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In total, more than 60 people have been killed in the Trump administration’s attacks on what it claims are ‘narco’ boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.

The Trump administration is so confident that its military campaign in the Caribbean, which includes strikes against alleged drug boats, is so popular that it doesn't need approval from Congress, according to a new report.

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan's commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending

The event, attended by Trump and First Lady Melania, was to celebrate the Navy’s 250th birthday

The Trump administration bombed what the president referred to as a 'drug-carrying submarine' on October 16 in the Caribbean

U.S. troops are being required to sign non-disclosure agreements before taking part in the military campaign in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed Hurricane Melissa, which has made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, is helping defend the Caribbean from the pressure campaign being carried out by the Trump administration against the Venezuelan regime

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will seek a meeting with U.S. authorities over continued U.S. strikes against alleged drug vessels in the region.

The death toll from the disclosed strikes since early September now stands at 57 and the Trump administration has shown no evidence to support its claims about the boats' links to drug cartels.