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What we know of the countries backing US military moves in the Caribbean

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The United States shared images on Wednesday of joint military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago, as its armed forces amass in the region, building pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The deployment is receiving logistical and diplomatic support from multiple Latin American countries, ranging from limited assistance to open

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Federal officials unveil more charges against the former Olympic snowboarder accused of running international drug ring

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials unveiled additional charges on Wednesday against a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who has been wanted for allegedly running a drug trafficking ring. The new charges against Ryan James Wedding include murder, witness tampering, money laundering and drug trafficking, Attorney General Pam Bondi said at

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Former Harvard president Larry Summers steps aside from teaching as university probes Jeffrey Epstein documents

By Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Former Harvard president Larry Summers will not finish out the semester in his instructor role, a Harvard spokesperson confirmed, as the university investigates emails from Jeffrey Epstein released last week. “Mr. Summers has decided it’s in the best interest of the Center for him to go on

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Denmark’s hardline immigration laws have caught Britain’s eye. Here’s why

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Denmark’s biggest exports include Ozempic, Carlsberg and Lego. But now, European leaders think it has something more valuable to sell: an immigration system tough and effective enough to neuter the hard right and keep mainstream parties in power. Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has achieved what many center-left

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China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates

By Jerome Taylor, Ross Adkin, CNN (CNN) — China has warned there is “no market” for Japanese seafood exports, the latest veiled threat from Beijing as its diplomatic spat with Tokyo escalates over recent comments by Japan’s leader on defending Taiwan. The two neighbors have been engaged in a rapidly spiraling dispute after Japanese leader

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