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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

A screengrab from a video posted by Pete Hegseth on X on 24 October, showing what he said was a strike on a vessel trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean.
A screengrab from a video posted by Pete Hegseth on X on 24 October, showing what he said was a strike on a vessel trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean. Photograph: US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth's X account/AFP/Getty Images

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.

The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration.

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