🐢 US forces hit a Venezuelan port + 9 more stories

In the last 5 days ChatGPT read 147280 top news stories. After removing previously covered events, there are 10 articles with a significance score over 5.5.

[5.9] CIA leads US ground attack on Venezuelan port facility linked to drug trafficking — valor.globo.com (Portuguese) (+100)

The CIA conducted the first U.S. ground strike in Venezuela against a drug trafficking port, marking a major escalation in the administration's campaign to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

President Trump confirmed the strike on the Tren de Aragua gang's drug distribution pier, noting no casualties occurred. The action shifts U.S. strategy from intercepting smuggling vessels in international waters to directly targeting terrestrial infrastructure.

Venezuelan officials denounced the move as imperialist aggression. The operation follows a collapse in diplomatic negotiations last November and a broader increase in U.S. naval presence and economic sanctions against Maduro.

[5.7] Indonesia's new penal code replaces Dutch-era law and criminalizes sex outside marriage — apnews.com (+3)

Indonesia began enforcing its new penal code Friday, replacing decades-old colonial laws with regulations that criminalize extramarital sex and insults against state leaders, fundamentally reshaping the nation's legal landscape.

The code applies to citizens and foreigners, though morality-based charges require complaints from family members. It emphasizes restorative justice through expanded non-custodial sentencing and a ten-year probationary period for death row inmates to potentially commute sentences based on behavior.

Replacing an 80-year-old Dutch framework, the code follows decades of debate over balancing religious norms with human rights. While officials cite modernization and social reintegration, critics argue the provisions threaten civil liberties.

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[6.3] Scientists identify two new multiple sclerosis subtypes — irishexaminer.com (+5)

[6.3] Scientists confirm 2025 among the three hottest years on record as global temperatures exceed Paris Agreement threshold — apnews.com (+36)

[6.3] Meta buys Chinese AI startup Manus for $2 billion to boost agentic AI capabilities — cbc.ca (+20)

[6.1] TSMC begins mass production of 2nm chips in Taiwan for AI — nieuwsblad.be (Dutch) (+6)

[6.1] Former special counsel Jack Smith finds Donald Trump guilty of attempting to overturn the 2020 election — lapresse.ca (French) (+30)

[5.7] AI-generated videos gain billions of views on YouTube — spiegel.de (German) (+6)

[5.6] Israel bans aid groups from operating in Gaza — aftenposten.no (Swedish) (+93)

[5.7] Astronomers witness three supermassive black holes colliding for the first time — tamil.indianexpress.com (Tamil) (+2)

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