The committee in charge of organising a by-election to replace a deputy estimates it could cost up to £200,000. Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq pleaded guilty to the creation of thousands of illegal images of ...

‘Double-tap strikes’ allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were also used extensively under the US’s Obama administration. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has denied ...

Sen. Mark Kelly said that a recent strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean “seems to” constitute a war crime. “If what has been reported is accurate, I’ve got serious concerns about anybody in ...

US military conducted a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, reportedly to eliminate survivors. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly instructed the military to ...

“Quibbling over the semantics of ‘double-tap’ doesn’t change the reality that the strike was a summary execution of men clinging to the remains of a boat.” Special Operations Command pushed back on ...

A US admiral acting under the authority of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a “double-tap” military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, ...

After reports Friday that the US had conducted a second strike on a suspected drug vessel, killing survivors of its first strike – quite possibly in violation of the law of armed conflict – few ...

White House officials said Monday that the “double tap” hit targeting survivors of a U.S. strike on a purported drug smuggling vessel in September was legal. White House press secretary Karoline ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he observed the initial strike on an alleged drug boat but then left to attend other meetings and learned about a second strike hours later.

Senate Republicans are divided on their view of the deadly Sept. 2 strikes in the Caribbean as congressional inquiries into the matter mount, with some arguing that subduing suspected drug boats is ...

Bipartisan scrutiny of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported order to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean grew Monday as the Trump administration worked to ...