Hegseth announces another deadly US strike on alleged drug boat

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Pentagon secretary says two people killed in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, bringing total killed to 66 in 16 strikes

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading to the region in a new expansion of military firepower.

The attack Tuesday killed two people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign in South American waters up to at least 66 people in at least 16 strikes.

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Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independence

Malaysia’s government has been forced to defend its new trade deal with the US after opposition politicians, analysts and civil society groups warned that the deal was “one-sided” and could compromise the country’s sovereignty.

Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has called the trade deal “the best possible outcome for Malaysia.”

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US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows – Reuters

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  1. US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows  Reuters
  2. U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force  The New York Times
  3. Trump administration advancing UN resolution for Gaza security force, source says  CNN
  4. Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza  The Times of Israel
  5. Are we closer to a Gaza international peace force after Istanbul meeting?  Al Jazeera
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Sentinel-1D reaches orbit on Ariane 6 – European Space Agency

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  1. Sentinel-1D reaches orbit on Ariane 6  European Space Agency
  2. With Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully launches Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite  Newsroom Arianespace
  3. Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)  Space
  4. Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite  SpaceNews
  5. Sentinel-1D: the radar that never sleeps  Airbus
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Brazil’s Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest – AP News

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  1. Brazil’s Lula puts forward new vision for protecting the Amazon rainforest  AP News
  2. Brazil Proposes a New Type of Fund to Protect Tropical Forests  The New York Times
  3. UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests  The Guardian
  4. Carbon Offsets Are Failing. Can a New Plan Save the Rainforests?  Yale E360
  5. Brazil Seeks to Raise $10 Billion for Forest Protection Initiative  وكالة صدى نيوز
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