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November 12, 2025

UK Suspends Sharing Intelligence With the U.S. Over Pentagon Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats
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The United Kingdom has suspended the sharing of some intelligence with
the United States on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean
over concerns the data is being used by the Trump administration to
carry out deadly military strikes that have been widely condemned as
illegal. That's according to CNN which reported the UK's intelligence
sharing with the U.S. was paused after Trump's Pentagon began its
escalating attacks in September, in which at least 76 people have been
killed. The UK controls several territories in the Caribbean where it
bases intelligence centers that have helped the U.S. locate vessels
traveling from Latin America.

This comes as the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has entered waters
near Latin America. The Venezuelan government in response has deployed
its entire military arsenal, with Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir
Padrino López saying Venezuela's land, air, naval and reserve forces
will be carrying out exercises. Padrino López spoke from Caracas
Tuesday.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López: "So, well, there is
a unanimous global rejection against imperialist aggression and against
the United States' intention to remain as the world's hegemon, as the
world's police, and we here in Venezuela remain firm with the Bolivarian
ideals of independence, freedom, and full sovereignty for our people."



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