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US military planes touch down in England after Trump’s Maduro raid

Trump says the US 'needs' Greenland for national security
  • US military aircraft, including C-17 Globemasters and AC-130J Ghostrider gunships, have landed at RAF bases in Suffolk and Gloucestershire.
  • The arrival of these planes coincides with the US military's pursuit of a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker, the Marinera, which re-registered as Russian and is now near British shores.
  • The US, UK, France, and Ireland are monitoring the tanker, with Russia sending a naval escort and US officials reportedly planning to intercept the vessel.
  • These developments follow the seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by US forces and renewed ambitions by Trump to acquire Greenland.
  • Trump's comments regarding Greenland have drawn condemnation from European leaders, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, amidst growing US-Europe tensions.
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