Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat
BOGATA (BBC) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a…
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U.S. is repatriating survivors of its strike on suspected drug vessel
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (NYT) — The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them…
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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that…
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Trinidadian family says U.S. military killed relative in boat attack
PORT OF SPAIN (NYT) — Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months, told his family he would soon be taking…
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US commander overseeing fatal strikes against alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral who oversees military operations in the region where U.S. forces have been attacking alleged drug boats off Venezuela will retire in December, he and the Defense…
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In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first…
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U.S. detains 2 survivors of latest military strike in the Caribbean
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Navy has rescued two survivors of an American military strike on a semi-submersible vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and is holding…
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US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized survivors after a military strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks…
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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Those who died in the…
US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Pentagon announced on Friday it is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force overseeing operations in Latin America, a move aimed to strengthen already intensifying military…