News Summaries in May 2026
Note to readers: newly prepared summaries of older stories may sometimes be placed at the top to call attention to them, at least for a time. They also will be placed in chronological order. “The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People,” New York Times, May 31, 2026 The bombing campaign by the U.S. military against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean it alleges are smuggling drugs has now killed more than 200 people. The military said May 30 that a strike ordered by Gen. Francis L. Donavan killed three men, bringing the death total to 202 in more than 60 strikes, said Times reporters Max Bearak and José Maria León Cabrera. “The strikes have been shrouded in secrecy,” they wrote. “Few bodies of those killed have been recovered, and scant physical evidence exists of debris or the drugs the Trump administration claims the boats were transporting." They reported that a wide range of legal experts say the strikes are against ...