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May 20, 2026
Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.
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May 15, 2026
Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
The Justice Department this week instructed federal prosecutors to build criminal drug cases against Mexican officials using new terrorism statutes.
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May 8, 2026
U.S. to Review Mexican Consulates After Right-Wing Claims Against Them
The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative media that the consulates interfere in politics.
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May 3, 2026
The U.S. Set Off a Corruption Scandal That Is Gripping Mexico
The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor has spotlighted cartel corruption, strained cross-border relations and handed President Claudia Sheinbaum a thorny choice.
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May 2, 2026
Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Drug Cartel Steps Down
U.S. prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for bribes and political support, setting off a national scandal.
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April 30, 2026
Sheinbaum’s Dilemma in Mexico: Defy the U.S. or Arrest an Ally
The Trump administration wants President Claudia Sheinbaum to arrest a Mexican governor. She is faced with few good options in response.
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful drug cartel.
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April 9, 2026
5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left
The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.
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April 9, 2026
Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats
The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.
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March 30, 2026
War Pushes Gas Prices Near $4 a Gallon, and Anti-Trump Protesters Rally Nationwide
Plus, a surge of Catholic converts in the United States.
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March 29, 2026
U.S. to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Breaking Blockade
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
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March 26, 2026
Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say
Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care.
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March 19, 2026
Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade?
A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba.
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March 17, 2026
Trump Signals He May Intervene in Cuba Following Iran and Venezuela
Still at war with Iran and in control in Venezuela, President Trump is signaling that he is about to intervene in another country.
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March 16, 2026
Cuba Ready to Accept Outside Investment, Top Official Says
Cuba’s deputy prime minister said his country would announce on Monday a move to allow Cubans abroad to own businesses on the island and to invest in infrastructure.
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March 13, 2026
Cuba Pledges to Release 51 Prisoners Amid Pressure From Washington
The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.
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March 11, 2026
Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico’s Deadliest States
President Trump wants to strike cartels inside Mexico. In Sinaloa State, a cartel stronghold, some residents said they were willing to entertain U.S. intervention.
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February 28, 2026
How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.
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February 28, 2026
The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.
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February 26, 2026
What We Know About the Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba
Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.
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February 25, 2026
Cuban Government Kills 4 in Gunfire Exchange Aboard Florida Speedboat
Four people aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.
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February 24, 2026
Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels
President Trump has demanded President Claudia Sheinbaum confront the cartels. The killing of “El Mencho” suggests it might be working — but could come at a cost.
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