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U.S. Strikes Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Two, as Maritime Campaign Death Toll Reaches 183

The action reflects a months-long shift to lethal maritime strikes in a campaign the White House frames as armed conflict.

Pentagon Confirms 157 Dead in Boat Strikes, Signals Expansion of Anti-Cartel Campaign

Senate Rejects Measure Requiring Approval for Force Against Venezuela

UN Urges Restraint as U.S. Defends Caribbean Strikes and Venezuela Sounds Alarm

Pentagon Creates II MEF-Led Task Force to Expand Caribbean Anti-Cartel Campaign

CIA Reviews Legal Grounds for Lethal Actions Against Drug Cartels

Romania Passes Law Allowing Military to Neutralize Unauthorized Drones

German Cabinet Approves Law Allowing Military to Shoot Down Threatening Drones

Pentagon Clarifies Directive Amid Misleading Claims