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Tensions Rise in Caribbean as US and Venezuela Engage in Military and Naval Actions

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Tensions Rise in Caribbean as US and Venezuela Engage in Military and Naval Actions
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Fact-checking Trump's claim that each boat strike off Venezuela's coast saves 25,000 lives; experts and evidence suggest the claim is exaggerated and unsubstantiated, with no clear link between the strikes and lives saved.

Topics:nationpolitics#boat-strikes#drug-trafficking#fact-check#politics#trump#venezuela
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  1. Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives  PBS
  2. U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel  The New York Times
  3. Trump says 2 survivors of US strike on submarine being sent to Ecuador, Colombia in move that avoids legal fight  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean  CNN
  5. US forces attacked drug-smuggling vessel, three killed, says Hegseth  Reuters

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