Chile will ask Venezuela to extradite citizens suspected of killing an anti-Maduro dissident

Prosecutors in Chile have said they plan to formally request that Venezuela extradite two of its citizens to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan dissident in Chile earlier this year, a case that has strained relations between the South American nations.

Lawmakers slam Gov. Maura Healey’s ‘covert operation’ to move migrants around Massachusetts

Migrant families who’ve stayed overtime at a Cape Cod hotel will be moved out by the end of the month and into an unknown destination, prompting some lawmakers to call for full transparency from the Healey administration on shelter locations.

A Maduro election victory might lead to new exodus of Venezuelan migrants, poll shows

In a new sign of Venezuelans’ simmering desperation, a poll released Thursday shows that 40% of Venezuelans would consider leaving the South American nation if ruler Nicolás Maduro is declared the winner of July’s presidential election.

Canada’s AAA credit rating at risk from deeper deficit, RBC says

Canada is at greater risk of losing its AAA credit rating than other top-rated countries if the government fails to show fiscal discipline, Royal Bank of Canada has warned on the eve of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s new budget.

In the Arctic, American commandos game out a great-power war

Behind the scenes with Navy SEALs and Green Berets as the Pentagon, wary of war with Russia or China, stress-tested its Arctic readiness.

Navy fires commander of medical unit in South America

Capt. Abigail Yablonsky Marter, the commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit South, has been relieved due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command. Marter is the sixth commanding officer to be relieved by the Navy this year.

When Haiti’s gangs shop for guns, the United States is their store

When Walder St. Louis entered the Miami pawnshop in October 2021, two AK-47s and an AR-15 were on his shopping list. Germine Joly, then head of the Haitian gang 400 Mawozo, had placed the order from a Port-au-Prince prison. St. Louis would soon send two barrels of firearms back to the Haitian capital.

GoFundMe for family of US Marine who went missing off Puerto Rico approaches $10k goal

A GoFundMe set up to help the family of a United States Marine who went missing in Puerto Rico continues to get closer to its goal of $10,000.

Peru president hit by Rolex scandal seeks support from reviled congress

Lawmakers are widely forecast to greenlight President Dina Boluarte’s new cabinet, looking past the so-called Rolex scandal that has roiled her government in recent weeks.

Coast Guard suspends search for Marine swept away by currents in Puerto Rico

The search for Marine Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru, 26, who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico, has been suspended, the Coast Guard announced.