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US military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific
Manila Bulletin
|December 19, 2025
The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels.
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SECRETARY Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.
(AP Photo/ Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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