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Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel…

John McCarthy October 24, 2025

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UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amount to "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.…

John McCarthy October 23, 2025

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In Trump’s drug war, prisoners may be too much of a legal headache, experts say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When two alleged drug traffickers survived a U.S. military strike last week in the Caribbean, they left the Trump administration with a decision to make: send them back home,…

John McCarthy October 20, 2025