The U.S. military said it killed five people in an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday. The strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies; those attacks have killed more than 240 people.
WHO:The U.S. military
WHAT:Said an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel killed five people.
WHEN:Oct 27, 2026
WHERE:Eastern Pacific
WHY:The U.S. military described the vessel as suspected of drug trafficking.
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