Good Friday morning, September 5, 2025. Here’s your quick briefing on the day’s top headlines: Venezuelan jets made a “provocative” pass near a US Navy ship; Trump moves to rename the Pentagon the “Department of War” and ramps up immigration enforcement in Chicago; Europe faces pressure to cut Russian oil, while visa restrictions target multiple UN delegations; US Space Command prepares to open in Huntsville; and international tensions rise from Ukraine to Ghana.

—Pentagon Says Venezuelan Jets Flew Near US Navy Ship in ‘Provocative’ Move

The Pentagon reported Friday that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US Navy destroyer in international waters, calling it a “highly provocative move” aimed at disrupting counter-narcotics operations.

According to a CBS News report , the a

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