7 h. ago Video shows lethal U.S. missile strike on Venezuela 'drug boat' as Trump reveals 11 Tren de Aragua members were killed

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was briefed about a military operation where the U.S. 'shot out a boat' involved in the drug trade coming out of Venezuela.

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9 h. ago US conducts ‘kinetic strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11, Trump says

Trump says ‘we took it out’ referring to the operation in international waters, amid US-Caracas tensions The US military has killed 11 drug traffickers from Venezuela during a “a kinetic strike” in the Caribbean Sea, the US president, Donald Trump, has claimed amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had “just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a drug-carrying boat”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago US conducts ‘lethal strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, Rubio says

Trump says ‘we took it out’ amid US-Caracas tensions but not clear if incident occurred inside Venezuelan watersThe US military has conducted “a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” from Venezuela, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has announced amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Donald Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had “just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a drug-carrying boat”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Trump reveals U.S. 'shot out a drug boat' carrying narcotics from Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was briefed about a military operation where the U.S. 'shot out a boat' involved in the drug trade coming out of Venezuela.

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16 h. ago Will Trump really attack Venezuela? War of words with President Maduro escalates as US sends destroyers to region

The Venezuelan President has threatened to create a 'republic in arms' if the Trump administration takes military action against his country

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4 d. ago Peace efforts in limbo as Ukraine's capital mourns 23 dead after Russian attack

Officials say the death toll in a major Russian missile and drone strike on the Ukrainian capital has risen to 23, including four children

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5 d. ago Attack on British Council is a 'clear message of hostility from Putin'

Vladimir Putin's attack on the British Council building in Kyiv is a 'clear message of hostility', foreign affairs experts have warned. 

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5 d. ago US Navy is planning its own boat parade for Trump after his Army parade garnered little fanfare: report

Army anniversary parade in Washington suffered from low attendance and soldiers marching out of step

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5 d. ago Putin sees British Council as 'nest of espionage' after 'outrageous' bombing

Russia’s deadly missile strike on Kyiv killed 18, damaged the British Council’s office, seen by Putin as a spy hub, in a deliberate escalation, Western leaders say.

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5 d. ago Kyiv strike LIVE: British Council 'severely damaged' by Vladimir Putin's missiles

Russian missiles have struck the British Council offices in the Ukrainian capital, with officials warning the attack caused "significant damage" - and people may have been inside at the time

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7 d. ago Venezuela will deploy military vessels to Caribbean and other waters to combat drug trafficking

Venezuela is sending military vessels to the Caribbean Sea to combat drug trafficking

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1 week ago Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report

Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talksUS defense officials have blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia since late spring as part of a Trump administration effort to get Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks , according to a report on Saturday.The Wall Street Journal reports that the Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from using US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems, or Atacms. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine unveils devastating new ‘Flamingo’ cruise missile that can strike deep inside Russia

Fire Point, the producers of Ukraine’s deadly new ‘Flamingo’ missile, says it will be the Kyiv military’s fastest

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1 week ago Secret North Korea base uncovered which can strike US with nuclear ballistic missiles

A study by a North Korean watchdog has found a new military base tucked away on the Chinese border could launch a missile to hit the United States

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1 week ago Inside the Ukrainian factory building drones and cruise missiles to strike Russia

With limited military assistance from Western allies, Ukraine has fast become a global center for defense innovation

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1 week ago This Ukrainian startup makes drones — and soon, cruise missiles — to strike deep inside Russia

Ukraine's defense industry is gaining global attention for its innovative drone technology

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4 w. ago The EU is a colossus. So why is it cowering before Trump like a mouse? | Alexander Hurst

With its woeful trade deal, Europe prostrated itself before the president. We need a leader who will tell him where to shove itWho remembers the spate of “introduction videos” that emerged during the first Trump administration – a series of tongue-in-cheek clips about European countries to introduce them to Donald Trump? The viral video trend was sparked by the Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach, who ended his segment on the Netherlands with: “We totally understand it’s going to be America first, but can we just say the Netherlands second?” It seems that Europe’s leaders remember the videos all too well; that they internalised the caustic message a little bit too much.Afraid of rocking the boat during its trade negotiations with Trump, the EU decided to pre-emptively sink itself. Instead of strategic autonomy, it will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on American weapons; in place of future climate goals, it will pour hundreds of billions into US natural gas; instead of a mutual tariff...

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