Overview

• Trump announced a second strike in international waters that killed three people he labeled Venezuelan 'narcoterrorists' and later told reporters the U.S. has eliminated three boats in total.
• The White House released video it says shows cocaine and fentanyl dispersed at sea, while officials reported no U.S. casualties and provided few details on the third incident.
• The operations follow a major deployment in the southern Caribbean that includes an amphibious group, multiple destroyers, a nuclear‑propulsion submarine, P‑8 patrol aircraft and F‑35s staged to Puerto Rico.
• Venezuela condemned the actions as military aggression, said communications with Washington are 'deshechas,' mobilized troops and militias, and alleged U.S. personnel illegally boarded a Venezuelan fishing vessel.
• UN human‑rights experts warned the killings are extrajudicial and unlawful under international law, regional leaders such as Colombia’s Gustavo Petro criticized the strikes, and diplomatic strains deepened with U.S. decertification of Colombia on counternarcotics.