Beijing Holds 2nd Day of Drills Near Taiwan; U.S. Hits Venezuelan Dock | NTD Evening News (Dec. 30)

The United States struck another drug-carrying vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, amid a major military buildup in the Caribbean. The move follows President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. forces destroyed a drug boat loading facility inside Venezuela last week.

Russia has yet to provide evidence backing its claim that Ukraine attacked the residence of President Vladimir Putin with drones, as the U.S. ambassador to NATO publicly cast doubt on Moscow’s accusation. Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party fired missiles around Taiwan for a second day, continuing large-scale drills encircling the island. Some analysts say the maneuvers appear to rehearse an invasion rather than follow routine exercises.

And tensions spiked between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE says it’s voluntarily withdrawing its last remaining military forces from Yemen, following Saudi airstrikes on a southern Yemeni port city. Saudi Arabia claims the strikes targeted a weapons shipment allegedly sent from the UAE to support separatist forces.

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