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Venezuela’s President Maduro Denounces U.S. Boat Attack, as Trump Announces Another  The New York Times Trump Says U.S. Military Struck Another Boat From Venezuela: Live Updates  The New York Times U.S. military conducts strike on second Venezuelan boat, Trump says  NBC News US military kills 3 in second deadly strike against ‘narcoterrorists’ in international waters, Trump says  CNN The Many Ways in Which the …

Where U.S.-Venezuela relations stand Where U.S.-Venezuela relations stand after strike on alleged drug boat 04:21 Washington — President Trump announced Monday the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on alleged Venezuelan “narcoterrorists” in international waters. The president said in a post on Truth Social that the strike killed three “male terrorists” whom he accused of transporting illicit drugs. The …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the U.S.,” Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the strike. “These …

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tensions between the two nations escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump …

Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the U.S. military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was “illegally and hostilely” detained on Friday by the USS Jason Dunham, a destroyer, the foreign ministry in Caracas said in …

Washington — An alleged drug-trafficking boat that was destroyed last week by the U.S. military appeared to be turning around when it was hit, according to two people familiar with the matter.  The individuals onboard saw the military aircraft overhead and then attempted to turn back before the U.S. repeatedly hit the boat, one of the sources told CBS News.  …

None of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, as the South American country deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the US. The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump’s election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message to the drug cartels from the White House. “Blow up something,” Graham told Trump. The brazen military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11 people from Venezuela this month is just what the South Carolina senator had in …

Venezuelan Boat Suspected of Drug Smuggling Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Strike  The New York Times Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians  The Intercept A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power  Defense One Vance defends strike on suspected smugglers off Venezuela but concedes ‘due process concerns’  Politico Eight days later, questions linger about Venezuela …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump’s election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message to the drug cartels from the White House. “Blow up something,” Graham told Trump. The brazen military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11 people from Venezuela this month is just what the South Carolina senator had in …