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Feds Arrest Cartel Family in California Amid Hunt for El Chapo's Son Iván Archibaldo Guzmán

A Southern California family allegedly tied to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel is now in federal custody, as U.S. authorities ramp up pressure on the criminal organization's leadership with a $10 million reward for one of the two Chapitos still at large.

US reduces sanctions Banco Central de Venezuela

Business

U.S. Eases Sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank, Allows Financial Transactions for First Time Since 2019

The United States has taken a significant step toward easing financial restrictions on Venezuela by authorizing transactions with the country's central bank and three other state-run institutions, marking the first time since 2019 that such operations are permitted within the international financial system.

News

Bomb Threats Made Over Facebook Group Force Baja California University to Cancel Classes

Some students received messages on social media warning about the threat, and investigations are ongoing to determine its origin.

Roger Waters protest in favor of Maduro in Brooklyn

Politics

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters calls for Maduro's freedom outside NYC detention center

Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd and one of rock's most polarizing political activists, has joined demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to demand the release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, adding another chapter to his long record of anti-war activism and high-profile attacks on President Donald Trump.

Latin America

Mexico's Attorney General's Office Denies Access to Details of El Mencho's Autopsy

The prosecutor's office argued that releasing any information about the case would compromise its effectiveness and pose an identifiable threat, as the case remains under investigation.

Latin America

Search Group Reports Progress in Investigations at Izaguirre Ranch, Including Additional Human Remains

In a statement, Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco said the latest discoveries suggest a larger scale than what had been documented in earlier searches.

Ramagem, former Bolsonaro Allied, exspy arrested by ICE

Immigration

Alexandre Ramagem Arrested in U.S.: ICE Detains Bolsonaro Ally Wanted in Brazil

Brazil's former intelligence chief and sitting lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States, according to officials familiar with the matter, marking a dramatic turn in a case that has drawn attention on both sides of the Americas.

Latin America

'If We Need to Die, We'll Die': Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Defies US Pressure in Explosive NBC Interview

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel turned an already tense NBC interview into a warning, a nationalist message and a rebuttal to Washington all at once. Speaking on NBC News' Meet the Press, Díaz-Canel said Cuba would resist any US attempt to attack the island or force him from power, arguing that there would be "no justification" for "military aggression," a "surgical operation" or even "the kidnapping of a president."

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Politics

Sheinbaum Goes to Spain: Inside the Mexican President First Trip to Europe

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Spain stalled in 2019, when former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter to the Spanish government demanding accountability for damage caused to Indigenous peoples during the Spanish Conquest.

Latin America

Inflation Devastates Venezuela's Elderly as Monthly Pensions Become Worthless

Venezuela's state pension for its elderly population is currently just 130 bolívares, around $0.30 a month, which is not even enough to buy a loaf of bread. Across the country, many older people are forced to sell personal belongings, rely on family, skip meals, stretch food and medication, or simply go without.

Mayo Zambada pled not guilty in New York

Latin America

El Mayo Zambada Sentencing Delayed Again in U.S.: What's Behind the Second Postponement

The long-awaited sentencing hearing of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, one of the most powerful figures in the history of the Sinaloa cartel, has been postponed for a second time in a federal court in the United States, adding another layer of uncertainty to a closely watched case.

Latin America

Rubio Congratulates Mexico's New Foreign Minister, Stresses Bilateral Cooperation in First Call

Velasco has experience working closely with U.S. officials, leading multiple high-level bilateral and trilateral negotiations on security, migration, the economy, border issues and shared water management, among other areas.

Politics

Human Rights Watchdog Confirms Political Prisoners Excluded From Cuba's 2,000-Inmate Pardon

Human Rights Watch said Cuba's recent pardon of more than 2,000 inmates did not include political prisoners, reinforcing earlier concerns raised by other rights groups that the measure would exclude detainees jailed for dissent.

Movies

A Hugo Chávez Loyalist Co-Producer on Melania Trump's Documentary: Who is Max Sánchez Arbeláiz

A former Chávez insider who once moved through the upper ranks of Venezuelan diplomacy has resurfaced in a highly unlikely place, as a co-producer on Melania, the glossy Amazon-backed documentary built around first lady Melania Trump.

News

'El 85' Pleads Guilty in Washington, CJNG Founder Faces Life Sentence

Erick Valencia Salazar, better known as 'El 85,' pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Washington to conspiring to distribute cocaine for unlawful importation into the United States, a major courtroom turn for a man U.S. authorities describe as one of the founders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG

News

Maduro's Defense Suffers New Setback as Judge Bars Sharing Evidence With Co-Defendants Still Free in Venezuela

A federal judge in New York has denied a request by attorneys for Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores de Maduro to share discovery material with other co-defendants who have not yet been arrested, handing U.S. prosecutors a procedural win in one of the most closely watched criminal cases involving Venezuela's former ruling circle.