CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico, Aug 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The area is also where the Juarez Cartel operates, which Washington last month deemed a terrorist organization, joining ot»»»

Numerous police and military vehicles from both countries travelled along the Rio Grande, a natural border closely monitored by the US. (EPA Images pic) CIUDAD JUAREZ: US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. Th»»»

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Wednesday, ruling out potential problems for the FIFA World Cup despite a wave of violence that swept the country after an operation in Jalisco on Sunday that killed Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El»»»