Americas Summit Shelved After Deadly US Boat Strikes Jolt Region

The USS Gravely, a US Navy warship, departs the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Oct. 30.

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A key meeting for leaders from across the Americas has been shelved until next year, as US military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and near South America’s Pacific coast intensify tensions with Venezuela and divide the region.