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In a video posted on TikTok, Grace Bennett, co-founder of the Canadian online store Bonjibon, claimed that she received two letters with the Department of Defense seal in the upper left-hand corner ( renamed the Department of War by president Donald Trump in September last year) expressing annoyance at her taking orders for toys and sending them to a naval base in the Middle East.

Seven US service members were injured during the covert raid to apprehend Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, a defense official told Business Insider on Tuesday, sharing the latest update on their condition. Five of the wounded troops have already returned to duty, while two others are still recovering from their injuries, the official said. "They are receiving excellent medical care and are well on their way to recovery," they said.

The United States military says it has killed or captured about 25 ISIL (ISIS) fighters in a wave of attacks over nine days in Syria. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military's Middle East operations, issued a statement on Tuesday marking the conclusion of the operations this month. The campaign followed the killing of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter by an ISIL gunman in Syria on December 13 and widescale US strikes against the group six days later.

privateers, authorized by government-issued letters of marque to ply the trade of piracy in service of their country by targeting enemy ships. These modern day privateers, under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), would receive authorization from U.S. President Donald Trump as private individuals to seize foreign vessels from anyone who "is a member of a cartel, a member of a cartel-linked organization, or a conspirator associated with a cartel or a cartel-linked organization."

Two US service members and one American civilian have been killed and several other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the US Central Command said. Central Command said in a post on the social media platform X

Footage of the U.S.'s "double tap" boat strike in the Caribbean on September 2 is extremely disturbing, says a lawmaker who was shown the video in a closed door briefing by top military officials on Thursday. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine and Special Operations Command head Frank Bradley visited Capitol Hill on Thursday. During that visit, officers briefed the top Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the House Intelligence Committee regarding the strikes.

As Grenada's government considers the Trump administration's request to set up a military radar base on the island to monitor nearby Venezuela, calls for authorities and islanders to reject the move and allow Grenada to avoid an impending war are beginning to emerge. Leading the charge for the Dickon Mitchell administration to politely say no to the base at the Maurice Bishop International Airport comes from no less influential regional labor leader and ex-senate president Chester Humphrey.

U.S. Central Command is reportedly establishing a "civil-military coordination center" in Israel, staffed with hundreds of troops, to monitor the newly implemented ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials have said. U.S. outlets have reported that the military is slated to send 200 troops to Israel for the effort, with some having already been sent. The troops are there, officials said, primarily to provide "security" support and to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The U.S. military is considered to be the premier fighting force of the world. It has 2.1-2.3 million personnel and 4,800 sites (the majority are in the U.S.; overseas sites number roughly 750 across 80 countries). Add to that an annual budget of more than $700 billion and you have a force to be reckoned with. However, not all weapons used by the military are brand new. They tend to hold on to some of the best weapons and use them for a long time.

The recently released budget documents offer new insight into the extent of the US military's defense of Israel and also the weapons that American forces used during their extensive bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities in June. One document requests $498.265 million in funding to replace the US Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interceptors that were "expended in support of Israel."

US not entitled to use lethal force against Venezuelan vessels

Ares Industries, a new American defense startup company, claims to be developing novel defense technologies. In particular, the company says they are developing prototypes for a new class of anti-ship cruise missiles, with the goal of creating missiles that are both smaller and cheaper. Instead of missiles costing $3 million to produce, Ares Industries is looking to produce missiles at just $300,000. Should the U.S. ever enter into a war with China, Ares Industries sees these weapons as essential,