Experts say US boat strikes are illegal killings. Can they be stopped?
At least 86 people have been killed in strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats that experts call illegal killings.

At least 86 people have been killed in strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats that experts call illegal killings.







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Family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza say his right to life was violated in US ‘narco-terrorist’ strikes.
Israel says the crucial Rafah crossing with Egypt will open in the coming days, but only for Palestinians to exit Gaza.
Jailed former prime minister was finally allowed to meet his sister, Uzma Khanum, on Tuesday, following protests.
Tunisia opposition says charges are fabricated, as police enforce a five-year prison sentence.
An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe court backlogs may prompt change.

Palestinian prisoner Abdulkarim Sanobar’s home in the occupied West Bank was blown up by the Israeli military.
The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.
Nigeria authorises protection for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Dias da Costa, citing ‘imminent threat to his life’.