Trump's Military Strikes Kill 11 as Pete Hegseth Defends Campaign

Donald Trump's administration intensified its military campaign against cartels after US airstrikes killed 11 men on three boats in Latin American waters on Monday.This operation, named Operation Southern Spear, has resulted in at least 145 deaths since September as US Southern Command targets vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific.While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the actions, legal experts and critics questioned the lack of drug evidence and the legality of treating suspects as combatants.