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Two US Navy aircraft — a Seahawk helicopter and a Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed within half an hour during separate routine operations over the South China Sea on Sunday, according to the Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

The United States has bolstered its military presence in thesouthern Caribbean, escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduro.