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U S Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker - Tensions Spike

U S forces boarded and seized a Venezuelan crude tanker in a major escalation with Caracas sparking accusations of piracy and warnings from lawmakers that the action could widen into a broader confrontation in the region

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600,000 - Migrants deported from the U.S. in 2025 so far

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"We’ve just seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela" — President Donald Trump

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