3 d. ago Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent | Kenneth Roth

Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they chooseThe US military’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers traveling by boat in international waters in the Caribbean is an illegal use of war powers to address what should have been a situation of law enforcement. Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they choose by simply declaring a “war” against them.Last month, it was reported that Donald Trump had signed a secret decree authorizing the Pentagon to use military force against certain designated Latin American drug cartels, claiming that they were “terrorist” organizations. On Tuesday, Trump wrote that on his orders the military had targeted Tren de Aragua “narcoterrorists”, accusing them of “operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro”, the Venezuelan leader, and being “responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, ...

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5 d. ago Jude Law, 52, takes a tumble and nearly drops his laptop in the water while stepping off a boat in Venice

Jude Law was unable to keep his balance on a boat in Venice on Monday as he tumbled over after attending the 82nd Film Festival. 

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6 d. ago Jude Law, 51, takes a tumble and nearly drops his laptop in the water while stepping off a boat in Venice

Jude Law was unable to keep his balance on a boat in Venice on Monday as he tumbled over after attending the 82nd Film Festival. 

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7 d. ago Terrifying moment lone child nearly falls off rail at Hersheypark as terrified adults try to help

A young boy was captured walking along the monorail at Pennsylvania's Hersheypark on Saturday after getting separated from his parents.

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7 d. ago Man and woman are arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault after British NHS nurse 'attacked in park by couple who asked if she "came here on a rubber boat"'

A couple who were walking their dog demanded to know if the nurse, an NHS worker of 12 years, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water and grabbed her hair in an alleged assault

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8 d. ago Racist couple demand to know if British NHS nurse 'came here on a rubber boat' in furious attack as they walk dog in park

The couple demanded to know if the nurse, who has worked for the NHS for 12 years, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water at her her during the assault at a park in Halifax on Thursday.

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1 week ago French plans to intercept migrant boats at sea are now 'in jeopardy due to political crisis in Paris'

Under current rules, French authorities are prevented from tackling a migrant boat once it has entered the water, unless a vessel is in distress.

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2 w. ago Mysterious 'Jesus boat' found in Sea of Galilee linked to walking on water miracle

A massive wooden boat discovered in the Sea of Galilee could be tied to one of Jesus' most renowned biblical miracles.

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2 w. ago Tourist is left paralysed after being thrown from 'kamikaze' seat on Devon sea safari

The investigation found that the boat was hit by three waves, which caused the bow of the boat to land on the water 'with force, bringing the it to a sudden stop'.

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton 'grimaced' at Meghan Markle in tense moment that terrified Harry

All eyes were on the 'Fab Four' as they made their first joint appearance together in February - but behind the scenes relations between Meghan and Kate were already strained...

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2 w. ago Moment schoolboy is 'beaten up by man on train' as terrified passengers watch on

Shocking footage has emerged of a helpless schoolboy being threatened, hit and thrown around a train carriage by an adult - as fellow passengers appeared too terrified to intervene.

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2 w. ago At 19 I had to flee my country, afraid for my life – without even saying goodbye to my family

Mohanad was a medical student in Sudan, but he had to leave in secret, hiding in a vegetable truck, until he reached Libya, where he was kidnapped repeatedly. That was only the start of his perilous journeyFor three days, Mohanad had been lost at sea in an overcrowded wooden boat. Travelling across the Mediterranean from Libya to Europe, he and the other passengers had run out of food and water, were running out of fuel, and had mixed their remaining sugar with sea water to see if they could drink it. “It was madness,” he says.Weak and exhausted, passengers began drifting in and out of consciousness. Mohanad kept waking up an Ethiopian man – who was nearer the edge of the boat – worried he might fall in. At night, there were large waves, and Mohanad slept for a while himself, but was woken by a loud splash. People began screaming the Ethiopian man’s name. He had slipped over the side into the water. They turned the boat around to look for him, but he had drowned. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British dad found dead in water during Turkey holiday boat trip with his son

A fundraiser has been set up to help the family of Scottish dad John Nelson, 47, who was found dead in the water, while on holiday with his son, near Marmaris in Turkey

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3 w. ago Chinese navy boats smash into each other whilst chasing Philippine patrol boat

Two Chinese navy boats have smashed into each other while chasing a Philippines-flagged patrol boat.

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3 w. ago Moment daredevil leaps off bridge to dive into water before crash

This daredevil leaped off the edge of a bridge, hoping to land in water, but a boat suddenly appeared, and he knocked out all the passengers.

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment Chinese Navy ships ram EACH OTHER as they intimidate Philippine boat in waters Beijing claims it owns 

The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

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