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Protests in Mexico City capitalize on World Cup celebrations to pressure government

A range of social movements in Mexico are capitalizing on impending FIFA World Cup celebrations next week to put pressure on authorities and make demands.

 

Pro-Trump candidate takes spotlight in Colombia’s presidential race with vow of crime crackdown

Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend.

 

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Pro-Trump candidate pulls ahead in Colombia presidential vote as ruling party sows doubt in results

Tough-on-crime outsider Abelardo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of voting Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro who questioned the results of the election.

 

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Trump review that could shutter Mexican consulates stokes worries

The Trump administration’s review of Mexico’s 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services.

 

Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico

María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs when bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors.

 

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US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026.

 

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum denies reports of CIA operations there while CNN stands by report

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies a CNN report claiming the CIA conducted deadly operations in Mexico.

 

Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López.

 

Surge of cartel violence in central Mexico forces between 800 and 1,000 families to flee homes

Community and human rights groups say between 800 and 1,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico as a criminal mafia attacks them with handmade explosive launched from drones and powerful weapons.

 

US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States. That’s according to a State Department official on Thursday.

 

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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

Mexico City is sinking nearly 10 inches every year, making it one of the world’s fastest-sinking metropolitan areas.

 

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Mexico to investigate US indictment of officials for alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she won’t let the U.S. meddle in the country’s affairs. Her attorney general will investigate allegations from a New York court accusing 10 Mexican officials of working with the Sinaloa Cartel to traffic drugs.

 

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10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking

The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment.

 

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Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

Businesses have doled out up to $4 million to send ships through the Panama Canal while trying to avoid the Iran war’s risks and effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

 

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Mexico’s government keeps contradicting itself over role of CIA agents in Chihuahua operation

Mexican authorities continued to contradict themselves over the role of two CIA agents in a counternarcotics operation in northern Mexico and the extent to which Mexico’s federal government was aware of the U.S. involvement in the incident, which has started to ignite tensions with the White House.

 

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Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids in lead up to World Cup

Mexico’s government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.

 

2 US officials killed in Mexico crash after anti-drug operation worked for CIA, AP sources say

Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA.

 

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Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico, killing a Canadian

Mexico’s government says a Canadian tourist has been killed and 13 other people injured when a man with a gun opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.

 

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend.

 

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum takes a firmer stance toward the US over migrant deaths and Cuba

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has recently been taking a firmer stance with the U.S., defying pressures where other countries have caved.

 

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Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied.

 

Mexico says a third of 130,000 missing people might be alive, fueling criticism from families

Mexico’s government says it has identified signs of life for as many as a third of the country’s 130,000 registered missing people.

 

Costa Rica to accept 25 ‘third country’ deportees from US every week

Costa Rica said that it would accept 25 “third party” migrants deported from the United States per week.

 

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Mexican President says she will uphold Cuban doctor agreement as other countries dip out

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would continue to have Cuban doctors work in Mexico.

 

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They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades

Residents in the Mexican central state of Guerrero are setting up self-defense patrols to keep a powerful cartel out of their mountain towns.

 

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US and Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic relations in major shift after Maduro’s ouster

The State Department says the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship.

 

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared haunt this city’s streets. Families worry they will be wiped away

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara. The fliers are woven into daily life in the state of Jalisco, at the heart of Mexico’s forced disappearance crisis.

 

Online disinformation fueled panic after the killing of Mexico’s most powerful drug lord

Mexico’s government says a surge of online disinformation has amplified cartel violence and spread panic since the death of the country’s most powerful drug lord.

 

Mexican cartel clashes fuel worries in lead up to FIFA World Cup

The violence that followed the killing of a cartel leader in Mexico is fueling fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.

 

Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico’s military killed top drug lord

School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside following the army’s killing, and the violence it spurred.

 

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