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US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

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20-08-2025 10:12 HKT
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View of the U.S.S. Gravely (DDG 107) destroyer, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
View of the U.S.S. Gravely (DDG 107) destroyer, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
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