On March 31, President Donald Trump told major media the American military operation to end the Iranian dictatorship's nuclear weapons quest would conclude "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three.

The United States has poured a veritable war chest into combating the sale and abuse of drugs over the past several decades. But in 2026, more than half a century after President Richard Nixon first declared his “War on Drugs,” powerful traffickers ...

On a Sunday in February, Mexico's second-largest city ground to a standstill. Gunmen used burning cars as flaming barricades, shutting down traffic in and out of Guadalajara. Terrified zoo visitors sheltered overnight with the monkeys and kangaroos.

Kinahan cartel wars with rivals have been linked to at least 20 murders across four European countries, according to Europol.

Twelve suspects were arrested as law enforcement disrupted an intercontinental logistics network believed to be responsible for moving over 4.2 tonnes of drugs across the globe.

President Donald Trump had put Mexico on notice: Go after the country’s powerful drug lords, or he would. His long-demanded crackdown arrived when the country’s most wanted narco-kingpin died after a shootout with the Mexican military. But the unrest ...

Our correspondents discuss the challenges of Mexico’s war on drug cartels. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. The news this week has been all about Iran and the Middle East. But I’m in Mexico City to discuss stories with our Latin America team

Crime is deeply entrenched in Mexico. The Global Organized Crime Index, a tool designed to measure levels of organised crime in a country, places Mexico third out of 193 nations in terms of criminality. At the core of Mexico’s struggle with organised ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks former Drug Enforcement Administration official Mike Vigil what the killing of one of the world's most powerful drug lords signals about Mexico's drug-fighting future. So where does the fight against Mexico's drug trade go next after ...