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(L) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks on stage to deliver remarks as part of the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton, California, on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Department of War conducting a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. (Photo via: Pete Hegseth -- Department of War)

U.S. Military carries out ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on narco-trafficking drug vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing both on board

The U.S. Military carried out an airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, according to U.S. officials. It destroyed the vessel and killed two “narco-terrorists” on board.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) speaks during the swearing-in of the new National Police Director, General Carlos Triana, at the General Santander Police School in Bogota on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump announces end to Colombian foreign aid, labels President Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’

President Donald Trump announced an end to providing Colombia with foreign aid and subsidies after alleging that the Colombian government is “encouraging” the mass production of illicit substances.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump outlined plans to expand vitro fertilization (IVF) access by encouraging workplace benefits to include access to IVF and infertility coverage. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump to send drug boat strike survivors to home countries

President Donald Trump said that the two survivors of a military strike on a drug trafficking boat from Venezuela will be sent to their home countries.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (L) and Argentina's Minister of National Security Patricia Bullrich prepare to sign a bilateral agreement at the presidential palace on July 28, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Noem is on a multi-day visit to Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

DHS: U.S. to lift visa restrictions for Argentinians

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced that Argentinians will be able to stay in America for 90 days without visas.

Men work to clear the area after a landslide in Bello, Antioquia Department, Colombia, on June 25, 2025. A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 10 people and injured eight others on June 24 near the Colombian city of Medellin, government officials said. Locals were warned to evacuate the area in the municipality of Bello, which remained vulnerable to landslides, the governor of the Antioquia Department, Andres Julian Rendon, said while confirming the casualties. (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP) (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia: At least 22 dead, 8 injured in landslide

At least 22 people have died and eight others have been injured during a landslide in Colombia.

(Background) Bundles of drugs are seen as U.S. Coast Guard crew members offload cargo that was part of over $509 million in cocaine and marijuana seized during 13 interdictions in the Atlantic from Coast Guard Cutter James at Port Everglades (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) / (R) Members the from the Technical Investigation Board (CTI) inspect packages with cocaine on a narco submarine seized in Buenaventura, Colombia on March 20, 2021. - According to the authorities, it contained several packages of cocaine, was destined for the coasts of Mexico and belonged to an armed group of the dissident FARC guerrillas. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin sanctions 6 accused cocaine traffickers who utilized ‘Narco Subs’ to smuggle drugs into U.S.

The Trump administration announced sanctions against six accused cocaine traffickers who utilized “narco-subs” to ship their illicit product, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).