US military kills three in new Eastern Pacific boat strike
The attack is the latest in a string of killings by the United States that rights groups say are ‘unlawful’.

The attack is the latest in a string of killings by the United States that rights groups say are ‘unlawful’.



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Supporters and opponents of Nicolas Maduro gathered outside a New York court.
The Trump administration has argued that the deadly strike targeted members of a ‘designated terrorist organisation’.
Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa criminal network, was detained in the raid.
Angel Esteban Aguilar is suspected of masterminding the 2023 assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate.
Defence official tells Congress that 47 alleged drug-trafficking vessels have been struck since campaign began.
Marset was transferred into the custody of the United States, which has pushed for more aggressive antidrug tactics.
Interior Minister John Reimberg warned for residents in four provinces to obey a curfew to avoid ‘collateral damage’.
The US military claims six men killed in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.
Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels come from the US, according to Mexico’s defence minister.