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US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the…

John McCarthy September 5, 2025

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US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop…

John McCarthy September 4, 2025

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Trump says US has carried out strike against drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. The president offered scant details…

John McCarthy September 2, 2025

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Venezuela prepares for potential U.S. attack with armed drones designed by Iran

CARACAS — When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez appeared on a nationwide TV broadcast in June 2012, proudly announcing that his country was now manufacturing “unmanned aircraft,” the news took both…

John McCarthy September 1, 2025

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US-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in the Caribbean

CARACAS (Reuters) - Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims…

John McCarthy August 30, 2025

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Russian jet buzzes U.S. anti-submarine spy plane near Ukraine

A Russian fighter jet was seen intercepting a US anti-submarine spy plane over the Black sea in a tense aerial crash. Russian sources have said the flight by the Su-35S…

John McCarthy August 28, 2025

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U.S. warships nearing Venezuela pack quite a punch. Here is what they can do

CARACAS – Three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are expected to take positions off the coast of Venezuela this week, forming the centerpiece of a new operation ordered by President Donald Trump…

John McCarthy August 23, 2025

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Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown on Washington expanded Wednesday and top administration officials visited National Guard troops to support a deployment that has left parts of the U.S. capital…

John McCarthy August 21, 2025

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US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has ordered the deployment of U.S. air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two…

John McCarthy August 14, 2025

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Trump puts DC police under federal control

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said today he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and putting the city's police department under federal control, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power…

John McCarthy August 11, 2025