After Cabinet opposed Trump plan to brand Mexican drug cartels as terror groups, he forged ahead
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration this month that he would forge ahead with designating Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, Cabinet members and top aides from across the government recommended against it, five people knowledgeable about the matter told ...
Trump puts on hold designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pulled back on his stated plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror groups, saying he was doing so at the request of his counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Last month, Trump called for a "war" on the cartels ...
Backlash erupts in Mexico at Trump plan to list cartels as 'terror' groups
Donald Trump's plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations has ignited a raging debate in Mexico on whether the groups' horrific violence should be considered terrorism. Mexicans broadly agree on one thing, though: they don't want the American president's help. Mexico's powerful cartels have ...
Three contact lens makers raided in Japan over alleged violations of Antimonopoly Law
The Fair Trade Commission raided three contact lens makers Tuesday for allegedly forcing retailers not to list prices on their advertisements in violation of the Antimonopoly Law, it was learned Tuesday. The antitrust watchdog's on-site inspections covered Alcon Japan Ltd., CooperVision Japan Inc. and Seed ...
EU fines Japan's MUFG and four U.S. and British banks €1.07 billion over forex cartel
The European Union on Thursday fined MUFG Bank and four major British and U.S. banks a total of €1.07 billion (¥131 billion; $1.2 billion) for rigging the spot foreign exchange market for 11 currencies. The European Commission, the executive organ of the European Union, found ...
Nine dismembered corpses found in truck in murderous Mexican state of Veracruz
Nine dismembered bodies were found piled in a truck on Saturday night in the violent Mexican state of Veracruz, the governor said on Sunday, describing the crime as a clash of rival gangs. Most of the dead were believed to be members of drug gangs, ...
