47 h. ago US strikes three more narco boats as 3 people killed and others leap overboard to escape

TRUMP's military has struck three more alleged narco-boats, killing at least three people, while others jumped overboard. The boats were seen travelling in close proximity to each other in a video posted to social media. According to the military, the boats were in a convoy, travelling along a well known narco-trafficking route, and "had transferred...

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50 h. ago US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors

The U.S. military says it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs

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65 h. ago US military kills seven ISIS fighters in Syria after National Guard soldiers were ambushed

The US military announced on Tuesday that at least seven ISIS fighters were killed and a dozen members of the terrorist group were captured in Syria this month.

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3 d. ago Nearly 25 Islamic State fighters killed or captured in Syria, US military says

The U.S. military says nearly 25 operatives of the Islamic State group were killed or captured in Syria this month

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3 d. ago Two killed in latest US military strike directed by Hegseth on alleged drug boat

The strikes have killed more than 100 people in attacks that critics allege are war crimes

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3 d. ago Khaleda Zia dead: Bangladesh's first woman Prime Minister and widow of slain leader dies aged 80

Khaleda Zia was elected the first female prime minister of Bangladesh after her husband was killed in a military coup, and her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina dominated the country's politics for a generation

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3 d. ago US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

Two men killed in Hegseth-led attack on boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters, Pentagon saysThe US military announced the killing of another two men in “a lethal kinetic strike”on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.The Pentagon released video of the strike, which brings the total number of known naval attacks on suspected drug smugglers to 30 since September, and raises the death toll to at least 107 people, according to US military figures. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Israel kills top Iran Quds Force operative after carrying out strikes in Lebanon

The Israeli military said it killed a member of Iran's elite Quds Force in a strike in Lebanon on Thursday, accusing him of planning attacks against Israel.

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9 d. ago National Guard members killed in Syria return home to families on Christmas Eve

Mirroring the solemn transfer ritual at Dover, white-gloved Iowa National Guard members carried the caskets

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9 d. ago Two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria return home on Christmas Eve

The remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in a Syrian desert attack have been returned to Des Moines

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1 week ago Libya’s military chief and 4 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey

Earlier Tuesday evening, Turkey’s air traffic controllers said they lost contact with the plane

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1 week ago Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies aged 105

Schab was a 21-year-old navy musician aboard USS Dobbin when Japan carried out surprise attack in 1941A second world war veteran who was among the last survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor died on Saturday.Ira “Ike” Schab, who served in the US navy at the time of the bombing, was 105, according to a statement from the USS Arizona Memorial, which pays tribute to military members who were killed at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

Attack brings total numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effectThe Israeli military killed six Palestinians, including a baby, who were in a school that sheltered displaced people in Gaza City on Friday, hospital officials have said. The attack brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since the October ceasefire took effect.Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line which they have withdrawn to, killing the Palestinians and wounding a number more, the Palestinian civil defence said in a statement. It added that it was only able to recover the bodies after coordinating with the UN, to ensure they did not also come under Israeli fire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US launches airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria

US official describes strikes as large-scale response to recent attack that killed two US Army soldiers and interpreterThe US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, two US officials said on Friday.The attacks come after Donald Trump vowed to hit back after an attack last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State member. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hegseth announces effort to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an effort to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens

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2 w. ago Seven Colombian soldiers killed in rebel drone attack on base near Venezuela

Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group used drones and explosives in Thursday night attack that also injured at least 30 soldiersColombia’s ELN guerrilla group has attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing seven soldiers and wounding 30.Founded in 1964 and inspired by the Cuban revolution, the ELN is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas, and controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia. Efforts to negotiate a peace settlement have repeatedly stalled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Six Colombian troops killed in rebel drone attack on base near Venezuela

Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group used drones and explosives in Thursday night attack that also injured at least 28 soldiersColombia’s ELN guerrilla group has attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing six soldiers and wounding more than two dozen.Founded in 1964 and inspired by the Cuban revolution, the ELN is the oldest surviving guerrilla group in the Americas, and controls key drug-producing regions of Colombia. Efforts to negotiate a peace settlement have repeatedly stalled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US strikes two more alleged drug boats, bringing death toll to over 100

US military declares five alleged drug traffickers killed in Pacific OceanThe US military said it killed on Thursday five more alleged drug traffickers aboard two vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the divisive campaign’s death toll to over 100.The Trump administration has carried out such strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since September but has provided no evidence that the boats are involved in drug trafficking, prompting debate about the operations’ legality. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people

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2 w. ago Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump blockade

At least 97 people have been killed in controversial U.S. military strikes across the Caribbean

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