US Military Says Four Killed in Caribbean Vessel Strike

The U.S. military said it killed four people Saturday in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that it alleged was actively involved in drug trafficking. The operation is part of the Trump administration’s nearly yearlong campaign against people it calls “narco-terrorists,” which the military says has killed at least 231 people in 69 strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Officials did not publicly provide evidence that the vessel was carrying drugs or identify its crew or ownership, and available video did not independently verify the attack’s circumstances. President Donald Trump has described the campaign as an armed conflict with Latin American cartels and a necessary effort to curb drugs and overdose deaths in the United States, while rights groups have condemned the strikes as extrajudicial killings. The administration is also pursuing expanded cooperation with Latin American countries, though Guatemala has denied agreeing to the joint operations described by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.