U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal
The U.N.’s human rights chief condemned deadly military attacks on vessels near South and Central America and called for an independent investigation.
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Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
Why Trump’s Boat Killings Would Be Hard to Prosecute
Even if critics who call President Trump’s boat attacks “murder” are right as a matter of law, it would not be easy to get the matter into a court.
U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike took place on Wednesday in the eastern Pacific. It came two days after the deadliest set of strikes in the weekslong campaign in Latin America.
U.S. Says It Will Cut Troops in Eastern Europe
About 700 troops are expected to be withdrawn as Trump administration officials shift resources to the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the three strikes hit four boats in international waters and that there had been one survivor.
Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level
Whether because of his increasingly mercurial approach or despite it, President Trump has won some foreign policy victories in his second term. The question now is whether he can build on his record.
U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
Congress Members Question Defense Department’s Delay in PFAS Cleanup
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the military to explain why cleanup of PFAS chemicals at bases nationwide has been pushed back.
Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action
The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.