US military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats resulted in the deaths of 11 people, marking one of the deadliest days in the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers, according to US military officials. The strikes, which targeted three boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, brought the total fatalities from US strikes to 145 since September.
The military action on Monday was part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to combat alleged narco-terrorists. US Southern Command posted video of the strikes on social media. The campaign began in September when President Trump called on American armed forces to attack people deemed narco-terrorists.
In other news, a New York City Board of Elections worker stated it was not his job to report anyone when asked about processing registrations for non-citizens, according to hidden video footage obtained by Muckraker. The worker, when asked by a reporter posing as a non-citizen, said he would process applications. "Once in a while we have people come in here and they register, they weren't a citizen," the worker told the reporter. When the reporter claimed to be a green card holder from Canada, the worker stated that citizenship was required.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has been engaging in unconventional diplomacy, including "diplomacy without diplomats," according to the New York Times. President Trump's trusted envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, engaged with Iranian, Russian, and Ukrainian officials in Geneva. This approach highlights Trump's belief that the State Department and the National Security Council are best left on the sidelines.
In other developments, a report claims Kenyan authorities used Israeli technology to crack the phone of activist Boniface Mwangi. After his arrest last July, Mwangi noticed his phone was no longer password protected, according to The Guardian. The Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Mwangi's phone. Mwangi stated, "I know that my phone calls are monitored and my messages are read."
Finally, young jobseekers in the UK are facing significant challenges in finding work, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Some 16.1% of people aged 16 to 24 are unable to find work, compared to a national unemployment figure of 5.1%. Businesses, particularly in sectors that traditionally gave young people their first jobs, are cutting staff due to higher costs, which often impacts young workers.
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