A day after a U.S. naval strike sank an Iranian warship in waters near Sri Lanka, the island nation confirmed that a second Iranian vessel had been allowed to dock in one of its ports for humanitarian reasons. Sri Lankan officials said the decision was made to assist the crew while maintaining the country’s neutral position amid rising tensions in the region. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced on television that the Iranian naval vessel IRINS Bushehr requested perm

The United States and Ecuador launched a joint military operation this week targeting powerful drug gangs that have fueled a surge of violence across Ecuador, once considered one of the safest countries in Latin America. The operation reflects a growing security partnership between Washington and Quito as the Trump administration expands efforts to combat narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. For more than a year, Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has actively sought s