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Remains recovered of US soldier who went missing in military exercises in Morocco, 2nd soldier still missing

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The remains of a U.S. Army officer who went missing during military exercises in Morocco were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, while the search continues for a second missing soldier, according to military officials.

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The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia, were recovered Saturday, U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced Sunday. Key, a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, was one of two U.S. soldiers who reportedly fell from a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike near the Cap Draa Training Area on May 2.

A Moroccan military search team found Key in the water along the shoreline at about 8:55 a.m. local time Saturday, roughly one mile from where both soldiers reportedly entered the ocean, the Army said.

«Today, we mourn the loss of 1st Lt. Kendrick Key, whose remains were recovered in Morocco,» Brig. Gen Curtis King, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, said in a statement. «Our hearts are with his Family, friends, teammates, and all who knew and served alongside him. The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Family is grieving, and we will continue to support one another and 1st Lt. Key’s Family as we honor his life and service.»

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The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. were recovered. (U.S. Army Europe and Africa)

Key and the second soldier were reported missing on May 2 after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise hosted across Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal.

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The two were reported missing around 9 p.m. near the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan-Tan, a terrain featuring mountains, desert and semi-desert plains, the Moroccan military said.

The disappearance of the two soldiers led to a search-and-rescue mission involving more than 600 personnel from the U.S., Morocco and other military partners. Ships, helicopters and drones were deployed as part of this operation.

Search efforts will continue for the second missing soldier.

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U.S and Moroccan military forces take part in the African Lion military exercise

The two soldiers were reported missing after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise held in Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

A U.S. contingent remained in Morocco after the military exercises ended on Friday to provide command and control and to support the ongoing search and rescue mission.

Key was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, according to the Army.

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His decorations include the Army Achievement Medal and Army Service Ribbon.

He entered military service in 2023 as an officer candidate and earned his commission through Officer Candidate School the following year as an Air Defense Artillery officer. He later completed the Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Key is survived by his parents, his sister and his brother-in-law.

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Search efforts will continue for the second missing soldier. (Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)

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African Lion 26 is a U.S.-led exercise that began in April across Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal, with more than 5,600 civilian and military personnel from more than 40 nations.

For more than 20 years, it has been the largest U.S. joint military exercise in Africa.

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In 2012, two U.S. Marines were killed, and two others injured during an MV-22 Osprey crash near Cap Draa while participating in Exercise African Lion.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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Dura condena al masivo bombardeo ruso con misiles y drones en varias ciudades de Ucrania que dejó al menos 23 muertos

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Un ataque ruso con decenas de misiles y cientos de drones causó la muerte de al menos 22 personas en Ucrania durante la noche, entre ellas dos niños, lo que supone uno de los mayores ataques de Moscú en los últimos meses.

El secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, «condena firmemente» el último ataque con drones y misiles rusos contra Ucrania, declaró su portavoz Stéphane Dujarric. «Una vez más subrayamos que los ataques contra civiles e infraestructuras civiles están prohibidos por el derecho internacional humanitario y deben cesar», dijo a la prensa el vocero, que reiteró el llamamiento a una «desescalada» que conduzca a un alto el fuego.

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También Francia condenó «con la mayor firmeza» los ataques «masivos» y «cínicos» lanzados por Rusia durante la noche contra Kiev y varias zonas del este de Ucrania.

El presidente ucraniano, Volodimir Zelenski, había advertido en los últimos días de un posible ataque masivo por parte de Rusia, después de que Moscú pidiera a las embajadas extranjeras en Kiev que evacuaran. «Si Ucrania no está protegida contra misiles balísticos y otros proyectiles, estos ataques continuarán», declaró el presidente ucraniano en redes sociales.

El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, ha intensificado la campaña aérea de Moscú en las últimas semanas en un aparente intento de aprovechar la escasez de sistemas de defensa antiaérea de fabricación estadounidense en Ucrania y persuadir a los rusos de que Moscú está prevaleciendo en la guerra de cuatro años cuando los drones ucranianos penetran cada vez con mayor profundidad en territorio de Rusia, llevando la guerra a los hogares de ese país.

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Equipos de emergencia que excavaban entre los restos sacaron el cadáver de un niño de 3 años y los de una mujer y su hijo de 8 en Dnipro, una ciudad del centro de Ucrania, dijeron funcionarios. En esa urbe hubo 12 muertos. El ataque se prolongó durante la mañana y el estruendo de las explosiones resonó en las ciudades.

