US military says it killed two people in another boat strike in eastern Pacific

The administration has argued the strikes are lawful under the rules of war, saying the US is in an armed conflict with traffickers, but legal experts have rejected that rationale...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/us-military-vessel-strike

 

US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four, as Trump accuses Venezuela of taking ‘our oil’

On Wednesday, House Republicans rejected a pair of Democratic-backed resolutions which would have forced the Trump administration to seek authorisation from Congress before continuing attacks against cartels that it deems to be terrorist organisations or launching an attack on Venezuela itself...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/military-strike-pacific-hegseth