Desperate Venezuela appeals to UN to condemn US strikes as illegal

In a letter to the 15-member Security Council, dated Wednesday, Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada accused Washington of killing at least 27 people in the strikes on "civilian vessels transiting international waters."

He asked the council to "investigate" the strikes to, "determine their illegal nature," and issue a statement, "reaffirming the principle of unrestricted respect for the sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity of states," including Venezuela.