Cuba's UN envoy Ernesto Soberon Guzman has called allegations of Cuba posing a threat to US national security "untrue," specifically refuting a report that Havana purchased over 300 combat drones for potential use against US facilities.
A US Special Forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, has been charged with using classified intelligence from a covert mission that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to place bets on prediction market Polymarket, netting over $400,000. Van Dyke, a Master Sergeant stationed at Fort Bragg, was involved in planning the December 2025-January 2026 operation and allegedly placed 13 bets on outcomes like US forces entering Venezuela and Maduro's removal. He faces multiple charges including unlawful use of confidential government information, theft, wire fraud, and unlawful monetary transactions.
A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been charged with using classified military intelligence to trade on Polymarket around the January removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, allegedly accessed classified information about Operation Absolute Resolve and placed 13 bets on Venezuela-related outcomes between December 26, 2025 and January 2, 2026, generating profits of $409,881 from an initial investment of $33,034. He faces five federal charges including violating the Commodity Exchange Act, wire fraud, and theft of nonpublic government information.
