Venezuela launches huge military exercise as U.S. Navy flotilla nears Caribbean waters

Venezuela launches huge military exercise as U.S. Navy flotilla nears Caribbean waters

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it was launching a massive military exercise across the country, reportedly involving some 200,000 forces, in response to the increasing presence of U.S. military assets in the region. The announcement by Venezuela’s military came as the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford had entered the…

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Former top Israeli military legal officer arrested after admitting to leaking video of alleged detainee abuse

Former top Israeli military legal officer arrested after admitting to leaking video of alleged detainee abuse

The former top legal officer in Israel’s military has been arrested after admitting that she authorized the leak of a video that appears to show Israeli soldiers attacking a Palestinian detainee in a detention facility last year. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi served as Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces until Friday, Oct. 31,…

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Venezuela’s Maduro orders new military exercises after U.S. military blows up another alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Venezuela’s Maduro orders new military exercises after U.S. military blows up another alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday ordered military exercises in the country’s biggest shantytowns after U.S. forces blew up another boat allegedly carrying drugs from the Caribbean country. President Trump said six “narcoterrorists” were killed in the strike on the vessel near Venezuela, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since early September…

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