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U.S. Labels Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

The Federal Register publication makes the listings effective and gives U.S. agencies new financial and criminal tools to target cartel networks.

U.S. Expands Military Campaign Against Cartels, Guatemala Rejects Reported Strike Pact

Pentagon Watchdog Opens Review of Boat-Strike Targeting in Latin America

State Department Reviews Mexico’s 53 U.S. Consulates, Raising Prospect of Closures

U.S. Escalates Pressure on Mexico Over Cartel–Politics Allegations as Sheinbaum Demands Evidence

U.S. Debuts 'Shield of the Americas' With Ecuador Raid as Major Powers Sit Out

U.S.-Led Anti-Cartel Coalition Advances With Paraguay Troop Pact and Ecuador Offensive Plan

U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat Kills Six, Raising Operation Southern Spear Death Toll to at Least 157

Trump Unveils 'Bouclier des Amériques' Coalition, Threatens Missile Strikes on Cartels

World Aquatics Cancels Mexico Diving Stop as FIFA Backs Security for 2026 World Cup

Spring Break Travelers Weigh Mexico Risks as Cancún Operations Normalize After Cartel Unrest

Sheinbaum Weighs Legal Action Against Elon Musk Over Cartel Claim

Puerto Vallarta Begins Reopening After CJNG Retaliation Roils Tourist Hub

Abbott Orders DPS Surge at Texas–Mexico Border After Cartel Leader’s Reported Death

Canada Deploys Consular Teams as Mexico Violence Follows Reported Cartel Leader’s Killing

U.S. Presses Mexico to Let American Forces Join Anti-Fentanyl Raids

U.S. Declares 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Cartels After Caribbean Strikes Near Venezuela

Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare Military Strikes on Cartels

Ostok Sanctuary Completes Relocation of 700 Exotic Animals Amid Sinaloa Cartel Violence

Sheinbaum Rejects Trump’s Offer of U.S. Troops to Combat Cartels