Two US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six in Pacific: Hegseth

THE PACIFIC (AFP): Six more people have been killed in strikes on what the US military claims were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.

The latest hit sees the death toll rise from the controversial anti-narcotics campaign to 76.

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