President Trump listens during a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard […]
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US kills five in attack on alleged drug boats, searches for survivors | News
Latest attacks bring the total number of known boat strikes to 33 and the number of people killed to at least 112 since early September. Published On 1 Jan 20261 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States military has killed at least five people in yet another attack […]
New Eastern Pacific strike on alleged drug boat kills 1, SOUTHCOM says
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 […]
More Trump deals to lower drug prices : Shots
President Trump unveiled deals with nine pharmaceutical companies on drug prices in a White House event Friday. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said the administration has reached agreements with nine more drugmakers to bring their U.S. drug prices more in line with what other […]
Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices | Health News
United States President Donald Trump announced new agreements aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. On Friday, alongside leaders from Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Merck, among other leading pharma giants, the president announced deals that would cut prices on their medications to match that of the developed nation with the lowest price. Recommended Stories […]
American playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
TOKYO — Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday. Officers at Naha Airport on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged violation of customs law for having […]
Video Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: ‘We’ve only just begun’ striking alleged drug boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: ‘We’ve only just begun’ striking alleged drug boats During Tuesday’s Trump cabinet meeting, Hegseth said that “we’ve only just begun” striking alleged drug boats, adding that narco-terrorists will be put “at the bottom of the ocean.” December 2, 2025 Source link
Trump pardons Honduran ex-president who was convicted of drug crimes : NPR
Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images President Trump has officially pardoned former Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernández, who US officials said was […]
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 […]
Colombia to maintain US intelligence-sharing to fight drug trafficking | Drugs News
The announcement comes after President Petro said Colombia would stop working with US over strikes on alleged drug boats. Officials in Colombia say the country will continue to share intelligence with international agencies combatting drug trafficking, just days after President Gustavo Petro said he was suspending such collaboration with the United States over attacks on […]