South America
U.S. sending aircraft carrier to South America amid Trump’s anti-cartel campaign
The USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax in October 2022. The U.S. is sending the aircraft carrier to South America in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press) The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapidRead more
U.S. sending survivors of strike on alleged ‘drug-carrying submarine’ back to South America, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen at the White House on Friday. U.S. military action against vessels in the Caribbean have killed 29 people since early September. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday. The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack since early September. “It was my greatRead more