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.

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.

WASHINGTON: A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug…

'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.

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…

Military law experts say the U.S. military's lethal strike on Venezuelans clinging to debris is a textbook example of carrying out an illegal order.

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.