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U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

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30 December 2025 at 07:00
By: Eric Schmitt
The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a β€œknown narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

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18 December 2025 at 02:37
By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as NicolΓ‘s Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the CardΓ³n Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts

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20 February 2025 at 12:54
By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border this month. He named military operations at the border as an exception to the proposed cuts.

Defense Secretary Austin Kept White House in the Dark About His Hospitalization

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7 January 2024 at 02:16
By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement Saturday night saying, β€œI take full responsibility for my decision about disclosure.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was admitted to intensive care on Monday. The White House learned of it on Thursday.

Ukrainians Embrace Cluster Munitions, but Are They Helping?

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7 September 2023 at 10:51
By: Lara Jakes and Eric Schmitt
The weapons, banned by most countries over human rights concerns, are β€œnot a magic wand,” but some Ukrainian troops say they are making a difference in fighting Russian forces.

A Ukrainian soldier firing a 155 mm howitzer, the type of weapon used to launch cluster munitions, in the Donetsk region in March.

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