Stories for February 26th 2026

Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 00:53 UTC
Cuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters

February 25, 2026. Cuba said its border guard forces killed four people and wounded six others during an exchange of fire with a civilian speedboat registered in Florida that, according to Havana, entered Cuban territorial waters and failed to comply with an order to stop.
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Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 00:49 UTC
Brazil: Brazão brothers sentenced to 76 years for ordering Marielle Franco killing

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday convicted brothers Domingos Inácio Brazão and João Francisco Inácio Brazão — known as Chiquinho — of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The court imposed 76 years and three months in prison on each brother, in a unanimous ruling in one of the country’s most high-profile political violence cases.
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Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 00:43 UTC
Venezuela attorney general Tarek William Saab resigns, takes interim ombudsman role

Venezuela’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling bloc, on Wednesday 25 February accepted the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz, and immediately named temporary replacements: Saab will serve as acting ombudsman and lawyer Larry Devoe was appointed acting attorney general.
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Cuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters