Timeline: how Trump’s threats against Venezuela unfolded
US president has been pressuring the country for almost a decade with sanctions and military manoeuvres...
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US president has been pressuring the country for almost a decade with sanctions and military manoeuvres...
Freezing temperatures and snow are gripping much of the continent, disrupting flights and causing traffic accidents. Canals froze in London, cross country skiers took to Hamburg cycle paths, and snow ...
Trump says the U.S. military conducted a strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, protests over economy flood Iran, flu cases in the U.S are on the rise, CDC data shows....
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said more than 150 U.S. aircraft were used....
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