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Trump Says 'We Could Have a Friendly Takeover Of Cuba' Amid Reports Of Talks With Grandson Of Raul Castro

President Donald Trump said "we could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba" as amid reports that his administration is having talks with the grandson of Raul Castro about the future of ...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Former DEA Agent Details Challenge of Uncovering El Mencho's Hidden Wealth, Estimated to Reach $1 Billion: 'It's So Diversified'

While the broader Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) controlled vast revenue streams, U.S. authorities had previously estimated El Mencho's personal fortune at between $500 million and $1 billion.

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Ruben Gallego Says Democrats Will 'Break Up' The Companies That Have Been 'Corruptly Teaming Up With Government' If They Retake Power

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego said his party will "break up" companies that have been "corruptly teaming up" with the Trump administration if they retake power.

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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More Than 170 Arrested, 30 Suspected Jalisco Cartel Operatives Killed in Clashes After El Mencho's Killing

Roadblocks, killings, carjackings and arson attacks on businesses have been among the most frequent crimes carried out by cartel associates in more than 20 states since the killing of Jalisco Cartel l...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Venezuela Reportedly Canceled Sale Of Assets Seized From U.S. Company After Trump Admin Intervened

Venezuela canceled the auction of assets seized from Halliburton after the Trump administration intervened, according to a new report.

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Mexico's Top Security Official Lists The Potential Successors Of El Mencho: 'Two Are More Likely'

Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch detailed the potential successors of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho and longtime leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, aft...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Denver Orders Police to Protect Protesters and Detain ICE Agents Using Deadly Force: 'We Will Step In'

The White House criticized Denver's move saying that refusing to aid ICE officers is "simply doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens"

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Cartel Expert Warns of Hydra Effect After El Mencho's Death: 'Cut Off One Head, Another Grows'

"Without structural efforts to combat corruption," added investigative journalist Antonio Nieto, "there will be no evident change for ordinary people"

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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India’s moral voice at risk as Modi visited Israel twice

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second official visit to Israel on February 25-26, 2026, is being hailed by his Godi Media (lapdog television networks, newspapers) and party loyalists as a diplo...

Feb 26, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump will head to Beijing weakened — and Xi knows it

The ideological centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s second-term trade doctrine has been struck down by the Supreme Court — a legal setback that has dramatically shifted the balance of power ...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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US missile deliveries to Philippines are pointless and escalatory

On February 17, the United States announced it would soon deploy additional advanced missiles to the northern Philippines, a part of the archipelago that faces Taiwan. This decision, reflecting the Tr...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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A revitalized US Indian Ocean strategy cannot ignore Africa

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. On May 30, 2018, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced that, “in recognition of the incr...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Dual paradox coiled inside China’s $1 trillion trade surplus

China just notched a historic milestone: a trade surplus exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025, with exports up 5.4 % despite the trade war with the United States. Yet China’s export story isn’t...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump will make China trip with one arm tied behind his back

TOKYO — Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing next month, the first by a US president since 2017, is losing significance by the day. Ten days ago, high drama surrounded Trump’s March 31-April 2 trip...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read

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China’s Japan squeeze is a warning for Southeast Asia

Beijing’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defense-linked companies have largely been covered as a bilateral story. Yet the implications extend well into Southeast Asia, where regional countries ar...

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min read