3 h. ago Trump to repatriate two survivors of strike on alleged ‘drugs sub’ destroyed in Caribbean

Repatriation marks first time US has publicly acknowledged any survivors of military strikes in the region

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21 h. ago Navy holding two prisoners who survived US strike on alleged drug sub in Caribbean: report

The detention of survivors could pose legal and intelligence challenges for the Trump administration

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34 h. ago ‘Trump is killing poor people’: relatives mourn man killed in US military strike in Caribbean

Relatives of Trinidadian man believed killed in US military strike on alleged drug boat say he was denied due processRelatives of two men from Trinidad believed to have been killed in a US military strike on boat in the Caribbean have accused Donald Trump of “killing poor people” without due process and are demanding justice.Chad “Charpo” Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, from the fishing village of Las Cuevas in northern Trinidad, are thought to be among six people killed in a US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela

UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executionsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said the US has struck another small boat that he accuses of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing six people.“The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed,” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social social media platform. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugsThe US killed four people in a strike against a vessel just off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.The strike came a day after Trump officials notified Congress that the US was entering a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump shares video of ‘deadly strike’ against alleged drug smugglers

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday evening (19 September) that the U.S had carried out a third strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel.

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4 w. ago Donald Trump claims 3 narcoterrorists killed as US military destroys boat

The US military carried out a strike against alleged drug traffickers that killed three 'narcoterrorists,' US President Donald Trump has said. Footage showed a boat exploding

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4 w. ago US military conducts third fatal strike on alleged drug smuggling vessel

Earlier attacks targeted alleged Venezuelan cartels that Trump claims were trafficking narcotics

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