Updated: Thursday| Published: 2 Dec
President Donald Trump escalated the U.S. military campaign against Venezuelan drug-smuggling networks in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, authorizing at least 22 airstrikes that reportedly killed over 83 people and led to a 91% reduction in sea-based trafficking.Bipartisan opposition in Congress introduced legislation to restrict Pentagon funds and accused the Trump administration of illegal warfare after incidents such as a Navy-ordered second strike by Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley that killed survivors and prompted legal debate.Amidst mounting international tensions, Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the killing of a fisherman, Nicolás Maduro demanded transparency regarding the strikes and discussed conditional amnesty with Trump, and Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue instead of intervention.
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