RSF attacks kindergarten in Sudan; U.S. strikes another boat in the Pacific
Drop Site Daily: December 5, 2025
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December 05, 2025
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UK Censorship Political Machine: Ryan Grim on the System Built to Silence Conservative Media
"They built a political machine that demonetized Breitbart, The Federalist, ZeroHedge, and more.”
warroom.org
December 04, 2025
Grace Chong
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“The empire has never been more naked” - US media in Trump’s war with Venezuela | The Listening Post
The United States’ deadly “counter-narcotics mission” off Venezuela’s coast hinges on an unproven drug-smuggling narrative - a familiar pretext for regime change, and one the mainstream media have been quick to echo. Meanwhile, Venezuelans face escalating repression at home.
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November 29, 2025
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.
washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025
Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima
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Trump Bribing Honduran Voters To Restore Narcotrafficking Government to Power
Trump endorsed the nominee of the right-wing party, while pledging to pardon its most recent president, who sits in U.S. federal prison for drug trafficking.
dropsitenews.com
November 28, 2025
José Luis Granados Ceja
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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025
Natasha Bertrand
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands | The New Yorker
Atul Gawande writes about the short documentary “Rovina’s Choice,” by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong, which tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 05, 2025
Atul Gawande
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"Rovina's Choice" Shows How The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 05, 2025
The New Yorker
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RSF’s takeover of Sudan’s el-Fasher a ‘terrible escalation’ that raises new concerns
CAIRO (AP) — Paramilitary fighters in vehicles, on camels and on foot rampaged through the Sudanese military’s last stronghold in Darfur on Tuesday, killing and detaining hundreds of people in the latest atrocity of a war that has raged in Sudan for over 31 months.
apnews.com
October 28, 2025
Samy Magdy
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Venezuela claims capture of CIA-linked mercenaries | Miami Herald
Venezuela says it captured a CIA-linked mercenary group and accuses the US and Trinidad and Tobago of a false-flag plan to provoke conflict in the Caribbean.
miamiherald.com
October 27, 2025
Antonio María Delgado
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Military launches ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel
The two most recent U.S. strikes occurred in the Pacific Ocean, departures from the previous seven that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean.
militarytimes.com
October 23, 2025
Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press
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US conducts eighth strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
The strike was the first to take place in the Pacific, signalling an expansion of Donald Trump’s military campaign.
aljazeera.com
October 22, 2025
Allison Griner
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Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries : NPR
New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."
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October 21, 2025
Barbara Sprunt
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Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's government.
reuters.com
October 15, 2025
Nandita Bose
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Trump boasts about bombing another Venezuelan ‘drug boat’ in the Caribbean. Smugglers have just found new routes
The Trump administration has not provided evidence to suggest the boats it has been targeting in strikes were carrying narcotics
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October 14, 2025
Isabel Keane
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
apnews.com
October 08, 2025
KRISTEN GELINEAU
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The latest on the stabbing of Social Democratic mayor, Iris Stalzer | DW News
A newly elected city mayor is reported to be in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being found with multiple stab wounds.
Iris Stalzer is the Social Democratic mayor of Herdecke in the state of North Rhine Westphalia. She was elected to the position days ago. It's not yet known if the stabbing has a political background. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned what he called a heinous act.
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October 07, 2025
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Al-Shabaab Fighters Break Out of Underground Prison in Somalia
A militant raid on a heavily fortified prison and intelligence headquarters in Mogadishu deals major blow to U.S.-backed Somali government.
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October 06, 2025
Mohamed Gabobe
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Hegseth announces another US attack on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. ordered a strike on another alleged drug boat that left Venezuela.
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October 03, 2025
ABC News
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Afghanistan paralyzed as internet blackout stretches into second day
Nearly all links with the outside world are disrupted, grounding planes and closing businesses two weeks after the Taliban first signaled plans to ban fiber-optic internet.
washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025
Rick Noack and Haq Nawaz Khan
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