INTERNATIONAL

UN accuses US of breaching international law with deadly airstrikes on boats in Caribbean and Pacific

The United Nations condemned U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, saying they violate international human rights law and must stop. High Commissioner Volker Türk urged an investigation, arguing lethal force is justified only as a last resort and that public details show no imminent threat from those targeted. The White House defended President Donald Trump's actions as lawful and aimed at protecting Americans. Since September, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have overseen more than a dozen strikes that U.S. officials say killed over 60 people. It is the U.N.'s first condemnation.

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