5 h. ago Britain has 'stopped sharing intelligence with the US' about suspected Caribbean drug traffickers after American lethal strikes

British military chiefs and spies are said to doubt the legality of Mr Trump's lethal strikes and do not want their own intelligence being used to identify targets.

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17 h. ago Venezuela ‘preparing guerrilla response in case of US attack’ as world’s largest aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean

Government officials publicly have been dismissive of a U.S. military threat, though they have called for peace

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22 h. ago BREAKING: Donald Trump moves huge aircraft carrier closer to Venezuela amid attack rumours

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has moved into the Caribbean, amid Donald Trump's war on drug cartels and US warships have gathered off the coast of Venezuela

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22 h. ago Donald Trump moves huge aircraft carrier closer to Venezuela amid attack rumours

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has moved into the Caribbean, amid Donald Trump's war on drug cartels and US warships have gathered off the coast of Venezuela

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23 h. ago UK stops sharing some intel with US over Trump’s ‘drug boat’ strikes in Caribbean: report

Chaos continues off the coast of Venezuela as U.S. administration refuses to name suspects killed in attacks

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3 d. ago Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells | Simon Tisdall

In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believersDonald Trump’s crusading threat to invade Nigeria and save Christians from Islamist terrorists is typical attention-seeking. Surely even he must realise that unilateral US military intervention would invite disaster. And he’s got his facts wrong. The threat of Islamist terrorism is real, but it affects Nigerian Muslims as much, if not more, than Christians. There’s no evidence of genocide, contrary to the alarmist claims of US far-right internet warriors. Trump’s intervention was about politics, not faith.In speaking out, he was massaging a key domestic constituency, not acting from genuine, God-fearing concern for “our cherished Christians” in a land he’s never visited. Christian nationalist votes helped clinch Trump’s two presidential victories despite the obvious insincerity of his professed beliefs. His support among white evangelical Protestants is much higher th...

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6 d. ago Senate to vote on legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela – US politics live

Bipartisan proposal follows reports Trump administration is considering land strikes within the countryAs the US federal shutdown enters its second month, government workers are accusing the Trump administration of being “out of control” and bullying people who are “simply trying to do their best”.The shutdown surpassed 35 days this week, beating the previous record set under Donald Trump’s first presidential term. About 700,000 federal employees are furloughed without pay, and about 700,000 additional federal workers have been working without pay through the shutdown. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in US

Pontiff says authorities must address the spiritual rights of those held in custody amid immigration crackdownPope Leo has called for “deep reflection” in the US about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now”.The Chicago-born pope was responding late on Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in US custody should have, US military attacks on suspected drug traffickers off Venezuela and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago College appeals ruling blocking Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library

The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime Miami real estate so it can be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library

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8 d. ago Trump administration considers revoking ban on oil and gas development near Chaco historical park

The Trump administration is initiating formal meetings with Native American tribes in the southwestern U.S. as it considers revoking a 20-year ban of oil and gas development across of hundreds of square miles of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park

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1 week ago Three ‘drug smugglers’ killed by US military strike in Caribbean Sea

Military executed another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea

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1 week ago US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea

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2 w. ago Venezuela claims to have captured ‘CIA backed cell plotting false flag attack’ as tensions with US grow

Venezuela believes Trump is trying to put pressure on President Maduro in order to displace him from power

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2 w. ago The moment a $20 billion killing machine steamed south: Trump unleashes extraordinary weapon against cartels in naval declaration to reshape the hemisphere

The US has now conducted ten lethal strikes on drug-smuggling boats since the start of September, resulting in 43 fatalities of cartel gangsters.

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth unleashes a new ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on boat in Caribbean: ‘We will treat you like we treat Al

Pentagon boss claims boat was operated by Tren de Aragua

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2 w. ago Trump threatens to cut all support for Israel in extraordinary escalation after JD Vance 'personal insult'

President Donald Trump revealed a red line that will force his administration to yank its support for Israel as it attempts to hold a fragile ceasefire with Hamas: annexation of the West Bank.

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment US strikes ‘drug vessel’ killing two as government vows to fight boats ‘bringing poison to our shores’

STUNNING footage shows US forces bombing another "narco boat" allegedly filled with drugs - killing two people in the Pacific. It marks the eighth time that the American military has launched a "lethal kinetic" strike against suspected drug traffickers. Dramatic footage showed a small boat rocking around in choppy waters before it was targeted by a...

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2 w. ago Trump live updates: President expands ‘narco’ boat strikes to Pacific Ocean as at least 34 killed in ongoing campaign

At least 34 people have died in the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats

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3 w. ago Republican senators indicate they won’t confirm Trump special counsel pick after ‘Nazi streak’ comments – US politics live

Senate majority leader John Thune reportedly says Paul Ingrassia is ‘not gonna pass’The Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations.Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select which alleged smugglers to kill on the open sea will almost certainly remain secret. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago CIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say

Exclusive: sources say the agency is providing real-time intelligence collected by satellites and signal interceptsThe Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations. Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select which alleged smugglers to kill on the open sea will almost certainly remain secret.The agency’s central role in the boat strikes has not previously been disclosed. Donald Trump confirmed last Wednesday that he had authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela, but not what the agency would be doing. Continue reading...

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