The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of Venezuela, reopening a military base in Puerto Rico that had been shuttered for decades,

Venezuela's top ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, once again denounced the U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters and urged the Trump administration to "stop this madness" during a press briefing with reporters at the U.N. on Thursday.

Yet another major cruise line is deciding not to stop in a popular Caribbean destination. Celebrity Cruises is skipping stops at the port in Labadee, Haiti, for the rest of 2025 and in 2026 until further notice due to safety reasons, according to Travel + Leisure.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sunday that the US conducted a strike Friday on a ship that American intelligence officials believed to be involved in illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

It is believed to be at least the sixth strike since August, and the first to result in survivors who were picked up by the U.S. military.