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Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
Read full article: Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crimePresident-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on Mexico and Canada as he seeks to portray them as responsible for illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
Read full article: Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffsMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.
Moody's downgrades Mexican government's outlook to 'negative' over weakening of judiciary and debt
Read full article: Moody's downgrades Mexican government's outlook to 'negative' over weakening of judiciary and debtMexico's president has lashed out at Moody’s ratings service after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook to “negative.”.
Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America
Read full article: Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin AmericaPresident-elect Donald Trump's pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America after decades of neglect from Washington.
US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
Read full article: US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problemU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has lashed out at Mexico's failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country "closed the doors" on security cooperation.
Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
Read full article: Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for MexicoMexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to stem the flow of migrants and drugs.
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Read full article: 8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaulEight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month.
A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
Read full article: A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheadedA new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office.
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
Read full article: Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate changeIn her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted.
Mexico's Sheinbaum keeps doing morning briefings, though her style is unlike her predecessor's
Read full article: Mexico's Sheinbaum keeps doing morning briefings, though her style is unlike her predecessor'sClaudia Sheinbaum has begun her presidency the same way her predecessor concluded his: with a morning media briefing known in Mexico as a mañanera from the National Palace.
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Read full article: Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of MexicoClaudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
Read full article: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence.
Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead
Read full article: Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 deadAlong Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm Desperate residents in the town of Coyuca de Benitez, about 35 miles west of Acapulco, are organizing teams of volunteers to go to outlying areas to burn the decomposing bodies of farm animals that drowned.
Live music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico's president makes the most of his final day in office
Read full article: Live music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico's president makes the most of his final day in officeOutgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned his final morning briefing Monday into a variety show featuring live music, breakfast and a raffle to gift his watch to a journalist.
Mexico's populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he's retiring from public life
Read full article: Mexico's populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he's retiring from public lifeMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning media briefings have provided him with direct line to his political base throughout his nearly six years in office.
Families of 43 missing students in Mexico are still demanding justice 10 years later
Read full article: Families of 43 missing students in Mexico are still demanding justice 10 years laterFamilies of the 43 students from a rural teacher’s college abducted 10 years ago in southern Mexico marked the painful anniversary Thursday disillusioned after a decade of unfulfilled government promises.
Mexico's most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?
Read full article: Mexico's most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?Many in Mexico will feel a deep sense of loss when folksy, charismatic, nationalistic President Andrés Manuel López Obrador leaves office on Sept. 30, and that’s no surprise.
US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
Read full article: US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coastAn American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coast
Read full article: Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coastHurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger.
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
Read full article: US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells MexicoU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for cartel violence in Sinaloa state.
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Read full article: Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surgesMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week.
Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
Read full article: Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel tiesMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected
Read full article: Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be electedMexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.
Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
Read full article: Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamberMexico’s Senate has voted to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election.
Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Read full article: Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaulHundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session.
Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
Read full article: Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's presidentMexico’s Catholic leaders have raised their concerns over a controversial judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Read full article: Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president saysForeign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Read full article: What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the presidentMexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — some 7,000 judges —stand for election.
As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym
Read full article: As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gymProtesters in Mexico City are blocking the entrance to Congress over proposals that would make judges stand for election.
Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
Read full article: Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politiciansIn a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based their gender.
One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them
Read full article: One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for themAccording to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952.
Mexico's ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
Read full article: Mexico's ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defectFollowing a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress.
Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Read full article: Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul planMexico’s president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul.
Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'
Read full article: Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'Protesters have marched across Mexico in the latest opposition to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances.
Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
Read full article: Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votesMexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections.
Sinaloa cartel infighting rises in northern Mexico following the detention of 2 drug lords in July
Read full article: Sinaloa cartel infighting rises in northern Mexico following the detention of 2 drug lords in JulyThe murders of about a dozen people in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to cartel infighting, something authorities had feared would follow the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders.
Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election
Read full article: Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for electionEmployees at Mexico’s federal courts have gone on strike over judicial changes that would make all judges stand for election.
A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandal
Read full article: A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandalIt was surprising when Mexico's most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect
Read full article: Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-electClaudia Sheinbaum, the woman who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential vote, has finally been formally declared Mexico's President-elect, the first woman to hold the office in Mexico.
Mexico's president will send a diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO
Read full article: Mexico's president will send a diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGOMexico’s president has lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption non-profit group, and says he will send a diplomatic note to the United States in protest.
Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
Read full article: Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ ZambadaThe United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.
Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisis
Read full article: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisisA senior Mexican official says that since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are in constant contact with representatives of both Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González, seeking a solution to the country’s political crisis.
Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mount
Read full article: Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mountHalf a dozen masked assailants have ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in an escalation of violence against President Nicolás Maduro's opponents after the disputed presidential election.
Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
Read full article: Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes a court appearance in TexasA powerful Mexican drug cartel leader has made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week.
Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord
Read full article: Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lordMexico's president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other, following last week's detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López.
Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power
Read full article: Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for powerA new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers.
Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala
Read full article: Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into GuatemalaMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has thanked Guatemala for helping nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence.
Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says
Read full article: Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source saysA U.S. law enforcement official says a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who has eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Mexicans seeking refuge in Guatemala describe drug cartel shootouts that drove them to flee
Read full article: Mexicans seeking refuge in Guatemala describe drug cartel shootouts that drove them to fleeCatholic Church leaders in southern Mexico have made a desperate plea for the Mexican government to protect communities from drug cartels that extract protection payments and use locals as human shields near the border with Guatemala.
Mexican president calls Donald Trump 'a friend' and says he'll warn him against closing border
Read full article: Mexican president calls Donald Trump 'a friend' and says he'll warn him against closing borderMexico's president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States.
Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
Read full article: Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operationThe pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion.
Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects
Read full article: Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projectsMexico's president says his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border.
Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, takes aim at Texas
Read full article: Beryl moves into the Gulf of Mexico after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, takes aim at TexasBeryl has moved into the the Gulf of Mexico and is taking aim at the south Texas coast, after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Mexico's incoming president announces top posts but her new cabinet includes familiar faces
Read full article: Mexico's incoming president announces top posts but her new cabinet includes familiar facesMexico’s incoming president has announced her appointees for top posts, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet.
US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
Read full article: US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspectionsUnited States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors.
Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
Read full article: Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servantsMexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor.
Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in Mexico
Read full article: Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in MexicoTwo years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests.
Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms
Read full article: Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reformsIn a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she says show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes.
Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1
Read full article: Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's June 2 presidential elections, has resulted in at least one fatality.
Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress
Read full article: Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in CongressIt's been a long strange trip for Mexico's Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress.
Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
Read full article: Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple moreThe Mexican peso has continued to weaken as Mexico's outgoing president _ and his successor _vowed to forge ahead with some 20 constitutional changes that have rattled investors.
Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
Read full article: Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousnessMexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait.
A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters
Read full article: A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among votersIn a transformative year of elections around the world, voters in democratic countries share a common sentiment: They’re unhappy with their governments and leaders.
Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
Read full article: Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shockMexico's treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock market.
Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election
Read full article: Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US electionMexico’s newly elected president faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum
Read full article: Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia SheinbaumMexico’s first female president held out an olive branch to the more than one-third of Mexicans who didn’t vote for her, but she faces a market meltdown and a tough path toward reconciling a country left deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
Read full article: A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity.
The Latest | Sheinbaum appears set to become Mexico's first female president
Read full article: The Latest | Sheinbaum appears set to become Mexico's first female presidentFormer Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum declared victory in Mexico’s presidential election, shortly after electoral authorities said she held an irreversible lead in an official quick count.
Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
Read full article: Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leaderAs voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train
Read full article: In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya TrainMexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula.
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
Read full article: A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidatesMexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides.
Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections
Read full article: Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of electionsAhead of upcoming presidential elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum have strongly rejected any criticism of the governing party's security strategies.
What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
Read full article: What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in powerMexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism.
US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment
Read full article: US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environmentAn American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast.
Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
Read full article: Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the forePresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administration’s priorities: “For the good of all, first the poor.”.
Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121
Read full article: Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121At least nine people are dead and 121 more injured after the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.
Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist
Read full article: Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populistAs she runs to replace outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent.
Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debate
Read full article: Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debateLess than two weeks from Mexico’s national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is trying to close the gap between herself and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum.
Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development
Read full article: Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and developmentMexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration.
What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in Florida
Read full article: What to know about a bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers in FloridaA bus carrying people to work in a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a suspected drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight of them and injuring up to 40 others.
Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
Read full article: Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing peopleHundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother's Day.
US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
Read full article: US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migrationThe White House says teamwork between the U.S. and Mexico to crack down on illegal migration is paying off.
Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Read full article: Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goalsMexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year.
Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalized
Read full article: Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalizedA retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped but was later located and taken to a hospital.
President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest call
Read full article: President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest callPresident Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, spoke on Sunday about cooperating on migration policy.
Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?
Read full article: Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president.
Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito
Read full article: Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in QuitoMexico’s president says his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuador’s police raid last week on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Read full article: Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 electionIn Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks.
Ecuador and Mexico were feuding over election and asylum before embassy break-in
Read full article: Ecuador and Mexico were feuding over election and asylum before embassy break-inA spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night.
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
Read full article: International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in QuitoInternational leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the capital, Quito, broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum.