Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats

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Armed forces say ‘special naval militia’ involved in Caribbean deployment as defence minister cites ‘threatening, vulgar voice’ of Washington

Venezuela says it has begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity in the region.

Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have blown up at least two Venezuelan boats and a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month – a move slammed by UN experts as “extrajudicial execution”.

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Brain-eating amoeba cases in Kerala: How an Indian state is battling a rare disease – BBC

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  1. Brain-eating amoeba cases in Kerala: How an Indian state is battling a rare disease  BBC
  2. 'Brain-Eating Amoeba' Kills 19 In Kerala. How It Spreads, How To Stay Safe  NDTV
  3. Alarm in India’s Kerala as cases of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba rise  Al Jazeera
  4. 19 dead this year: 'Brain-eating' amoeba sparks political slugfest in Kerala House  The Times of India
  5. India's state of Kerala fighting rise in cases of rare 'brain-eating' disease  Sky News
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Lasers in the field: Iron Beam clears last test before operational use – Breaking Defense

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  1. Lasers in the field: Iron Beam clears last test before operational use  Breaking Defense
  2. Israeli anti-missile laser system 'Iron Beam' ready for military use this year  Reuters
  3. Israel Says It’s Developed Laser Weapon to Stop Missiles, Drones  Bloomberg.com
  4. Israeli ‘Iron Beam’ defenses ready to hit missiles, drones  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Laser-based ‘Iron Beam’ interception system declared operational  The Times of Israel
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Syria’s Sharaa: Security pact talks with Israel could yield results ‘in coming days’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. Syria’s Sharaa: Security pact talks with Israel could yield results ‘in coming days’  The Times of Israel
  2. Syria’s President Says Border Deal With Israel Could Come ‘Within Days’  The New York Times
  3. Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement  Axios
  4. Syria's Sharaa says talks with Israel could yield results 'in coming days'  Reuters
  5. Israel, Syria close in on security deals by year's end  The Jerusalem Post
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Starmer to recognise Palestinian state ‘after Trump state visit’

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Other nations including France, Australia and Canada plan to take the same step at next week’s UN summit

Keir Starmer will reportedly recognise a Palestinian state over the weekend after Donald Trump concludes his state visit to the UK.

The prime minister has previously said he plans to recognise Palestinian statehood before the UN general assembly in New York this month if Israel does not meet a series of conditions to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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High costs and long waits for popular US-made Patriots just drove a NATO ally to pick a European rival – Business Insider

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  1. High costs and long waits for popular US-made Patriots just drove a NATO ally to pick a European rival  Business Insider
  2. Denmark to Buy Long-Range Weapons in ‘Paradigm Shift’  The New York Times
  3. Denmark to buy ‘long-range’ weapons amid Russia ‘paradigm shift’  Al Jazeera
  4. Denmark’s record-setting arms purchase raises eyebrows and anxiety  The Week
  5. Denmark to field long-range strike weapons in bid to deter attacks  Defense News
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Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza – The Guardian

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  1. Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza  The Guardian
  2. It Is Genocide  U.S. Senate (.gov)
  3. Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says  The New York Times
  4. Sanders calls war in Gaza a ‘genocide’ for the first time  Politico
  5. UN commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings  PBS
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