Lawmakers see video of second strike on boat survivors, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Lawmakers see video of second strike on boat survivors, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to leave no survivors of the attack, multiple lawmakers said.  Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

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US lawmakers call on UK’s ex-prince Andrew to testify over Epstein ties | Sexual Assault News

US lawmakers call on UK’s ex-prince Andrew to testify over Epstein ties | Sexual Assault News

United States lawmakers have written to Andrew, Britain’s disgraced former prince, requesting that he sit for a formal interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a day after King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother of his royal titles. Separately, a secluded desert ranch where Epstein once entertained guests is coming…

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Israeli lawmakers advance West Bank annexation bills despite Trump’s past objection as Vance visits

Israeli lawmakers advance West Bank annexation bills despite Trump’s past objection as Vance visits

Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted to advance two proposed bills that call for the formal annexation of the already Israeli-occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months but opposed by President Trump. The vote by Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, came with Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up…

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Africa: Lawmakers Urged to Consider Emerging Drivers of Child Marriage

African Developers, Lawmakers and Civil Society Are Partnering With Women to Embed Safety Into Digital Platforms From the Ground Up, With the Aim of Preventing Tech-Driven Gender Violence Before It Begins.

Global Voices Advox This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 1 August 2025. ‘Technology-facilitated gender-based violence isn’t a side effect of digital growth. It’s the price women pay for being online.’ In early 2025, researchers tracking African elections uncovered a wave of AI-generated deepfake videos targeting women journalists and female candidates in Ghana, Senegal,…

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Spending cut package stalls as House GOP lawmakers seek to show support for ‘transparency’ in Epstein case

Spending cut package stalls as House GOP lawmakers seek to show support for ‘transparency’ in Epstein case

Top Trump officials toured Alcatraz Island off California today for a visit aimed at measuring the feasibility of reverting the national park to a prison, a demand Trump made on Truth Social back in May. Fox News accompanied Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as they toured the federal facility, which closed…

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Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested. Republicans on the same tour said they saw nothing of the sort at the remote facility that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The state-arranged tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from…

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