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  "id": 8613198,
  "title": "US military says killed four in Caribbean boat strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-military-says-killed-four-in-caribbean-boat-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1536828/us-military-says-killed-four-caribbean-boat-strike"
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  "summary": "The US military announced on Saturday that it had killed four individuals on a boat in the Caribbean, alleging the vessel was engaged in drug smuggling activities. Confirmed intelligence confirmed the boat's involvement in narco-trafficking, resulting in the death of four narco-terrorists, according to SOUTHCOM, which commands US forces in the region. The operation, named \"Southern Spear,\" commenced in early September, with President Donald Trump arguing that the US is effectively at war with drug cartels operating out of Latin America. To date, over 200 people have been killed in strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, according to an AFP tally. However, the administration has not provided definitive evidence that the vessels struck are involved in drug trafficking, leading legal experts and rights groups to argue that the strikes could amount to extrajudicial killings.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-military-says-it-killed-four-in-strike-on-alleged-drug-smuggling",
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        "title": "U.S. military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/u-s-military-says-it-killed-four-in-strike-on-alleged-drug-smuggling",
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        "title": "US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean",
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        "title": "US forces kill four in Caribbean boat strike as regional campaign against drug cartels expands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-forces-kill-four-in-caribbean-boat-strike-as-regional-campaign",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:52:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "US military says four killed in Caribbean boat strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-military-says-four-killed-in-caribbean-boat-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:25:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "4 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/4-killed-in-u-s-strike-on-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-in-caribbean",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:55:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "US says it killed four in strike on vessel in the Caribbean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-says-it-killed-four-in-strike-on-vessel-in-the-caribbean",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:50:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "US military says four killed in strike on suspected drug-trafficking boat in Caribbean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-military-says-four-killed-in-strike-on-suspected-drug-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:11:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "US military says 4 killed in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/us-military-says-4-killed-in-strike-on-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-in",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:34:10.000Z"
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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."
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