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Deadly Escalation: Trump hits 2nd Venezuelan boat in military strike without due process. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rapidly intensifying. Just hours after Caracas condemned a U.S. strike that killed 11 people, Trump announced a second attack on a Venezuelan boat, killing three more.
Washington calls the dead “narcoterrorists,” while Venezuela denounces the strikes as “heinous crimes.” With two lethal encounters in just days, fears are mounting that these clashes could spiral into a wider regional conflict — or even outright war. - 09/15/2025.