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Donald Trump announced a second military strike on a boat that he said was trafficking drugs from Venezuela to the United States.

The blast killed three people on board.

It follows a strike Mr. Trump ordered on another Venezuelan vessel two weeks ago, which

killed 11 people.

Mr. Trump again described drug cartel members as terrorists, a legally dubious designation, and argued they threatened

American security. Scott Besant, America's Treasury Secretary, said officials had agreed to a framework

for a deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in America.

Mr Trump and Xi Jinping, China's leader,

are expected to approve the deal on Friday.

The Chinese-owned social media platform had been facing legal uncertainty

after Congress passed legislation last year

forcing it to sell its American operations or face a

nationwide ban. Qatar hosted officials from Arab and Islamic countries to discuss Israel's

attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Doha, its capital. Qataris leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Tani, called the bombing cowardly and treacherous.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, said the country would continue to target Hamas

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