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Weapons makers have ‘conned’ US military into buying expensive equipment, Army Secretary says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Large defense companies have "conned" the U.S. military into buying expensive equipment when cheaper commercial options would have been available, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said. Government…

John McCarthy November 14, 2025

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US strikes in Caribbean, Pacific have killed 69 as calls mount for investigations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. has reported carrying out 14 strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and, more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least…

John McCarthy November 8, 2025

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US conducts 17th lethal strike against alleged drug boat

At least 69 people have now been killed in strikes on vessels since September 2 WASHINGTON (ABC) — The United States has conducted its 17th lethal strike against a suspected…

John McCarthy November 7, 2025

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Rubio, Hegseth brief lawmakers on boat strikes after congressional frustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Top Trump administration officials briefed members of the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday about strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off Venezuela, after frustration in…

John McCarthy November 5, 2025

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Trump administration announces 16th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading…

John McCarthy November 4, 2025

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Kremlin: Russia remains in contact with Venezuela over Caribbean tensions

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia remains in constant contact with Venezuela over tensions in the Caribbean, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Tuesday. "We have constant working contacts with Venezuela,"…

John McCarthy November 4, 2025

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US military kills three in strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel operated by a drug trafficking organization in the…

John McCarthy November 3, 2025

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

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth…

John McCarthy November 2, 2025

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Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel…

John McCarthy October 24, 2025

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UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amount to "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.…

John McCarthy October 23, 2025