Overview

• President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. forces carried out another lethal strike in international waters on a vessel he described as linked to a designated terrorist group, killing three people.
• The latest announcement follows earlier maritime strikes this month that Washington says have left roughly 14 dead, as reporting describes a draft U.S. bill circulating to expand presidential authority against so‑called narcoterrorists.
• Venezuela completed its three‑day Caribe Soberano 200 drills at La Orchila, with Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino calling U.S. actions a “war not declared” and highlighting launches of C‑802 and CM‑90 anti‑ship missiles.
• Venezuelan officials asked the United Nations to press for an immediate halt to U.S. operations and to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings, with the ambassador in Geneva and the attorney general denouncing missile attacks on small boats.
• President Nicolás Maduro ordered the armed forces to move into neighborhoods on Saturday to train civilians in weapons handling as part of a broader militia mobilization.