UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to 'extrajudicial executions'

FILE PHOTO: A fishing trawler sails through the strait known as the Columbus Channel, as Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard and Air Guard increase patrols, amid rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela, at Icacos village, Trinidad and Tobago, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva/File Photo

(Reuters) -U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amountto "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.

In recent months, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered strikes on at least six suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean, killing at least 27 people.