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A U.S. military strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to U.S. Southern Command, marking the latest escalation in a controversial campaign targeting maritime smuggling routes. The strike is part of a broader effort launched by the Trump administration …

The U.S. military carried out another strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the latest escalation of a controversial campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in Latin American waters. The strike marks the fourth such attack announced in recent days and brings the …

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the two survivors of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-carrying submersible in the Caribbean will be returned to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, for detention and prosecution. The announcement came two days after the military destroyed the vessel — the sixth …