The White House has been left scrambling to defend the US Navy’s “second strike” of an alleged Venezuelan drug boat as lawful amid tough questions around targeting survivors.Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, have ramped up in recent times, with the Wh...

The White House confirmed the second strikes on 2 September, but denied reports that Defence Secretary Hegseth said "kill everybody" on board the vessel.

The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.

The White House has been left scrambling to defend the US Navy’s “second strike” of an alleged Venezuelan drug boat as lawful amid tough questions around targeting…

Several legal experts have told BBC Verify that there was no legal basis for the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat by the US military.