Overview
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. forces struck a Caribbean vessel operated by a designated terrorist group, killing three men in international waters on President Trump’s orders.
- The attack is the 15th publicly acknowledged strike since early September in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, with the administration’s tally reaching about 64 dead.
- Hegseth said intelligence showed the boat was carrying narcotics and released blurred video of the blast; the administration has not provided corroborating evidence.
- The UN human rights chief condemned the killings as unacceptable and urged Washington to halt operations that risk extrajudicial killings.
- Senators renewed demands for the campaign’s legal opinions and a list of targetable groups after selective briefings and disclosures to limited members.