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US kills three men in another strike on suspected drug vessel, Hegseth says
The U.S. strike on a drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three, raising the campaign's death toll to at least 70 in 17 military actions, officials said.
- On Thursday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced a strike on a Caribbean Sea vessel that killed three people and posted a video saying vessel strikes on narco-terrorists will continue.
- Citing a sustained threat, officials argued the operations fit an `armed conflict` posture as President Donald Trump said the U.S. fights drug cartels and the administration claimed the vessel was `operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization.`
- A small group of congressional leaders received a high-level legal rationale Wednesday from Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, and Marco Rubio, but the administration has not provided public evidence.
- Senate Republicans voted against legislation to limit attacks on Venezuela on Thursday, leaving congressional checks unrealized while many Republican lawmakers stayed silent or backed the campaign.
- Calls for transparency grew as lawmakers questioned the legal basis, with Democrats in Congress seeking more information and critics concerned about international and U.S. law on the high seas.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that the United States carried out another deadly attack on a boat that, according to him, was dealing narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.
The U.S. Army struck a ship sailing in the international waters of the Caribbean, killing the three people on board. This is the latest U.S. operation in the fight against drug trafficking in Latin America.
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Three people have been killed in a new US strike on a ship in the Caribbean believed to be used by drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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