Good morning. Here’s your Wednesday, September 3, 2025 brief: The US hits a Venezuelan drug vessel, while a court halts Trump’s deportation plan. The Pentagon begins psilocybin tests for troops and the Army proves Apaches can take down drones. Israel launches a spy satellite, faces UN criticism, and expands its nuclear site. Houthis detain UN staff, NATO drafts Ukraine security guarantees, and Russia launches a major drone assault. China shows off new weapons in its largest WWII parade with Xi, Putin, and Kim at center stage, and a Chinese tourist is arrested at a US base in Okinawa.

—US Conducts Strike on Venezuelan Drug Vessel Linked to Tren de Aragua Gang, Killing 11

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a US military strike in the southern Caribbean targeting a drug-smuggling v

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