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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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February 23, 2026
C.I.A. Intelligence Helped Lead Mexican Authorities to ‘El Mencho’
Mexican officials said they had found the elusive drug kingpin by tracking a romantic partner. The C.I.A. provided some intelligence critical to the operation.
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February 22, 2026
‘El Mencho’, líder del CJNG, fue abatido, dice el gobierno de México
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, también conocido como “El Mencho”, era el jefe del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación y considerado por muchos una de las figuras criminales más violentas del país.
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February 22, 2026
Mexico Confirms Death of ‘El Mencho,’ Leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and widely regarded as one of the country’s most violent criminal figures.
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February 20, 2026
A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba
An analysis of ship movements shows that the Trump administration is isolating the island at one of its most vulnerable moments.
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February 12, 2026
Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?
U.S. officials warn that cartel-operated drones on the border pose a major threat. Mexican officials are less certain. Analysts say the answer is likely in between.
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January 26, 2026
Gunmen Kill 11 After Soccer Match in Mexico
The mass shooting occurred in an area fought over by drug cartels, just as the Mexican government has sought to show Washington that it is combating criminal groups.
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January 16, 2026
A Tale of Two Meetings: Trump Chooses Oil Over Democracy
Two conversations this week confirmed that President Trump backs the remnants of Nicolás Maduro’s regime over the Venezuelan opposition seeking to hold elections.
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