US kills four in new attack off Venezuela

US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela yesterday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Hegseth announced the latest strike -- which brings the number of such attacks to at least four, leaving at least 21 people dead -- in a post on X.

The latest military action comes after President Donald Trump's administration said in a notice to Congress that he has declared that the United States is engaged in "armed conflict" with drug cartels.