A dangerous new element in Mexico’s cartel wars: Colombian mercenaries
Colombian mercenaries are being lured to Mexico to fight for powerful drug trafficking groups such as the Jalisco New Generation…
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From fatwas to ‘Fortnite’: Saudi Arabia’s $38-billion play to rule esports
With the Esports World Cup quickly approaching, the office of the foundation organizing the tournament was buzzing with employees running…
Breakdown between Trump and Newsom deepens as L.A. crisis intensifies
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump called in the National Guard with the expectation that it would…
Mexican president condemns L.A. violence, calls on Mexicans to act peacefully
Mexico's president condemned violence in L.A. but stopped short of directly criticizing Trump administration and called for calm among Mexican…
Barabak: Putting the bully in bully pulpit, Trump escalates in L.A. rather than seeking calm
President Trump's dispatch of National Guard troops to L.A. is straight from his political playbook. It may serve his interests…
How ‘Cali’ became a slur among Vietnam’s growing army of nationalists
As online nationalism reaches new heights, youth and state bots are attacking anyone critical of the country and its communist…
Chabria: Democrats are busy bashing themselves. Is it needed, or just needy?
Democrats in California and across the country have been beating themselves up since the election, looking for a new identity.…
Abcarian: Did the MyPillow guy, clinging to the Big Lie, defame a Dominion exec?
Trump supporter Mike Lindell spewed lies about Dominion voting machines and the 2020 election. For the first time, he faces…
No Supreme Court win, but Mexico pressures U.S. on southbound guns
The Supreme Court tossed Mexico's $10-billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers, but the case forced U.S. officials to acknowledge that…