US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdownUS prosecutors have charged former Cuban President Raul Castro. The charges relate to the 1996 downing of civilian planes. Four Americans d...
21 May, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho' killed in military raidMexican officials confirmed the death of drug lord El Mencho in a military raid. The powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader died dur...
23 Feb, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Venezuela says US terrorist designation a 'ridiculous lie'Venezuela on Monday rejected the US terrorist designation of an alleged drug cartel on its territory as a "ridiculous lie" aimed at paving ...
25 Nov, 2025, 07.19 AM IST
Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on VenezuelaAmerica's top military officer is visiting troops in Puerto Rico and on a warship. The U.S. has deployed a large fleet and is attacking all...
25 Nov, 2025, 06.18 AM IST
US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist, ramping up pressureThe United States has officially labelled Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization. This move brings new sanctions ...
25 Nov, 2025, 06.13 AM IST
President Maduro says Venezuela has 5,000 Russian anti-aircraft missiles to counter USVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced the acquisition of 5,000 Russian Igla-S surface-to-air missiles, positioning them to counter...
23 Oct, 2025, 07.35 AM IST
US Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl productionThe U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of companies and individuals accused of supplying precursor chemicals for fentanyl to...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.35 AM IST
US military poised to take Venezuelan ports and airfields as Trump targets cartels, claims reportPresident Trump shocked Washington by announcing the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with Latin American cartels he says ar...
03 Oct, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Donald Trump's latest headache Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates one year at office with high approval ratingsMexico president Claudia Sheinbaum took office in October and has led the Latin American nation of 131 million at a time of radical global ...
02 Sep, 2025, 02.58 AM IST
As Trump boosts maritime force near Venezuela, President Maduro warns US; all you need to know about US warships deployed in South AmericaThe United States has increased its naval presence near Venezuela. This is to combat drug cartels. More ships are expected next week. Nicol...
30 Aug, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Donald Trump's war against Latin American drug cartels! Nuclear submarine, missile cruiser, warships, over 2000 MarinesTrump administration designated Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and other drug gangs as well as Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua as global ...
26 Aug, 2025, 05.40 AM IST
Trump may use military against drug cartelsUS President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare military options against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist...
09 Aug, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
Mexico discounts risk of 'invasion' after Trump order to target cartelsMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump h...
09 Aug, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Donald Trump vows to 'wage war'. Who is US President's target now?US President Donald Trump has raised the tempo against menacing drug cartels of Mexico.
05 Mar, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
Trump says US to 'wage war' on Mexican drug cartelsUS President Donald Trump pledged to intensify efforts against Mexico's drug cartels, accusing them of committing severe crimes and posing ...
05 Mar, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum plans constitutional reforms as US labels drug cartels as terroristsAfter the US designated Sinaloa Cartel and other Mexican drug cartels as global terrorist organisations, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinba...
21 Feb, 2025, 01.42 AM IST
What are the Mexican cartels, and how they have expanded their empirePresident Donald Trump has urged the State Department to designate Mexican cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations.' The report by the ...
28 Jan, 2025, 05.00 PM IST