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Ukrainian security officials said the ships were not carrying crude at the time but were en route to load sanctioned Russian exports, making them high-value targets in Kyiv’s effort to undermine Moscow’s financial lifeline.
The latest action adds to a rapidly rising death toll from recent US strikes in the region, which is now approaching nearly 100 fatalities in total, fueling fresh domestic and international debate over the scope, justification, and oversight of the administration’s expanding use of force at sea.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the district court in Tel Aviv at the start of his hearing on corruption charges on December 10, 2024. Netanyahu, the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial, testified for the first time when his corruption case resumed on December 10 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three separate cases. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Benjamin Netanyahu is asking his President for mercy, something Bibi has held in very little regard over the last three years. Netanyahu is asking to be pardoned for his bribery and fraud charges, and unsurprisingly, Donald Trump is loyally backing him. The Israeli PM has been under investigation for almost five years but argues that ending the trial is in “national interest”. Netanyahu has continually played the victim, even though there is mounting evidence supporting the Israeli prosecution’s case.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the district court in Tel Aviv at the start of his hearing on corruption charges on December 10, 2024. Netanyahu, the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial, testified for the first time when his corruption case resumed on December 10 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three separate cases. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the annual ceremony on the eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump poses with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a visit to the national police headquarters in Jerusalem on November 22, 2012. As the ceasefire took hold on November 21, in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants, twelve rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel in the hours that followed the agreement, a police spokesman told AFP. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON/POOL (Photo by GALI TIBBON / AFP) (Photo by GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump is welcomed by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
QUANTICO, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
During a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that Donald Trump could use force “as he sees fit” in regards to the deadly airstrikes on ‘cartel’ vessels. The strikes have killed at least 80 people over the last four months, and have faced international scrutiny, with experts calling them ‘illegal’. Ben Saul, the United Nations special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, claimed that he was “utterly shocked that the United States would do this [the strikes],”.
“It shows that the Trump administration has no respect for international law or conventions around the use of force… This has to stop from within the US itself.”
QUANTICO, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Tuesday told a rare gathering of top brass called back from bases around the world that the US military will be reformed to end what he called « decades of decay. » Speaking to hundreds of generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, Hegseth declared an end to « ideological garbage, » giving concerns over climate change, bullying, « toxic » leaders, and promotions based on race or gender as examples. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)ANKARA, TURKIYE – NOVEMBER 4: An infographic titled « US strikes in the Caribbean » created in Ankara, Turkiye on November 4, 2025. As of 2 November 2025, at least 64 people killed, 2 survivors, 1 missing. (Photo by Yasin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images)US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks as part of the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton, California, on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the Bolivarian Militia take part in a military parade to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the return of the late President Hugo Chavez to power after a failed coup d' etat, at the National Heroes Avenue in Caracas on April 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO PARRA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)
The Venezuelan army reportedly swore in 5,600 new troops in direct response to the United States ramping up military pressure in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for a stepping-up of Venezuela’s military recruitment after the United States deployed a fleet of warships – including the world’s largest aircraft carrier – in the Caribbean Sea under the guise of ‘fighting drug trafficking’. American forces have carried out deadly strikes on at least 20 vessels near Venezuela and killed more than 80 people in the last four months.
Members of the Bolivarian Militia take part in a military parade to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the return of the late President Hugo Chavez to power after a failed coup d’ etat, at the National Heroes Avenue in Caracas on April 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO PARRA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)Soldiers of the Venezuelan Army march during a military parade to celebrate the 213th anniversary of the Venezuelan Independence in Caracas on July 5, 2024. With the baton of command of the Armed Forces in his hands, the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, defended on July 5, 2024, his position as Commander in Chief of the Military Forces, which has been courted by the opposition ahead of the presidential elections on July 28. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)Venezuelan Army members march during a military parade within celebrations for the Independence Day, in Caracas on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 21: A U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 311 flies at sunset at Marine Corps Air Station on October 21, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)ANKARA, TURKIYE – OCTOBER 15: An infographic titled « US strikes another ‘narco-trafficking vessel’ off Venezuelan coast » created in Ankara, Turkiye on October 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump said the US carried out another strike Tuesday on ‘a narco-trafficking vessel’ off the coast of Venezuela. (Photo by Yasin Demirci/Anadolu via Getty Images)Members of the Bolivarian National Militia take part in military training in La Guaira, Venezuela on October 8, 2025, (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
A man has been arrested in India in connection with a series of shooting incidents at Kap’s Café in Surrey, B.C. According to a statement from Delhi Police, « In a massive blow to organised crime syndicates, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon the key strategist responsible for planning, executing and providing logistics support for firing at Kap’s Café in Canada. »
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2025/12/10: Indian comedian and television host Kapil Sharma poses for a photo outside the studio set where he hosts a show called ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’ in Mumbai. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) British Columbia Headquarters (E Division) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on May 2, 2024. (Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)A Canadian flag flaps in the wind in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on September 30, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump says he tells some unnamed Canadian official that the country should consider joining the U.S. as the 51st state. (Photo by Graham Hughes/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 8: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street on December 8, 2025 in London, England. President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany join President Zelenskyy of Ukraine for a summit on the progress of peace talks hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Photo by Toby Melville - WPA/Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reconfirmed that Ukraine is not willing to cede land to Russia after almost four years of war. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the deadliest European war since World War II. Zelensky’s comments come as US President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to concede territory to the invading Russia.
Donald Trump told the press that Russia has ‘the upper hand’ and that Ukraine needs to ‘play ball’ with the Kremlin, something that Ukraine is not willing to do, stating, « Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either. »
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 8: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street on December 8, 2025 in London, England. President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany join President Zelenskyy of Ukraine for a summit on the progress of peace talks hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Photo by Toby Melville – WPA/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 8: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (2nd L) hosts a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (2nd R) and French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street on December 8, 2025 in London, England. President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany join President Zelenskyy of Ukraine for a summit on the progress of peace talks hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Photo by Toby Melville – WPA/Getty Images)DUBLIN, IRELAND – DECEMBER 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a statement after a meeting with Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin at a government building, on December 2, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. The Ukrainian president and First Lady meet Ireland’s Taoiseach for a bilateral meeting and inspects troops with the newly inaugurated Irish president Catherine Connolly. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House September 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under pressure from Trump, the DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comey on counts of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to the September 2020 Russia investigation. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attends a lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (R) at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump, fresh off a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, is hosting President Zelensky for a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet Room in hopes of advancing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)