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US Marines exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members in Haiti, official says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Marines protecting the American embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members last week, a Marine spokesman said. Capt. Steven J. Keenan told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement Sunday that Marines supporting embassy security operations were fired upon by suspected gang members in the capital of Port-au-Prince and …

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Venezuela mobilizes troops, weapons in response to US warship buildup in Caribbean

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuela has deployed military units and began amassing weapons and equipment in response to the Trump administration’s mobilization of U.S. warships in the Caribbean.  The buildup, which the government has termed “prolonged resistance,” involves small military units at more than 280 locations carrying out acts of sabotage and other guerrilla tactics, according …

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Government shutdown reaches overseas bases as many feel the strain

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Thousands of miles from the stalemate in Washington D.C., the effects of the government shutdown are being felt around the world. While President Donald Trump found a way to temporarily pay U.S. troops — others on base aren’t so lucky, including teachers and support staff. Donna Irwin, a substitute teacher at a …

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War Department escalates campaign against narco-terror at sea with 15th strike: ‘They will not succeed’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has launched another strike on what it calls a narco-terror vessel in the Caribbean, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday, underscoring a widening campaign against drug-linked militants. The attack killed three suspected smugglers, Hegseth said, adding that it was carried out “at the direction of President Trump.” “Today, the …

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Rubio slams Hamas after video shows suspected operatives looting Gaza aid truck: ‘They’re the impediment’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Hamas Saturday after a U.S. military drone video surfaced showing suspected operatives of the terror group looting a truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for civilians in Gaza. The video, released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), shows suspected Hamas operatives attacking the driver of an aid truck …

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US kills 14 alleged drug traffickers in strikes on 4 boats in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth announces

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military killed 14 alleged narco-terrorists in a series of strikes against four suspected drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific. “All strikes were in international waters with no U.S. forces harmed,” Hegseth added, noting that President Donald Trump ordered the strikes targeting “Designated …

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US deploys Ford carrier strike group to combat narco-terror in Western Hemisphere

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Western Hemisphere as the U.S. continues to target suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.   “In support of the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the …

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US kills 6 suspected narco-terrorists in overnight strike on alleged drug smuggling boat, Hegseth says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump directed a nighttime U.S. strike on a suspected Tren de Aragua vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing six alleged narco-terrorists, the administration announced. “Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), …

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US carries out 8th strike on alleged drug vessel, this time in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel, this time in the Eastern Pacific, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday. The strike Tuesday against a boat allegedly carrying drugs is the eighth conducted by the Trump administration. The previous seven happened in the Caribbean.   “Yesterday, at …

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US military opens coordination center in Israel for Gaza stabilization and aid efforts amid ceasefire

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel to serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts. The CMCC is designed to support stabilization efforts, according to a news …

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