Rusia lanzó 73 misiles y 656 drones contra Ucrania, según la fuerza aérea del país, con objetivos principales como Kiev, la ciudad central de Dnipro, y Poltava, Járkiv y Zaporiyia en el este. Las fuerzas de defensa antiaérea ucranianas destruyeron y neutralizaron 40 misiles y 602 aviones no tripulados.

En Kiev, los residentes llevaban días alistándose para otra ofensiva después de que Rusia advirtió que se avecinaba un ataque aéreo masivo e instó a los diplomáticos extranjeros a abandonar la capital. Ninguno pareció atender el llamado y ninguna embajada reportó de inmediato daños el martes.

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Sin embargo, las advertencias de Moscú y el largo tiempo transcurrido antes de que Rusia atacara realmente afectaron a los residentes de Kiev. Durante días, Rusia lanzó aviones simulando un ataque a gran escala, lo que provocó alarmas y un gran desgaste físico y psicológico entre la población. Muchas familias terminaron durmiendo en el metro de Kiev y en estacionamientos durante varias noches. Para la mañana de ayer, cuando los primeros drones rusos cruzaron la frontera hacia Ucrania, los refugios estaban llenos. Quienes llegaron en mitad de la noche, tras las primeras alertas de misiles, tuvieron dificultades para encontrar un lugar donde recostarse.

Tras levantarse la alerta, familias adormiladas regresaban a casa mientras el sol se abría paso entre las densas nubes de humo que cubrían Kiev. Pero después de las 7 de la mañana, cuando algunas personas ya se dirigían al trabajo, Rusia atacó la ciudad con misiles balísticos hipersónicos, según funcionarios ucranianos, dejando poco tiempo para que la población buscara refugio nuevamente.

Putin ha intensificado la campaña aérea y sus fuerzas lanzaron recientemente otro de sus potentes misiles balísticos hipersónicos Oreshnik. La escasez de defensas antiaéreas en Ucrania, en parte debido al agotamiento de las existencias estadounidenses por la guerra de Irán, ha hecho que los civiles sean especialmente vulnerables a misiles balísticos, aunque las defensas de Kiev detengan la mayoría de los drones de Moscú.

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Putin está ansioso por generar noticias positivas del conflicto que comenzó con una invasión rusa en febrero de 2022 de su vecino y no ha salido según lo planeado. Funcionarios y analistas occidentales dicen que los drones ucranianos están inmovilizando a las tropas enemigas en la línea del frente, estrangulando las líneas de suministro rusas en las regiones ocupadas de Ucrania y perturbando instalaciones petroleras en el interior de Rusia que proporcionan ingresos vitales para Moscú.

Eso ha hecho que la guerra, a la que el Kremlin se refiere como una “operación militar especial”, sea más visible para la población rusa y aumente la presión sobre Putin.

Según datos del Instituto para el Estudio de la Guerra (ISW), Ucrania recuperó en mayo de manos rusas unos 282 km², reduciendo por segundo mes consecutivo la zona de su territorio controlada por Moscú, que avanzaba desde finales de 2023.

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Los esfuerzos de paz liderados por EE.UU. se han frustrado porque las partes no lograron avances en diferencias clave y después la guerra de Irán captó la atención de Washington. Zelenski aceptó un alto el fuego exigido por Donald Trump, pero Putin se negó.

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Israel’s military eliminates Hamas terrorist who helped abduct American-Israeli hostage, 3 others

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The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that it eliminated a Hamas terrorist who helped abduct American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who ultimately was murdered in the Gaza Strip. 

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The IDF said Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, was killed in the central Gaza Strip on Monday. Nukhba, which is Arabic for elite, is the special forces for the Al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas’ military wing. 

«Ramadan infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7th massacre and took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy from the bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction,» the IDF said Tuesday. 

«In addition, throughout the war, and in recent weeks, the terrorist advanced attack plans against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians. As such, he posed an immediate threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip,» it continued.

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Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, was killed on Monday, June 1, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces said. (IDF)

Goldberg-Polin survived almost 11 months in underground tunnels following his capture but was killed alongside other hostages in August 2024, while still in captivity. He was 23 at the time of his death. 

