Associated Press

FILE: A family member says all four relatives aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead.

The U.S. Southern Command has sunk another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.

Venezuela's main airport has partially resumed operations nearly 10 weeks after two devastating earthquakes. A temporary area with metal structures has been set up at Simón Bolívar International Airport to serve passengers while repairs continue. The airport near Caracas was closed after severe damage from the June 24 earthquakes, which left over 6,500 people dead and thousands homeless.

Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the lists of names are reused every six years. For the Atlantic region, the lists are alphabetical and alternate male and female names.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people. Tuesday's attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 227 in 68 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" almost a year ago.

Seven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. The Vatican announced the trip on Wednesday. This visit is significant due to Leo's deep ties to Peru, where he spent decades as a missionary and church leader. He served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández will not remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud and money laundering.

The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyana’s main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two.

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara co-founded a group of artists called the San Isidro Movement and shared a Grammy for the song “Patria y Vida” — “Fatherland and Life” — which became an anthem for Cuba’s political opposition.

The request follows the death of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston.

El Salvador's ruling party has ratified President Nayib Bukele's candidacy for the February presidential elections. This decision paves the way for a third consecutive term, despite criticism from lawyers and human rights advocates. Bukele, who took office in 2019, enjoys high approval ratings. However, his 2024 reelection was criticized for violating a ban on consecutive terms