Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Sunday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America.

President Trump announced that he was imposing sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, underscoring his frustration with President Vladimir V. Putin after a plan for the two leaders to meet in Budapest fell apart.