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Overview
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. forces destroyed a boat in international waters, killing three men on what officials described as a known smuggling route, and posted video of the attack online.
- Since September, U.S. operations linked to counter-narcotics have left at least 61 people dead and destroyed about 16 suspect vessels across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, as the Pentagon publicizes live‑fire drills and expanded deployments.
- President Donald Trump publicly denied ordering strikes inside Venezuela after reports suggested U.S. planners had identified military-controlled ports and airfields as potential targets.
- Trinidad and Tobago ordered a level‑one military alert and recalled troops to barracks after a U.S. destroyer’s visit, prompting Venezuela to suspend a gas deal and label the prime minister persona non grata.
- U.N. human-rights chief Volker Türk denounced the boat attacks as potential extrajudicial executions and urged a halt, while Russia condemned what it called excessive U.S. force and reiterated support for Venezuela.