32 h. ago As strikes on alleged drug boats grow, so do questions about their legality and goal

President Trump says he has authority to carry out the strikes, but international experts are asking if the attacks are truly about countering narcotics or instead toppling Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

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43 h. ago Trump plans land strikes against alleged drug traffickers from Venezuela

Trump plans land strikes against alleged drug traffickers from Venezuela  The Guardian

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5 d. ago Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats

Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  The Washington Post

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7 d. ago US captures two survivors after attack on Venezuela 'drug sub'

US captures two survivors after attack on Venezuela 'drug sub'  BBC

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8 d. ago A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines

A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump's military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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8 d. ago U.S. commander overseeing attacks against alleged drug boats off Venezuela to retire

The news of Adm. Alvin Holsey's upcoming retirement comes two days after the U.S. military's fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean against a small boat accused of carrying drugs.

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8 d. ago Trump weighs land strikes in Venezuela following attacks on suspected drug boats

Trump weighs land strikes in Venezuela following attacks on suspected drug boats  PBS

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8 d. ago Trump says he's moving his Venezuelan cartel fight from sea to land. What does that mean?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas about another deadly U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela.

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9 d. ago Trump will do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend US from Venezuela’s terrorist drug gangs: Mike Waltz

Trump will do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend US from Venezuela’s terrorist drug gangs: Mike Waltz  New York Post

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9 d. ago Trump confirms CIA authorisation in Venezuela after US strikes on alleged drug boats

Trump confirms CIA authorisation in Venezuela after US strikes on alleged drug boats  BBC

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9 d. ago Trump claims deadly boat strikes are over alleged drug trafficking. They're still illegal.

Trump claims deadly boat strikes are over alleged drug trafficking. They're still illegal.  MSNBC News

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1 week ago US strikes on 'Venezuela drug boats': What do we know, and are they legal?

US strikes on 'Venezuela drug boats': What do we know, and are they legal?  BBC

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1 week ago U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says  The Washington Post

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1 week ago News Wrap: Trump says U.S. forces struck another drug boat off Venezuela

News Wrap: Trump says U.S. forces struck another drug boat off Venezuela  PBS

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1 week ago US conducts another lethal strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela, Trump says

Trump says he ordered another military strike of a boat off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be the fifth such strike in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people.

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1 week ago Trump says 6 dead after fresh U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela

Trump says 6 dead after fresh U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela  CBC

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1 week ago U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says  PBS

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1 week ago US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says

US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6

Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6  CBS News

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1 week ago Trump touts another US strike near Venezuela that killed six alleged drug smugglers

President Donald Trump announced a U.S. military strike killed six alleged drug smugglers off Venezuela coast in international waters.

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