President Trump has authorized yet another military strike against a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela heading toward the United States. That brings to almost 20 the total number of strikes that the US has carried out just in the last several months. And these lethal strikes plus the huge American military buildup in the region is being felt all across Latin America, in particular here in Colombia.President Trump has had an open spat with the president of Colombia and has officially promised to c ...

Breaking news in the Eastern Pacific. Another strike by US forces on a boat allegedly transporting drugs into the United States. This is according to the DoD Secretary Pete Hegsth, who just posted this video of the strike on X.Four people were killed in that strike and what the secretary is describing as international waters. Now, this is the same area of the Pacific, as we understand it, where we saw more than a dozen people killed in a US strike on Monday. The lone survivor of that attack was picked up by ...

US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific https://t.co/ZQjNlxs687 ...

JUST IN: The US military carried out a strike on a boat off Venezuela's coast killing 4, Secretary of Defense Hegseth says.https://t.co/nDZzPCtIup ...

Geopolitical Implications - Israeli forces conducted a strike in Doha's diplomatic quarter, targeting alleged senior Hamas leaders [1] - The strike has drawn condemnation from Qatar and numerous countries worldwide, some of whom have embassies in the affected area [2][3] - Qatar described the attack as cowardly and a flagrant violation of international law [2] US Involvement - The US military reportedly warned the White House about the impending Israeli strike [3] - The White House then warned Qatar, but the attack was already underway [4] - The US President expressed dissatisfaction with Israel's actions, citing the potential for significant consequences [4] Casualties and Targets - Israel's Prime Minister justified the strike by claiming the targets were Hamas leaders involved in organizing the October 7th attacks [1] - Hamas reported that five of its members were killed in the attack, but denied that the targeted leadership was among them [2] Risk Assessment - The location of the strike, in a residential area with embassies and schools, made it a high-risk operation [1][4] - The potential consequences of a miscalculation by the Israelis were significant [4]