Latin America
El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti after four troops go missing
A rescue deployment followed a gang ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets, the first major attack on the new international security force.
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United States
U.S. strike kills three aboard vessel on alleged Caribbean trafficking route
U.S. Southern Command announced that three people died in a strike on a vessel it placed along Caribbean narcotics routes, but released no identities, location, evidence or operational details.
Middle East
US command tour highlights carrier strain as Middle East fronts remain unsettled
Adm. Brad Cooper visited the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln as the Iran war, deadly strikes in Lebanon, Gaza diplomacy and an Iran-Qatar dispute sustained pressure across the region.
Asia
Nine days of rain leave at least 16 dead across northern Philippines
Floods, landslides and rain-related accidents have struck Luzon after extraordinary rainfall, exposing the risks surrounding rescue operations, urban drainage and long-disputed flood-control spending.
Latin America
Colombia races to find survivors after century's strongest quake kills more than 110
A magnitude-7.4 earthquake devastated western Colombia, damaging about 1,600 buildings and confronting a newly inaugurated government with a national rescue, security and humanitarian emergency.
Russia
Russia, India Forge Emergency Response Partnership
Russia and India have signed a three-year cooperation plan to strengthen joint efforts in emergency response, including satellite data exchange on natural disasters, AI-based forecasting models, and joint drills. The agreement was signed in New Delhi during the third meeting of the bilateral commission on emergency cooperation.
Middle East
Fincantieri Expands Qatar Role With Navy Training Center Contract
Fincantieri will operate the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces' Training and Simulation Centre under a three-year agreement, extending its presence in the Gulf country from shipbuilding into long-term naval training and knowledge transfer.
Europe
Missile Strike on Grain Ship Near Odesa Kills 10
A Russian missile strike on a corn-carrying vessel off Ukraine's Black Sea coast killed ten people, including a maritime pilot, as attacks on shipping routes intensify. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged Golden Leo was hit by three cruise missiles, prompting an overnight rescue operation that saved eight of the seventeen crew members.