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  "id": 3068488,
  "title": "US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-vessel-in-eastern-pacific-killing-2-people-in-first-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365108/us-strikes-vessel-eastern-pacific-killing-2-people-first-attack-months"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs, the US military said on Monday, in the first attack announced in about two months. The death toll in the nearly year-long US campaign of bombing boats allegedly trafficking drugs now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the eastern…",
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "U.S. forces strike vessel in Pacific, killing 2 accused of trafficking drugs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-forces-strike-vessel-in-pacific-killing-2-accused-of-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:29:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Strikes Boat In Eastern Pacific Over 'Drug Trafficking', Kills 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-boat-in-eastern-pacific-over-drug-trafficking-kills-2",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:31:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-strikes-a-vessel-in-the-eastern-pacific-killing-2-people-in-first",
        "published": "2026-08-24T20:23:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}