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Death Toll Nears 100 After Three Newest U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats in Caribbean and Pacific

The U.S. military carried out strikes on three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing eight people and bringing the total death toll in the campaign to at least 95.

Latin Times

Trump’s chief of staff suggests real goal of US boat strikes is to topple Venezuela’s Maduro – as it happened

Susie Wiles says Trump wants to keep ‘blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle’ in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair

The Guardian - US

Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

President Trump designated fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction as eight people were killed in the new US strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 95 since September.

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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people

The U.S. military says it has attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people

The Independent UK

US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins

U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks

The Independent UK

Trump says ‘this is war’ as he continues to ramp up threats and attacks on Venezuela

Dozens of strikes against alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have killed more than 80 people since September

The Independent UK

White House defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

The controversial September strike was one in a series carried out by the US military in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, as Trump ordered the buildup of a fleet of warships near Venezuela.

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FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. from fatal drug overdoses

The Independent UK

US release footage of another deadly strike on ‘narco-terrorist’ boat

The Pentagon has announced that they carried out another strike on a suspected “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday (15 November), killing three.

The Independent UK

La Niña’s Winter Forecast: What Seniors Should Expect

Forecasters confirm La Niña has returned, bringing cooler-than-average Pacific Ocean temperatures that will shape U.S. weather this winter. This climate pattern is part of the...

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Trump administration announces 16th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

US kills another four suspected drug traffickers in the Pacific as Hegseth vows to ‘hunt them down and eliminate them’

In total, more than 60 people have been killed in the Trump administration’s attacks on what it claims are ‘narco’ boats

The Independent UK

Marine heatwave over Pacific Ocean could lead to flooding in north-west

Severe ‘blob’ or marine heatwave can lead to increased inundation and wintery weather in eastern North America

The Guardian - US

Trump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific Ocean

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says in a social media post the U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against an alleged drug vessel

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New moon of August 2025 gets eclipsed today

September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Kiko explodes into Category 4 storm as it barrels towards Hawaii

Meanwhile, another hurricane is threatening Mexico

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific Ocean; no immediate threat to land

A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Mark Wahlberg video calls MacLean Brothers as they finish record breaking row

Mark Wahlberg called brothers Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean as the pulled into Cairns harbour to congratulate them on finishing their record breaking row across the Pacific Ocean.

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Brothers smash world record for epic Pacific Ocean row

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Exhausted Scottish Brothers Back On Shore After Record Pacific Row

Three Scottish brothers stepped ashore in Australia Saturday after claiming a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, "over the moon" to be back on dry land.

The Independent UK

3 Scottish brothers set a new world record for 9,000-mile Pacific row

Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record for an unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean

International Business Times

Documents Show New Zealand Unease Over Chinese Warships In South Pacific

China set off alarm bells in New Zealand when it dispatched powerful warships on unprecedented missions in the South Pacific without explanation, according to military documents obtained by AFP. Beijing has spent years expanding its reach in the southern Pacific Ocean, courting island nations with new hospitals, freshly paved roads…

The Guardian - US

Court bans fishing in Pacific protected area overriding Trump officials’ rollback

Judge in Hawaii rules that commercial fishing is illegal in Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Henriette strengthens in the Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land

Tropical Storm Henriette is strengthening in the central Pacific Ocean and could become a hurricane, but it poses no threat to land

The Independent UK

Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections

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