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US strike on alleged drug boat kills two in Eastern Pacific
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"On Dec. 29, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes i
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Op Southern Spear: US strike kills four 'narco-terrorists' in Eastern Paci
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The US military on Wednesday conducted a strike on a vessel transiting the Eastern Pacific that killed four alleged 'narco-terrorists' at the direction of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
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US strikes three boats in Pacific Ocean, kills eight in Operation Southern
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a post by US Southern Command, the strikes were conducted on Monday under the direction of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as part of Operation Southern Spear. The operation was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear in the Eastern Pacific.
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Brazil steps up diplomacy to contain risk of possible US strike on Venezue
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to internal evaluations, President Lula is manoeuvring on two parallel tracks: first, trying to prevent any initial strike, and second, preparing diplomatic strategies to contain regional fallout should an attack occur. Despite Washington's hardening tone, Brasilia still hopes to m
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US to strike "very soon" inside Venezuela in action against drug trafficke
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We're going to start doing those strikes on land too. Land is much easier; we know where they live. We know where the bad ones live, and we're going to start that very soon." Trump said during the cabinet meeting.
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Donald Trump holds Oval Office meeting on Venezuela amid questions on US s
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The deliberations came as the US has stepped up pressure on Venezuela through strikes on "drug boats" and a significant military build-up in the Caribbean under "Operation Southern Spear." The Pentagon has deployed more than a dozen warships and around 15,000 troops to the region.
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"Go get me my phone": Hegseth recalls Trump's "FAFO" moment after US strik
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recalled how President Donald Trump authorised and announced strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, calling it the moment "when the world listens 'FAFO.'" The June operation targeted Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, ending the 12-day Iran-Israel war and crippling Ir
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"We will track, map, hunt, and kill them": Pentagon Chief Hegseth on US st
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Three male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the strike, which was conducted in international waters, Hegseth said. "All three terrorists were killed, and no U.S. forces were harmed in this strike."
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US strikes drug-smuggling boats in Pacific, 14 killed
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The United States military carried out multiple strikes on four boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said.
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US strikes alleged drug vessel in Pacific, killing 2 people; 8th strike si
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The United States on Wednesday (local time) struck an alleged drug vessel, an eighth such attack by the US, on the Pacific side of South America, according to Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, as reported by CBS News.
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US strikes another vessel off Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal drugs
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday beside the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman, Trump praised the Navy's efforts to combat what he called "cartel terrorists", noting that another vessel had been hit on Saturday (local time).
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Netanyahu at UNGA hails Israel-US strikes on Iran, calls for snapback sanc
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the UNGA that Israeli and US forces crippled Iran's military in a June war, praised US President Trump's "decisive action," and urged the UN Security Council to reinstate snapback sanctions, warning Iran's enriched uranium stockpile "must be eliminated."
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