Author: Konstantin Toropin
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Israeli officials say Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead. No word from US or Iran
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status. The assassination of the second leader of the…
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Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he was ordering all federal agencies to phase out the use of Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety. Trump’s comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon’s deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its…
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Trump says he’s sending second aircraft carrier to the Mideast as he seeks Iran deal
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he decided to move a second aircraft carrier into the Middle East as he presses Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is being sent from the Caribbean Sea to the Mideast to join…
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US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, part of…
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Hegseth censures Kelly after Democrats’ video warning about following unlawful orders
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said that the censure was “a necessary process step” to proceedings that could result…
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US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office. President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would run the country at least temporarily and was already doing so. The action marked…
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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago. A U.S. official described it as “a large-scale” strike that hit 70 targets in…
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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro,…
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Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on US peace plan continue
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said. The attacks came during a renewed U.S. push to end the…
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Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an “armed conflict” with cartels. In his post, Hegseth said that “our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel…