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Yesterday — 20 December 2025Main stream

Can This Man Finally Defeat Mexico’s Cartels?

Omar García Harfuch is overseeing one of the most aggressive offensives in years against Mexico’s powerful criminal groups. Many before him have failed.

© Luis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times

Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, in his office.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Relies on Distortions to Support His Pressure Campaign on Venezuela

19 December 2025 at 07:29
The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Mr. Trump says an “armed conflict” makes the killings of people on the vessels lawful, but law-of-war experts say standards for a war to exist are not met.
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