U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may face questions from allies at a Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada on Wednesday (12 November) over Washington’s military operations in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America.
It's amid growing concerns about whether the strikes breach international law.
The U.S. military has carried out at least 19 strikes so far against suspected drug vessels, resulting in at least 76 deaths since September.
French Foreign Minister openly criticised the U.S. strikes on Tuesday, while a senior European official said on Wednesday that the G7 meeting would be an “ideal forum” to discuss the actions, even though they were not officially on the agenda.
The Trump administration maintains that those targeted were transporting drugs, without providing evidence or publicly explaining why the boats were attacked rather than stopped and their crews arrested. Washington has justified the operations under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which requires the Security Council to be informed immediately of any self-defence actions against armed attack.
Independent UN experts last month noted that “even if such allegations were substantiated, the use of lethal force in international waters without proper legal basis violates the international law of the sea and amounts to extrajudicial executions.”
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 7th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Storm Leonardo hit Spain and Portugal on Tuesday, forcing more than 11,000 people from their homes, after a man in Portugal died when his car was swept away by floodwaters and a second body was found in Malaga.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline is widely viewed as unrealistic due to deep disagreements over territory, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
At least 31 killed, scores wounded in suicide attack on religious site in Islamabad.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed one of its largest ballistic missiles at a newly unveiled underground base on Wednesday (3 February), just two days ahead of mediated nuclear talks with the United States in Muscat, Oman.
Winter weather has brought air travel in the German capital to a complete halt, stranding thousands of passengers as severe icing conditions make runways and aircraft unsafe for operation and force authorities to shut down one of Europe’s key transport hubs.
Storm Leonardo hit Spain and Portugal on Tuesday, forcing more than 11,000 people from their homes, after a man in Portugal died when his car was swept away by floodwaters and a second body was found in Malaga.
An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad on Friday before detonating a suicide bomb that killed at least 31 people in the deadliest assault of its kind in the capital in more than ten years.
Ukraine and Russia carried out a rare exchange of 314 prisoners on Thursday as U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi closed with a pledge to resume negotiations soon, offering one of the clearest signs of diplomatic movement in months.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 7th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline is widely viewed as unrealistic due to deep disagreements over territory, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
At least 31 killed, scores wounded in suicide attack on religious site in Islamabad.
Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal met with senior U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss strengthening military and security cooperation, regional developments and the challenges facing Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Friday.
Storm Leonardo hit Spain and Portugal on Tuesday, forcing more than 11,000 people from their homes, after a man in Portugal died when his car was swept away by floodwaters and a second body was found in Malaga.
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