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• Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US, reflags as Russian, flees to Irish coast: reports - Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast Guard interception in the Caribbean.
• Caribbean nation Dominica agrees to take US asylum seekers as Trump expands deportation deals - U.S. reportedly reaches agreement with Dominica that could send asylum seekers to the Caribbean nation, following similar pacts with Belize and Paraguay.
• Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro - President Trump says Cuba is “ready to fall" after the U.S. operation that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, cutting off a key economic and security lifeline to Havana.
• Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard on Holland America Line cruise ship - Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from Holland America cruise ship near Cuba on New Year's Day after 8-hour effort.
• University of Alabama student suffers 'severe head injury' while on family vacation in Caribbean - University of Alabama student Matthew Polaski reportedly suffered multiple skull fractures after falling during a family vacation in the Dominican Republic.
• Mother jumps into water to save 4-year-old daughter who fell between cruise ship and dock - Mother jumps into water to save 4-year-old daughter who fell between dock and Carnival cruise ship in Bahamas. Dramatic rescue caught on viral video.
• JetBlue pilot calls Air Force near-miss 'outrageous' after tanker crosses flight path - JetBlue flight from Curaçao to New York narrowly avoided mid-air collision with U.S. Air Force tanker near Venezuela, forcing evasive action during climb.
• Expert reveals what it would take for Trump to deploy troops to Venezuela: ‘Possibility of escalation’ - As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela escalate, a national security expert revealed what it would take for the Trump admin to deploy American boots on the ground.
• Commander of September attack believed survivors were continuing drug run, report says - The U.S. military commander involved in a deadly Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug vessel believed the survivors were continuing their drug run, a report said.
• Hegseth backs special ops chief's 'combat decisions' in deadly Caribbean strike ahead of classified briefing - Pete Hegseth defends military commander as Congress prepares for classified briefing on Sept. 2 Caribbean strike that killed suspected drug traffickers.