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Trump's declaration targets Tren de Aragua, contending it is a hostile force acting at the behest of Venezuela's government.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 9:48 pm
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use 'overwhelming lethal force' until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 7:12 pm
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The Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a statement on social media, attributed the latest outage to a failure at a substation in the suburbs of Havana.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 6:48 pm
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is "serious about peace" and said allies will "keep the pressure" on the Kremlin, including financially and militarily.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 1:48 pm
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The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and decimating scores of homes.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 10:29 am
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The head of ISIS has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 9:29 am
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The Canadian Navy's top commander, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, spoke to the CBC about the Navy's current mission in Antarctica, and why a scientific research expedition can serve to strengthen Canada's polar security.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 8:00 am
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Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark.

Posted: March 15, 2025, 2:37 am