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Tensions Rise as Cuba Reports Deadly Clash With Florida-Based Speedboat

  Vice President JD Vance came to the Capitol to break the tie, meaning he vote was 51-50 for a Republican point of order to dismiss the war powers resolution. Cuba has reported a deadly confrontation off its northern coast, saying its forces killed four people aboard a Florida‑registered speedboat that allegedly opened fire on Cuban border troops. According to Cuba’s Interior Ministry, the vessel was detected roughly one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo Falcones before the encounter escalated.  When Cuban Border Guard officers approached the boat for identification, those on board reportedly began shooting, injuring the commander of the Cuban patrol vessel. Cuban forces returned fire, killing four and wounding six others, who were later evacuated for medical treatment.  The incident comes at a moment of heightened tension between Cuba and the United States, with officials still working to determine the identities and motives of those aboard the spe...
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Pope Leo XIV Urges Global Action to End ‘Pandemic of Arms’ After Minnesota Tragedy

 

                                            People gather as Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing at the Vatican on Aug. 31, 2025.

 Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to what he described as the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” following a deadly shooting at a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis. Speaking in English during his Sunday Angelus blessing from St. Peter’s Square, the first U.S.-born pontiff expressed deep sorrow for the victims and condemned the “logic of weapons” that fuels violence worldwide.

The attack, which took place at the Church of Annunciation, claimed the lives of two children and injured 20 others. The shooter fired 116 rifle rounds through the church’s stained-glass windows before dying by suicide.

Pope Leo, who initially offered condolences without political commentary, used his latest address to urge both an immediate ceasefire in global conflicts and a shift toward dialogue and peace. “The voice of weapons must be silenced, while the voice of fraternity and justice must rise,” he said.

The pontiff’s remarks come amid renewed debates over gun violence in the United States and growing calls for international cooperation to curb the spread of arms.


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