US Deploys Warships to South America Amid Tensions with Venezuela
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A US guided-missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal after the US deployed warships near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking, amid heightened tensions and Venezuela's mobilization of security forces and militia in response. The US emphasizes anti-drug operations without threatening invasion, while Venezuela dismisses the threat and mobilizes its defenses.
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