Two Dead After U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. military says it struck and sank a boat in the eastern Pacific suspected of drug trafficking, killing two people with no American casualties reported; video shows the vessel burning after the strike. The operation is part of a broader campaign that, per the report, has killed about 183 people since September, though authorities haven’t provided evidence the boats carried drugs. The action comes as the U.S. expands its regional presence and ahead of the January raid that captured Nicolás Maduro, with critics questioning the legality of such strikes.