Over 1 million Haitians forced to flee by gangs face ghastly conditions in camps, UN says

The latest information reveals that 1,041,000 people, many of whom have been displaced several times, are struggling amid an intensifying humanitarian crisis and widening gang violence.

The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

Can Haiti’s gangs help solve the political crisis? Some politicians seem to think so

The powerful gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm — which has been launching deadly coordinated attacks all across Port-au-Prince since February of last year — is among several organizations listed on a document sent to the 15-member Caribbean Community bloc that suggests ways Haiti’s troubled political transition can be saved.

Greenland can use Trump’s proposed land grab to its advantage

Greenlanders are intensifying their push for independence from Denmark and will soon hold a general election that will take the temperature of that relationship. President-elect’s Trump’s interest in Greenland gives the territory the ability to play the U.S. and Denmark off of each other.

Trump threats shape Canada’s succession race before it has really begun

The race to be Canada’s next prime minister is still at the starting line and Donald Trump has already cast a shadow over it.

Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs

The first fighting contingents of soldiers and military policemen from Latin America arrived in Port-au-Prince on Friday to join the armed international security mission in the country’s fight against terrorizing gangs.

Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip

Ricardo Grossi, the CEO of Brazil’s Serra Verde Group, sees a chance for the company to become an alternative supplier to the West for critical minerals, especially if China expands export controls against the U.S. to more metals.

Leaked documents show Cuban military sitting on billions of dollars amid humanitarian crisis

Even as Cubans have been dying because of shortages of medicines and supplies at hospitals, and the government claims it doesn’t have the money to buy them due to U.S. sanctions, companies run by Cuba’s military have stashed away billions of dollars, according to financial records obtained by the Miami Herald.

For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future

The U.N. estimates that the number of children in the ranks of Haiti’s gangs has increased by 70% in the past year, and that children now make up roughly half of the gangs’ fighting force.

Trump picks a Miami-Dade commissioner as ambassador to Panama amid canal controversy

Donald Trump has selected Miami-Dade County commissioner Kevin Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama amid Trump’s recent threats to retake control of the Panama Canal over fees charged U.S. ships in the waterway.

Can Cuba and Venezuela help rescue Haiti? Head of US-backed transition is asking

In a video addressed to the left-leaning group known as ALBA — which counts Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as members — the head of Haiti’s U.S.-backed Transitional Presidential Council asked for “security and food” assistance on behalf of Haiti.

U.S. deportations at highest level since 2014, ICE report shows

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 271,484 immigrants to nearly 200 countries last fiscal year, the highest tally in a decade, according to the agency’s annual report published Thursday.

Second defendant pleads guilty in 2020 abduction of 2 US soldiers at Bogota bar

A Colombian man who helped kidnap two U.S. Army soldiers in Bogota four years ago became the second person to plead guilty in the case, according to the Justice Department.

Pitcher Ayami Sato makes history as first woman to play Canadian pro baseball

A 34-year-old female pitcher has broken through baseball’s gender barrier by signing with an independent men’s league team, becoming the first woman to play Canadian pro baseball.

At the Pentagon, DeSantis could attempt plans on lethal border force and domestic deployments

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly vowed during his presidential campaign to send troops to the U.S. southern border, authorize lethal force against migrants attempting to cross between ports of entry, and even consider firing missiles into Mexico. Now, should Trump ask him to lead the Pentagon, DeSantis may have a chance to fulfill those promises.

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads $182.8 million in seized cocaine

A large haul of cocaine — more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed street value of $182.8 million — is off the market.