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U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom.

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An F-35 fighter jet during a demonstration off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month.
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U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

An F-35 fighter jet during a demonstration off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month.
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Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it.

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The $7.5 million paid to Equatorial Guinea is by far the largest payment the Trump administration is known to have made to another government to take deportees who are not its citizens.
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Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The $7.5 million paid to Equatorial Guinea is by far the largest payment the Trump administration is known to have made to another government to take deportees who are not its citizens.
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Trump’s Feud With Colombian Leader Threatens U.S. Antidrug Efforts

President Trump said he is cutting U.S. aid. Gustavo Petro, a leftist guerrilla turned president, has called Mr. Trump’s boat strikes murder.

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Colombian soldiers patrolling the jungle for cocaine labs. Colombia is the latest Latin American country to end up in Mr. Trump’s cross hairs because of what he and his top aides perceive as ideological chasms.
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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the news media on Friday after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel.
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Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela

Some conservative policy advisers and commentators, including Laura Loomer and Stephen K. Bannon, are raising questions about the administration’s policy in the region.

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“There’s supposed to be incentives for ending wars and conflicts around the world,” the far-right activist Laura Loomer said.
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