Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela

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UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executions

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States has struck another small boat that he accuses of carrying drugs in waters off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people aboard.

“The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social social media platform. “No U.S. Forces were harmed.”

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Trump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’

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US president says it should take place in a ‘reasonable period of time’ amid questions over group’s status

Donald Trump has said that Hamas will be forced to disarm after questions swirled around the group’s status following the signing of a peace deal meant to bring an end to the war in Gaza.

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Trump said: “If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them and it will happen quickly and perhaps violently.

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Military seizes power in Madagascar following anti-government protests – NPR

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  1. Military seizes power in Madagascar following anti-government protests  NPR
  2. Military says it has seized power in Madagascar after president moves to 'safe place'  BBC
  3. Madagascar’s Gen Z drives protests, but offers few answers on what’s next  Reuters
  4. Madagascar Rejoices After Military Takeover and Impeachment  The New York Times
  5. Madagascar military says it seizes power, suspends institutions  Al Jazeera
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French PM suspends Macron’s pension plan before no-confidence vote

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Sébastien Lecornu hopes delaying changes until after 2027 election will win him enough support to survive

France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has suspended Emmanuel Macron’s flagship 2023 pension overhaul until after the 2027 presidential election in the hope of winning over enough Socialist deputies to survive a no-confidence vote.

In a welcome respite for the embattled French president, the left-leaning party, which holds the balance of power in a deeply divided parliament, suggested in response on Tuesday that it would not back any of the no-confidence motions to be voted on later this week.

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Elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar

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Announcement comes after country’s parliament impeaches president after weeks of anti-government protests

An elite military unit said it had taken power in Madagascar on Tuesday, after the country’s parliament impeached president Andry Rajoelina after weeks of anti-government protests.

Rajoelina, who said on Monday in a Facebook Live video that he had gone into hiding after attempts to kill him, had refused demands to step down, but the demonstrators won the backing of the influential Capsat unit at the weekend.

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Trump’s Gaza deal won’t end Starmer’s trouble with the left – politico.eu

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  1. Trump’s Gaza deal won’t end Starmer’s trouble with the left  politico.eu
  2. Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, PM says  BBC
  3. UK PM Starmer to attend Middle East peace summit in Egypt  Reuters
  4. Prime Minister pledges UK leadership in Gaza’s reconstruction at historic Egyptian Peace summit  GOV.UK
  5. Starmer tells MPs Middle East peace deal would not have been possible without Trump – UK politics live  The Guardian
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