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US military strike on alleged drug boat kills at least three people in the Caribbean Sea

US strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have so far killed a minimum of 181 people. Critics have slammed the Trump administration over the strikes, saying they constitute a violation of international law.

Euronews

Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

The U.S. military said it's carried out a strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

The Independent UK

US military seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean

This marks the tenth oil tanker interdiction by the Trump administration since the practice began in early December

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US launches another strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3

Monday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 151 people

The Independent UK

'International waters are not sanctuary': US forces intercept sanctioned Venezuelan ship Veronica III in Indian Ocean — video

US military forces on Sunday boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea as part of efforts to curb illicit oil shipments linked to Venezuela.

The Times of India

Watch: US military conducted a 'lethal kinetic strike' on 'terrorist' vessel in Carribbean; 3 killed

The US military conducted a deadly strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. The operation is part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against drug cartels, which has resulted in 133 deaths through 38 attacks since September in Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters.

The Times of India

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea

The Independent UK

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Trump says regime change in Iran would be ‘best thing that could happen’ amid rising tensions

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is being dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East to bolster other warships and military assets already in the region

The Independent UK

2 US Navy ships collide in the Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors with minor injuries

The U.S. military says two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided

The Independent UK

US forces seize sanctioned oil tanker in Indian ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean

The US forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea, the Pentagon said Monday.

The Times of India

US forces seize another oil tanker in Carribean Sea – Kristi Noem says has ties to Venezuela

The Veronica marks the sixth tanker seized by US forces as part of the administration of Donald Trump’s drive to control Venezuela’s oil products

The Independent UK

The Latest: US military says its forces intercept another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean

U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea

The Independent UK

US forces have intercepted another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela

The Independent UK

US may intercept Venezuela-linked oil tanker bearing Russian flag, reports say

The tanker painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea

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The Conversation

2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage

The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, topped off months of military buildup and targeted strikes in the Caribbean Sea. It fulfills President Donald Trump’s claim to assert authoritative control over the Western Hemisphere, articulated in his administration’s 2025 National Security…

The Independent UK

A look at the US military's unusually large force near Venezuela

The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations

The Independent UK

Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three-day journey

The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane

The Independent UK

Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike

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The Independent UK

Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year During Tuesday’s cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said that he did not see that there were survivors in the water when the…

Euronews

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.

Latin Times

Democratic Senator Says 'It's Very Possible There Was a War Crime Committed' in September Drug-Boat Strike

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said that "it's very possible there was a war crime committed" in the Trump administration's first strike against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea in September.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean could violate a Victorian-era court ruling on cannibalism at sea

The Donald Trump administration in the United States has authorized killing people in boats on the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, claiming they’re transporting illegal drugs.

The Independent UK

America’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean in Trump’s latest Venezuela move

Experts disagree on whether or not American warplanes may be used to strike land targets inside Venezuela

The Independent UK

US military's 20th strike on alleged drug-running boat kills 4 in the Caribbean

A Pentagon official says the U.S. military's 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea

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