U.S. launches military attack on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country

U.S. launches military attack on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country

The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed…

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Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela

Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela

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Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in recent boat strikes, U.S. military says

Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in recent boat strikes, U.S. military says

Washington — Individuals on board two alleged drug smuggling boats jumped into the water after an initial strike on another boat on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.    U.S. Southern Command announced Wednesday that three “narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy” were struck in “international waters” a day earlier. Three people were killed when the…

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Africa: UN, U.S. Sign  Billion Humanitarian Funding Agreement for 17 Crisis-Hit Countries

Africa: UN, U.S. Sign $2 Billion Humanitarian Funding Agreement for 17 Crisis-Hit Countries

The United Nations and the United States on Monday formalized an agreement under which the US committed $2 billion in humanitarian assistance for global relief programmes, a move the UN’s top relief official hailed as a landmark commitment to saving lives amid escalating humanitarian needs worldwide. Speaking at the signing in Geneva, UN Emergency Relief…

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U.S. launches Christmas Day strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says

U.S. launches Christmas Day strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS…

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