UNSC Vote Expected Monday on Gaza Peace Plan Resolution + Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) Enters Caribbean Sea + Russia & Ukraine Negotiating Prisoner Exchange + More episode artwork

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UNSC Vote Expected Monday on Gaza Peace Plan Resolution + Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) Enters Caribbean Sea + Russia & Ukraine Negotiating Prisoner Exchange + More

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For review:1. US Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation Southern Spear,” to pummel “narco-terrorists.”2. US SOUTHCOM Release: On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. 3. CNN Report: The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US for its campaign against suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean.4. The U.S. will not be sending military forces to Mexico or undertaking any unilateral actions in the fight against drug trafficking, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.5. UNSC Vote Expected Monday on Gaza Peace Plan Resolution.6. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed Hamas will be disarmed, following reports that the United States is considering moving ahead with rebuilding parts of Gaza even as the terror group retains its weapons.7. Russia & Ukraine Negotiating Prisoner Exchange.8.  Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) Enters Caribbean Sea.

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For review: 1. US Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation Southern Spear,” to pummel “narco-terrorists.” 2. US SOUTHCOM Release: On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. 3. CNN Report: The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US for its cam...

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