U.S. airstrike targets Tren de Aragua's top figure, Trump claims

The U.S. says it killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the longtime head of the Tren de Aragua gang, in an airstrike announced by President Trump and coordinated with Venezuela. The gang is described as a transnational criminal network involved in extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking, with operations spanning Latin America and into the United States. The White House says the strike is lawful under its armed-conflict posture against drug cartels, though critics question the legality and the available evidence of targeting such individuals.