Showing 37 to 48 of 177 results
Trump Authorizes Military Force Against Drug Cartels
President Trump ordered the U.S. military to conduct law enforcement operations against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, escalating the administration's anti-cartel campaign and raising legal questions.
Trump Authorizes Military Force Against Drug Cartels
President Trump ordered the U.S. military to conduct law enforcement operations against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, escalating the administration's anti-cartel campaign and raising legal questions.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mexico Rejects Reports of US Military Action Against Drug Cartels
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on August 8, 2025, denied reports of a secret US military order authorizing force against drug cartels in Latin America, affirming ongoing cooperation with the US but asserting that any such action would not involve Mexican territory.
Mexico Rejects Reports of US Military Action Against Drug Cartels
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on August 8, 2025, denied reports of a secret US military order authorizing force against drug cartels in Latin America, affirming ongoing cooperation with the US but asserting that any such action would not involve Mexican territory.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mexico's 'Macondo': Violence and Instability Echo Colombia's Past
Comparing 1965 Colombia's violence to present-day Mexico, the author highlights the persistent impact of organized crime, using Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez's metaphor of "Macondo" to illustrate the pervasive fear and instability affecting daily life.
Mexico's 'Macondo': Violence and Instability Echo Colombia's Past
Comparing 1965 Colombia's violence to present-day Mexico, the author highlights the persistent impact of organized crime, using Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez's metaphor of "Macondo" to illustrate the pervasive fear and instability affecting daily life.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Colombian Mercenaries Fuel Mexico's Drug War
Mexican authorities confront escalating violence from cartels using 2,000-3,000 Colombian ex-military mercenaries for training and explosive manufacturing, highlighting a security crisis and insufficient international collaboration.
Colombian Mercenaries Fuel Mexico's Drug War
Mexican authorities confront escalating violence from cartels using 2,000-3,000 Colombian ex-military mercenaries for training and explosive manufacturing, highlighting a security crisis and insufficient international collaboration.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Sinaloa Cartel Power Struggle: 3000 Dead, Economic Devastation, and a Shifting Global Drug Landscape
The arrest of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ivan "El Mayo" Zambada triggered a bloody power struggle, resulting in at least 3000 deaths in Sinaloa, Mexico, in June 2025, severely impacting the regional economy and potentially reshaping global drug trafficking dynamics.
Sinaloa Cartel Power Struggle: 3000 Dead, Economic Devastation, and a Shifting Global Drug Landscape
The arrest of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ivan "El Mayo" Zambada triggered a bloody power struggle, resulting in at least 3000 deaths in Sinaloa, Mexico, in June 2025, severely impacting the regional economy and potentially reshaping global drug trafficking dynamics.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Extortion in Mexico City Doubles, Forcing Businesses to Close
Extortion in Mexico City nearly doubled in the first five months of 2025, reaching 498 cases, forcing many small businesses to close; a new strategy includes anonymous reporting and account freezes.
Extortion in Mexico City Doubles, Forcing Businesses to Close
Extortion in Mexico City nearly doubled in the first five months of 2025, reaching 498 cases, forcing many small businesses to close; a new strategy includes anonymous reporting and account freezes.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Mexico Rejects US Military Intervention Despite Anti-Cartel Executive Order
Mexican President Sheinbaum confirmed that, despite a secret US executive order authorizing military operations against designated drug cartels, US military intervention in Mexico is completely ruled out, following discussions with the US.
Mexico Rejects US Military Intervention Despite Anti-Cartel Executive Order
Mexican President Sheinbaum confirmed that, despite a secret US executive order authorizing military operations against designated drug cartels, US military intervention in Mexico is completely ruled out, following discussions with the US.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Bulgarian Arms Trafficker Extradited to US for Supplying Mexican Cartel
Bulgarian-made weapons, intended for African militaries, were diverted to Mexico's CJNG cartel via a trafficking ring led by Petar Dimitrov Mirchev, arrested in Madrid, who faces extradition to the US on charges of arms and cocaine trafficking. The operation included falsified export documents and i...
Bulgarian Arms Trafficker Extradited to US for Supplying Mexican Cartel
Bulgarian-made weapons, intended for African militaries, were diverted to Mexico's CJNG cartel via a trafficking ring led by Petar Dimitrov Mirchev, arrested in Madrid, who faces extradition to the US on charges of arms and cocaine trafficking. The operation included falsified export documents and i...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump's Demands Strain U.S.-Mexico Relations Amidst Fentanyl Crisis
President Trump's escalating demands on Mexico to curb fentanyl and address drug cartel influence, despite a 50 percent drop in fentanyl seizures since October, threaten the USMCA trade agreement and strain U.S.-Mexico relations, raising concerns about future stability.
Trump's Demands Strain U.S.-Mexico Relations Amidst Fentanyl Crisis
President Trump's escalating demands on Mexico to curb fentanyl and address drug cartel influence, despite a 50 percent drop in fentanyl seizures since October, threaten the USMCA trade agreement and strain U.S.-Mexico relations, raising concerns about future stability.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Ecuador's Gang Violence Soars After Drug Lord's Extradition
On July 19, 2025, a billiard hall shooting in Playas, Ecuador, killed 10; the same day, 15 were killed in ManabĂ, prompting a military deployment. This coincided with the extradition of top drug trafficker Adolfo MacĂas, creating a power vacuum that fueled gang violence.
Ecuador's Gang Violence Soars After Drug Lord's Extradition
On July 19, 2025, a billiard hall shooting in Playas, Ecuador, killed 10; the same day, 15 were killed in ManabĂ, prompting a military deployment. This coincided with the extradition of top drug trafficker Adolfo MacĂas, creating a power vacuum that fueled gang violence.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mexican Authorities Charge Three in Robbery-Turned-Murder of Three Tourists
Three menâtwo Australian brothers and an Americanâwere found murdered in Baja California, Mexico, in May 2023; Mexican authorities arrested three suspects, charging them with aggravated homicide and robbery, asserting the killings were a robbery gone wrong and not cartel-related.
Mexican Authorities Charge Three in Robbery-Turned-Murder of Three Tourists
Three menâtwo Australian brothers and an Americanâwere found murdered in Baja California, Mexico, in May 2023; Mexican authorities arrested three suspects, charging them with aggravated homicide and robbery, asserting the killings were a robbery gone wrong and not cartel-related.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Sinaloa Cartel Hacker Compromised FBI Agent, Mexico City Surveillance
A Sinaloa Cartel hacker accessed an FBI agent's phone in Mexico City in 2018, obtaining call logs and geolocation data; using city surveillance to track the agent and potentially kill informants.
Sinaloa Cartel Hacker Compromised FBI Agent, Mexico City Surveillance
A Sinaloa Cartel hacker accessed an FBI agent's phone in Mexico City in 2018, obtaining call logs and geolocation data; using city surveillance to track the agent and potentially kill informants.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Showing 37 to 48 of 177 results