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I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, a dramatic display of power.

Two American B-1 bombers flew past Venezuela's coastline, sending yet another message,

President Nicholas Maduro as tensions

in the region continue to rise. Later in the show, Spanish fighter jets scramble after Russian aircraft

once again violate NATO airspace, triggering another tense standoff in Europe's skies. But first,

today's afternoon spotlight. The United States sent another message to Venezuelan

President Nicholas Maduro this week. That's a lot of messages. Two U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers

took off from Dias Air Base in Texas Thursday morning, heading south toward Venezuela's coastline.

Their flight path was picked up by open-source trackers. They're the train spotters of the

skies, and later confirmed by senior U.S. officials, even as President Trump publicly denied,

the mission took place. Multiple outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press,

and Fox News have since verified it. The B-1 Lancet, nicknamed the Bone, that's a nickname, is a supersonic long-range

heavy bomber designed to carry massive payloads of both conventional and nuclear weapons. It can fly

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