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Laura Fernández Is Sworn In as Costa Rica’s President With a Hardline Pledge on Organized Crime

She signals a Bukele-style security drive that alarms critics of expanded executive power.

Mexico Opens Probe Into Alleged Armed Intimidation at Camino Rojo Mine

Ecuador’s 100% Tariff Hike Triggers Petro’s Recall of Colombia’s Ambassador

France Puts Police Judiciary in Charge of National Fight Against Organized Crime

Ex-Milan Ultras Leader Luca Lucci Sentenced to 18 Years, 8 Months for International Drug Trafficking

Defense Walks Out as DZ Mafia Murder Trial Pushes On in Aix

Ecuador, U.S. Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Drugs at Sea in Less Than 24 Hours

Colombia Declares Border Dispute With Ecuador Over After Probe Points to Rebound of Explosive

Santa Fe Senate Unanimously Backs Adhesion to Argentina’s Anti‑Mafia Law

Mexico and Colombia Capture Suspected Los Lobos Leader Tied to Villavicencio Assassination

Kast Launches Border Trenches and Barriers on Peru Frontier

Sheinbaum Pauses Civil Suit Against Elon Musk After Cartel Allegation

Kast Takes Office in Chile, Orders Border Barriers and Swift Security Decrees

Élmer Mendoza Wins IX Premio Jorge Ibargüengoitia for Mexican Noir

Godoy Names 11 New FGR Delegates Across States in Ongoing Reorganization

Moody’s Warns on Mexico’s Credit After ‘El Mencho’ Killing

Detained Los Lobos Leader Accuses President Noboa of Ordering Villavicencio’s 2023 Assassination

UBS Flags Prolonged USMCA Talks as 10% U.S. Tariff Exempts Bloc Goods

FEMSA Reports 200 Oxxo Incidents Linked to Post-Operation Violence

Mexico Accelerates Rollout of Biometric CURP as Institutions Face Fines for Noncompliance