Caribbean islands

Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica with catastrophic winds and flooding

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in south-western Jamaica as a category five storm, unleashing violent winds, torrential rain and life-threatening floods across the island.

U.S. deploys stealth jets to Caribbean as Venezuela tensions escalate

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U.S.-Venezuela

U.S. deploys stealth jets to Caribbean as Venezuela tensions escalate

The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield for operations against designated narco-terrorist groups operating in the southern Caribbean, sources said. The planes are expected to arrive by late next week.

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