67 h. ago Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela

Democratic-led resolution requires US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against VenezuelaThe US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice.The measure passed with 52 senators in favor and 47 opposed. All Democrats voted for the resolution, as did Republicans Rand Paul, Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Susan Collins. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago US military aircraft pictured at Scots airport during Russian oil tanker seizure

American aircrafts landed in Wick as part of a military operation in the North Atlantic.

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2 d. ago US Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela

Democratic-led resolution requires US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against VenezuelaThe US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military actions against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice.The measure passed with 52 senators in favor and 47 opposed. All Democrats voted for the measure, as did Republicans Rand Paul, Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Susan Collins. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scots airport may have been used as 'staging post' by US military to seize oil tanker

The First Minister said he had "no knowledge" on whether the American aircraft which landed at Wick were part of a military operation in the North Atlantic.

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3 d. ago Trump 'building up' military forces in Britain amid fears of WW3 and capture of Venezuela President

Elite American troops were spotted descending from a military aircraft at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in a week that has sparked fresh concerns of all out global war

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4 d. ago US troops abseil from aircraft in training drills at RAF base as Trump builds up military forces in Britain after capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro

Elite soldiers were seen rappelling from CV-22B tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft as part of an exercise at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday.

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5 d. ago US military builds up aircraft at bases in Britain as fleet of C

The United States is building up air forces in Britain following its audacious capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. Ten C-17s and two AC-130Js have landed in recent days.

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7 d. ago How US forces captured Maduro after raiding safe house in ‘matter of seconds’ as ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ revealed

COMMANDOS from US special forces obliterated air defence systems to raid Nicolas Maduro's fortified safe house in a stunning military operation inside Venezuela. Operation Absolute Resolve unfolded under the cover of darkness when some 150 military aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers and reconnaissance planes, took off from 20 military bases and Navy ships. In a series...

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8 d. ago WW3 fears as Trump 'orders Venezuela airstrikes' and nation declares 'state of emergency'

Venezuela's capital was shaken by at least seven explosions near military sites, with aircraft overhead and the cause still unconfirmed amid escalating US-Venezuela tensions

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1 week ago Trump ‘not worried’ even as China fires rockets towards Taiwan during war games

Chinese military deploys amphibious assault ships and bomber aircraft to encircle island on second day of war games

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2 w. ago US moves more troops and special ops aircraft to Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure in region: report

Osprey aircraft included in latest force deployment to Caribbean, which Trump claimed Monday is largest armada ever assembled in the region

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3 w. ago Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people

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3 w. ago Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass to tighten up the rules on military flights after the deadly collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell urged Congress Monday to strip provisions from a massive defense bill that would allow military aircraft to get a waiver to return to operating without broadcasting their precise...

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3 w. ago Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past | Austin Sarat

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmireDonald Trump seems determined to have a military confrontation with Venezuela. He has deployed a massive military arsenal in and around the Caribbean Sea and taken a series of provocative actions off the Venezuelan coast, justifying it as necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.The Council on Foreign Relations says that deployment includes an “aircraft carrier, destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and a special forces support ship. A variety of aircraft have also been active in the region, including bombers, fighters, drones, patrol planes, and support aircraft.” This is the largest display of American military might in the western hemisphere since we invaded Panama in 1989.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Bot...

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3 w. ago JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids midair crash with US Air Force near Venezuela

The pilot was ‘outraged’ after military aircraft crossed its path without ‘their transponder turned on’

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3 w. ago JetBlue flight dodges midair collision with US Air Force near Venezuela

The pilot blamed the military aircraft for crossing its path

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