US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70

US strikes have destroyed at least 18 vessels, but Washington has yet to make public any concrete evidence that its targets posed a threat to America

US forces struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s controversial campaign to at least 70.

The US began carrying out such strikes – which some experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers – in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after groping incident in Mexico street – Axios

  1. President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after groping incident in Mexico street  Axios
  2. Mexico’s President Sheinbaum takes legal action after groping incident  CNN
  3. Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street  BBC
  4. Man arrested after groping Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on street  CBS News
  5. Mexican women outraged by public sexual assault on their president  The Guardian
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Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties – Reuters

  1. Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties  Reuters
  2. U.S. Department of State to Host Central Asia Business Conference in Honor of C5+1 10th Anniversary  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  3. Ten Years of C5+1: U.S.–Central Asia Minerals Cooperation  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  4. Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US seeks to get around China on rare earth metals  AP News
  5. Watch live: Trump hosts White House summit with Central Asian leaders  The Hill
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‘Long on talk and short on action’: Papua New Guinea leader criticises Cop climate summits ahead of Brazil meeting

James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on climate finance

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, has criticised Cop climate summits as “long on talk and short on action” but will attend the upcoming meeting of world leaders in Brazil, after pulling out last year in frustration with big emitters.

The leader of the Pacific nation of about 10 million people skipped the meeting in 2024 in “protest at the big nations” for failing to support to the victims of climate change. Marape will take part in the annual UN climate summit, which officially beings in Belém, Brazil on 10 November, due to “encouraging signs” emerging from developed nations on climate finance.

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Peru congress declares Mexican president ‘persona non grata’ – BBC

  1. Peru congress declares Mexican president 'persona non grata'  BBC
  2. Peru bans Mexico’s President Sheinbaum as diplomatic dispute grows  Al Jazeera
  3. Peru declares Mexican president unwelcome amid escalating asylum dispute  France 24
  4. Peru breaks off diplomatic relations with Mexico after ex-PM flees to Mexican embassy  Reuters
  5. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Is Declared Persona Non Grata in Peru  Bloomberg.com
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Peru declares Mexican president unwelcome amid escalating asylum dispute – France 24

  1. Peru declares Mexican president unwelcome amid escalating asylum dispute  France 24
  2. Peru Congress declares Mexican president 'persona non grata'  BBC
  3. Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata as asylum case heightens tensions  Reuters
  4. Peru bans Mexico’s President Sheinbaum as diplomatic dispute grows  Al Jazeera
  5. Peruvian Congress votes to declare Mexico’s president persona non grata after asylum offer  AP News
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Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic move to boost the Trump initiative – AP News

  1. Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic move to boost the Trump initiative  AP News
  2. Trump says Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords  Reuters
  3. Scoop: Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords  Axios
  4. Trump says more nations lining up to join Abraham Accords after Kazakhstan  Fox News
  5. Witkoff: US to announce additional country joining Abraham Accords tonight  The Times of Israel
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