LONDON and WASHINGTON — U.S. Southern Command said in a statement late on Monday that a strike “at the direction” of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Eastern Pacific hit a vessel and killed one man it alleged to be a “narco-terrorist.” “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a […]
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Philippines says fishermen hurt, boat damaged in China coastguard skirmish | South China Sea News
The Philippines has accused Chinese coastguard ships of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen near a disputed South China Sea shoal, injuring three people and causing “significant damage” to two fishing vessels. On Saturday, the Philippine coastguard (PCG) said that nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats were attacked a day earlier, near an atoll called […]
Bodies of 17 people found in boat off of Greece’s Crete | Refugees News
Greek coastguard says two survivors in critical condition have been hospitalised. Published On 7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The bodies of at least 17 migrants and asylum seekers have been found in a partially deflated boat off the Greek island of Crete, according to the country’s […]
Trump admin live updates: White House says Adm. Bradley gave order on 2nd drug boat strike
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges on Monday, according to an official with the National Association of Immigration Judges. The judges who were dismissed worked at 26 Federal Plaza. Earlier on Monday, an immigration judge who was fired by the Trump administration in February filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, alleging she […]
Hegseth declines to comment on report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is declining to comment on a report that he ordered the military to kill all passengers aboard a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September. According to The Washington Post, the Sept. 2 boat strike initially left two survivors clinging to the boat. The Post says Adm. […]
Trump says boat crews are narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced, AP finds : NPR
Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and like many others in the region became a fisherman like his father, according to friends and relatives. Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration hide caption toggle caption Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration GÜIRIA, Venezuela — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another […]
US conducts 17th lethal strike against alleged drug boat
The United States has conducted its 17th lethal strike against a suspected drug vessel, killing all three on board, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X overnight. The strike took place in international waters in the Caribbean on Thursday, Hegseth said. “As we’ve said before, vessel strikes on narco-terrorists will continue until their the poisoning […]
4 killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: Hegseth
Four people were killed in the latest U.S. military airstrike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a social media post. It follows strikes against four alleged drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific on Monday that killed 14 people, according to Hegseth. Overall, this marks […]