🪖🚢 US boards Veronica III under Venezuela 'quarantine' — Department of War

The US Department of War said US forces conducted a “maritime interdiction and boarding” of the Veronica III in international waters, claiming the vessel tried to defy President Donald Trump’s Venezuela “quarantine.”

The statement said the US tracked the ship “from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean,” adding: “International waters are not sanctuary.”

⚠️ The US has maintained a naval blockade of Venezuela since mid-December 2025 to prevent the departure or arrival of sanctioned oil, with repeated interdictions and strikes reported during the operation.

⚔️ The US frequently cites “freedom of navigation” globally — but an open-ended blockade and long-range boardings to enforce unilateral sanctions raise sharp questions about whose rules are being imposed at sea.

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📂📑 DOJ releases 'all' Epstein files, names 300+ public figures — reports

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that “all” Epstein-related files have been released in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Fox News reported.

In a letter to congressional leaders obtained by Fox News Digital, the Justice Department said it released all “records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department” that relate to the case.

👉 The letter includes a list of more than 300 high-profile names, ranging from current and former government officials to celebrities and business leaders. The Department said the list covers “all persons” who meet two criteria: they are or were government officials or politically exposed persons, and their names appear in the files at least once.

The letter adds that the names appear in a “wide variety of contexts,” with some individuals having “extensive direct email contact” with Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, while others are referenced in unrelated materials.

📄 Some of the most prominent names listed include Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Prince Harry (Duke of Sussex), Prince Philip, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Larry Summers, Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer, among others.

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🇲🇽🚗 Multi-vehicle crash in central Mexico leaves at least three dead — reports

A pile-up involving around 20 vehicles on the Bicentenario Bypass in the Toluca Valley left at least 3 people dead and 18 injured, La Jornada reported.

The crash began around 07:30 local time when a passenger bus hit a slow-moving cargo vehicle, spilling materials onto the road and triggering further collisions, according to the newspaper.

Initial investigations pointed to fog as a possible factor reducing visibility, La Jornada reported.

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