaccine. For infants of …

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Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of U.S. boat strike in Caribbean, say sources

5 Dec 2025

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an airburst munition exploding above the 11-member crew like an umbrella of shrapnel. A video of the attack, shown to U.S. lawmakers on …

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Honduras presidential candidate Nasralla says Trump’s interference damaged his election chances

5 Dec 2025

By Emily Green TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said last-minute interference from U.S. President Donald Trump in the country’s closely fought election had damaged his chances of winning and left him trailing as vote counting dragged on. Nasralla, a three-time presidential hopeful who describes himself as center-right, said in an …

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