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U.S. strikes site on Venezuela coast.
President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela. But the U.S. offered few details. When questioned Monday by reporters about “an explosion in Venezuela,” the president said the U.S. struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs “load up.” Trump declined to say if the military or CIA was involved. The White House and Venezuela’s government did not immediately respond to a request for more details or comment.
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European leaders were set to hold talks on Ukraine.
This comes amid tensions over Russian claims, denied by Kyiv, of a Ukrainian drone attack on a residence used by President Vladimir Putin. The virtual meeting was expected to gather leaders who attended talks in Berlin earlier this month, although it was not clear who would be taking part. It follows talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla.
The Tuesday strike targeted a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces, a significant move in a country located along a key international trade route that threatens to bring new risks to the Persian Gulf region. Yemen has been in a state of civil war for more than a decade, involving regional powers such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The recent escalation highlights strained ties between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, who have backed competing sides in Yemen’s war.
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Top diplomats of China, Cambodia, and Thailand met.
Foreign ministers convened to discuss the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. The trilateral meeting Monday was held in a southwestern Chinese province north of the region where the dispute still simmers. It came two days after Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement. Fighting had killed more than 100 people and forced hundreds of thousands of people to be evacuated on both sides of the border.
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