
Biden adopting firmer tone with Netanyahu as decades-long relationship enters its most consequential moment
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Joe Biden was in for a few surprises when he visited Israel in 2010.
Dispatched by then-President Barack Obama to reassure skeptical leaders, Biden was touched to learn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- a man he'd known for almost 30 years -- had planted a circle of trees in honor of his mother at a forest in Jerusalem. "My love for your country was watered by this Irish lady, who was proudest of me when I was working with and for the security of Israel," a grinning Biden told Netanyahu at his official residence. "That's a great honor."
Two top House lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called double-tap strike that killed surviving crew members, with a top Democrat calling video of the incident that was shared as part of the briefing “one of the most troubling things” he has seen as a lawmaker.

Authorities in Colombia are dealing with increasingly sophisticated criminals, who use advanced tech to produce and conceal the drugs they hope to export around the world. But police and the military are fighting back, using AI to flag suspicious passengers, cargo and mail - alongside more conventional air and sea patrols. CNN’s Isa Soares gets an inside look at Bogotá’s war on drugs.

As lawmakers demand answers over reports that the US military carried out a follow-up strike that killed survivors during an attacked on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, a career Navy SEAL who has spent most of his 30 years of military experience in special operations will be responsible for providing them.










