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US strikes on narcoboats kill five more in Pacific amid mounting Venezuela tensions

US forces killed five in narcoboat strikes Thursday, bringing the total deaths to 104 since September, following the US president's order to blockade sanctioned Venezuelan tankers in further escalation of tensions with Venezuela.

Euronews

US military kills more ‘narco-terrorists’ in eastern Pacific, exceeding 100 total deaths in boat strikes

Footage shared by the U.S. Southern Command showed two boats being blasted out of the water on Thursday

The Independent UK

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells military recruiters many young Americans are ‘too fat’ or ‘too dumb’ to serve

Recruiting has been rebounding from a low ebb during the pandemic, according to data

The Independent UK

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Trump’s $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ repurposed from military housing aid

President claims bonus the result of tariff revenue but stipend had already been approved in tax-and-spend bill

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump made America a big promise, only for Pete Hegseth to dump the president’s vow into oblivion

Apparently, the president's words hold no ground for Hegseth.

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Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a 'very protracted conflict' and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days

U.S. weapons systems are also likely difficult to mobilize in case of a conflict.

Fortune

U.S. Has Now Killed Almost 100 People In Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats In The Caribbean And Eastern Pacific

The U.S. has now killed almost 100 people across the tens of strikes conducted against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific following the latest attack.

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Trump’s justice department reportedly racing to redact documents ahead of deadline to release Epstein files – as it happened

The justice department is working to omit sensitive information from thousands of pages of Epstein-related documents, CNN reports

The Guardian - US

‘He doesn’t want to answer questions’: Senator confronts Defense Secretary in heated classified meeting, then reminds him of what he said in 2016

Well, explaining a complete 180 ain’t easy.

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New US strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills four as tensions with Venezuela rise

The US military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.

Euronews

US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four, as Trump accuses Venezuela of taking ‘our oil’

Hegseth announcement comes day after Trump blockades all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

The Guardian - US

Hegseth Won't Let Us See a Video That Might Undermine Support for Trump's Bloodthirsty Anti-Drug Strategy

The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."

Reason

AOC Slams Rubio and Hegseth's Briefing On Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels: 'It Was a Joke'

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) slammed the briefing given by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

International Business Times

‘Not a single piece of intelligence’: AOC reacts angrily to boat strike briefings

Progressive Congresswoman said the briefing about the strikes on the alleged drug boats near Venezuela was ‘not a serious intelligence briefing’

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Latin Times

AOC Slams Rubio, Hegseth For Briefing On Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels: 'It Was a Joke'

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president ratchets up pressure on Maduro with oil tanker blockade

Trump said US armada ‘will only get bigger’ until Venezuela returns ‘all of the oil, land, and other assets that they previously stole from us’ – key US politics stories from 16 December 2025

The Independent UK

Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military

The Guardian - US

Pentagon won’t release full video of Caribbean strike that killed two people, Hegseth says

Legal experts have raised concerns US forces may have committed a war crime by killing survivors of initial strike

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Tech Billionaire Enabling ICE Deportations Calls for Public Hangings To Bring Back 'Masculine Leadership'

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale sparked outrage by urging public hangings to restore 'masculine leadership', as his firm enables mass deportations under Trump.

The Independent UK

Hegseth says Pentagon won’t release unedited video of double-tap boat strike

Members of Congress will review the footage but ‘not the general public,’ defense secretary says amid growing scrutiny into attacks

Latin Times

Hegseth Says Pentagon Will Not Release 'Top Secret' Boat Strike Video to Public, Claims He's 'Proud of What We're Doing'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will not publicly release the unedited video of a controversial second U.S. strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat carried out on Sept. 2

Axios

Public won't see Venezuela second strike video: Hegseth

Lawmakers will see it, but the public won't.

Roll Call

After briefings, lawmakers say boat strike endgame remains hazy - Roll Call

Closed-door briefings Tuesday on the military campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats provided lawmakers with little clarity.

Roll Call

Kelly defiant after Pentagon escalates video investigation - Roll Call

"They don't want other people saying these kinds of things, so they're trying to shut people up," Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Hegseth is planning massive overhaul of US military commands and shrink presence in Europe: report

The proposal would mark one of the most significant reorganizations of the Pentagon’s senior leadership in decades.

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