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gvwire.com (2025-12-17). Sweeping US Defense Bill Passes, With Ukraine, Venezuela Provisions Defying Trump The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legislation to the White House, which has said President Donald Trump will sign it into law.
The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is a compromise between separate measures passed earlier this year in the House of Representatives and Senate.

thenationalnews.com (2025-12-17). US Congress passes 2026 defence bill - what does it say about the Middle East? The Senate passed the $901 billion legislation with a vote of 77 to 20. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives last week and will now head to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.
The bill contains a great deal about the Middle East and how the US will approach the region from a defence perspective in the coming year.

truthout.org (2025-12-17). Trump Designates Fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction"The declaration comes as Trump has been escalating his illegal and unprovoked military campaign against Venezuela.

aljazeera.com (2025-12-17). Trump orders naval blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankersTrump has ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all US-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

aljazeera.com (2025-12-17). Palestinian infant freezes to death in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave.

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commondreams.org (2025-12-17). 'This is About Oil and Regime Change': GOP Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Push for War in Venezuela A Republican congressman on Wednesday pushed back against President Donald Trump's push for war with Venezuela.
Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) demanded that Trump not take any military action against Venezuela without approval from the US Congress.

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truthout.org (2025-12-17). US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker US armed forces' seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.

counterpunch.org (2025-12-16). To End the Genocide, We Must Hold Weapons Manufacturers Accountable (or Shut Them Down) Since a ceasefire was agreed to on October 10, Israel has attacked Gazans with bombs, snipers, and ground mobilizations nearly 500 times. In the West Bank, Israel has killed and detained hundreds of Palestinians and approved 19 new settlements.

aa.com.tr (2025-12-15). INTERVIEW–'You cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide': UN Special Rapporteur Albanese on sanctions, threats UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said that despite US sanctions and growing pressure on her, she will not stop speaking up against the atrocities in Palestine, declaring: "You cannot silence the truth in the face of a genocide."

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