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

[ad_1] 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…

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Treatment of Venezuelan migrants held at Salvadoran prison at U.S. request amounted to “arbitrary detention” and “torture,” report argues

[ad_1] A report released Wednesday by human rights groups determined that the deportation and treatment of more than 200 Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador for months at the request of the U.S. amounted to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance under international law. The investigation, by the groups Human Rights Watch and Cristosal, found the…

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Jeffrey Epstein said Trump “knew about the girls” in 2019 email to Michael Wolff, House Democrats allege

[ad_1] Washington — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released emails exchanged between  Jeffrey Epstein and others about President Trump. Among the documents is a 2011 message from Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell that said Mr. Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, whose name is redacted. In another email…

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Israeli president responds to Trump’s letter asking him to pardon Netanyahu in corruption cases

[ad_1] Jerusalem — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he received a letter from President Trump on Wednesday asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases, with no ruling yet delivered, and his supporters have dismissed the…

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