Latin America

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The Rise And Fall Of El Mencho

The death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervante, better known as El Mencho, marks the end of one of the most violent and powerful chapters in Mexico’s modern criminal history. Killed in a targeted operation by Mexican special forces, the 59-year-old former police officer had spent nearly two decades building and […]

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Symbolic Justice Without Consequences

The recent resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly – declaring transatlantic slavery one of the gravest crimes against humanity – has been widely celebrated as a historic moral victory. Championed by leaders such as John Mahama and supported by a broad coalition of African, Caribbean, and Global South […]

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Cuba’s Energy Crisis In The Shadow Of U.S. Pressure

When large sections of western Cuba suddenly went dark in early March, the blackout was more than just a technical failure. For millions of Cubans, the loss of electricity exposed the fragile intersection of aging infrastructure, dwindling fuel supplies, and escalating geopolitical pressure. The outage, which affected regions from Pinar […]

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Energy Crisis Deepens Under US Oil Blockade

Cuba is facing one of its most severe energy crises in decades as a renewed US pressure campaign has choked off vital oil supplies to the island. Just weeks after Washington moved to halt fuel shipments, satellite data analyzed by Bloomberg News show that nighttime light intensity across much of […]