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«According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,» then- IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. 

Goldberg-Polin was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State.

He lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack.  

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Ambassador Danny Danon holding a photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin at U.N. Security Council meeting

Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, holds a photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a hostage killed by Hamas, during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas conflict in New York City on Sept. 4, 2024. (David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Reuters)

Eliya Cohen survived 505 days in captivity. He faced extreme starvation, was kept chained in tunnels, and had surgery for a gunshot wound without anesthesia. He was released in February 2025 as part of a negotiated deal.

Or Levy survived 491 days in captivity. He endured harsh conditions and only learned after his release that his wife, Einav, had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack. He has since reunited with his young son.

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Alon Ohel spent more than two years as a hostage in Gaza until his release in October last year. 

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Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin attended the funeral of their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a murdered U.S.-Israeli hostage, in Jerusalem in September 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images)

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A talented pianist, he endured starvation, torture and serious eye injuries from a grenade. He was freed on Oct. 13, 2025, through a U.S.-brokered deal and returned home to recover. He now performs with Israeli artists.

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Fox News’ Yonat Friling, Robert McGreevy and Landon Mion contributed to this report.



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GOP demands Trump kill controversial $2B fund before reviving ICE funding package

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Senate Republicans want a clear-cut answer on whether the Trump administration’s now-stalled, nearly $2 billion «anti-weaponization» fund is dead before moving forward with a multibillion-dollar immigration enforcement package. 

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that while the administration «disagrees strongly» with a Virginia federal court’s order against the fund, it would adhere to the decision. But many Republicans contend that it’s not enough to satisfy their concerns.

«I appreciate them saying that, but they don’t have a choice,» Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said. «They have to abide by federal district court law. It doesn’t tell me whether they’re planning on appeal. It doesn’t tell me whether the administration’s backing off the idea — it doesn’t tell me anything, except they’re gonna follow the law.»

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republican senators held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2026, discussing their latest offer to Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

And in the middle of the intra-party battle is President Donald Trump’s roughly $70 billion funding package for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.

«If your question is, is the weaponization fund impacting our ability to pass the reconciliation bill? The answer is yes,» Kennedy continued. «But right now, the reconciliation bill, and the process surrounding it, looks like a broken arm with a bone sticking out.»

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Senate Republicans abruptly halted budget reconciliation, the party-line process they’re using to ram through the funding package, after an explosive meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the fund last month.  

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Republicans’ general sentiment was that the problem was one for the administration and Trump to figure out, given that a slew of Democratic amendments related to the fund would likely pass and modify the package.

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And what was meant to be a concession, or at least a glimmer of hope to restart the process, has not landed well with Republicans. 

«The only thing that’s gonna solve this problem — to get immigration funded and law enforced — is for the president to do away with the weaponization fund,» Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters. 

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that the DOJ’s announcement appeared to signal that the fund had been shut down, but that conversations among Republicans would decide the next steps on reconciliation.

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SENATE GOP ERUPTS OVER TRUMP DOJ ‘ANTI-WEAPONIZATION’ FUND, PUNTS ICE, BORDER PATROL FUNDING

Sen. John Kennedy speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has argued a third budget reconciliation package is unlikely to materialize this year, adding the forthcoming immigration enforcement-focused bill is the «last train leaving the station» ahead of November’s midterm elections. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Still, he acknowledged that Republicans wanted more answers from the administration. 

«Well, I think anything that they say on top of what the DOJ said is helpful, but, I mean, I think the statement they made effectively shuts it down,» Thune said.

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Some Republicans aren’t totally against the idea of some form of compensation fund for people who claim they were wronged or targeted by the government, but contend that it’s how the fund is administered that matters.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., broadly supports compensation funds, like his Radiation Exposure Compensation Act that was signed into law last year, but said that the question was «how do you administer it?» 

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«My view on that is, you can work those details out in a way that rewards victims,» Hawley said.
»I mean, that’s the key thing.» 

Others are ready to move on from the fight and feel that the DOJ’s announcement was enough to clear the decks of concerns among their colleagues.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it’s a «moot point at this point.» 

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«I think it’s important for us to move forward with the ICE and CBP funding,» Schmitt said. «There’s just, we gotta get that done. Democrats have been obstructing that for too long, and so, as far as I’m concerned, it’s a moot point.»

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