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Ukrainian security officials said the ships were not carrying crude at the time but were en route to load sanctioned Russian exports, making them high-value targets in Kyiv’s effort to undermine Moscow’s financial lifeline. 

The latest action adds to a rapidly rising death toll from recent US strikes in the region, which is now approaching nearly 100 fatalities in total, fueling fresh domestic and international debate over the scope, justification, and oversight of the administration’s expanding use of force at sea.

Benjamin Netanyahu is asking his President for mercy, something Bibi has held in very little regard over the last three years. Netanyahu is asking to be pardoned for his bribery and fraud charges, and unsurprisingly, Donald Trump is loyally backing him. The Israeli PM has been under investigation for almost five years but argues that ending the trial is in “national interest”. Netanyahu has continually played the victim, even though there is mounting evidence supporting the Israeli prosecution’s case.  

During a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that Donald Trump could use force “as he sees fit” in regards to the deadly airstrikes on ‘cartel’ vessels. The strikes have killed at least 80 people over the last four months, and have faced international scrutiny, with experts calling them ‘illegal’. Ben Saul, the United Nations special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, claimed that he was “utterly shocked that the United States would do this [the strikes],”.

“It shows that the Trump administration has no respect for international law or conventions around the use of force… This has to stop from within the US itself.”

The Venezuelan army reportedly swore in 5,600 new troops in direct response to the United States ramping up military pressure in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for a stepping-up of Venezuela’s military recruitment after the United States deployed a fleet of warships – including the world’s largest aircraft carrier – in the Caribbean Sea under the guise of ‘fighting drug trafficking’. American forces have carried out deadly strikes on at least 20 vessels near Venezuela and killed more than 80 people in the last four months.

A man has been arrested in India in connection with a series of shooting incidents at Kap’s Café in Surrey, B.C. According to a statement from Delhi Police, « In a massive blow to organised crime syndicates, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon the key strategist responsible for planning, executing and providing logistics support for firing at Kap’s Café in Canada. »

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reconfirmed that Ukraine is not willing to cede land to Russia after almost four years of war. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the deadliest European war since World War II. Zelensky’s comments come as US President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to concede territory to the invading Russia.

Donald Trump told the press that Russia has ‘the upper hand’ and that Ukraine needs to ‘play ball’ with the Kremlin, something that Ukraine is not willing to do, stating, « Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either. »