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New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed ship

The USS George Washington carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, after reports of poor conditions aboard the long-deployed carrier.

New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed ship

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New U.S. sanctions target cocaine smuggling network in Ecuador

The U.S. on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on 15 individuals and entities based in Ecuador for their roles in an alleged maritime cocaine trafficking operation.

  • U.S. sanctions 15 individuals, entities, and 10 vessels in Ecuador
  • Targeted group linked to terror organizations Los Choneros and Los Lobos
  • Sanctions aim to disrupt drug trafficking and protect U.S. borders

Nigeria: Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Sokoto

At least 50 people — many of them reportedly children — have died in a boat accident in northwestern Nigeria.

  • At least 50 people dead after boat capsized in Sokoto river, northwest Nigeria
  • 40 of the victims were children, according to National Inland Waterways Authority
  • Rescue efforts underway, 46 bodies buried, 5 more retrieved from river

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