Three men accused of kidnapping and robbing a girl were lynched by a crowd in central Mexico on Saturday, local authorities said. Lynchings have increased in Mexico in recent years, with experts saying the perception of impunity leads communities to take justice into their own hands. The trio were killed on Saturday afternoon in San…
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he intended to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, prompting a swift warning from Beijing that “no one will win a trade war.” In a series of posts to his Truth Social account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States’ largest trading…
Donald Trump’s electoral victory has left Mexico bracing for potential trade tensions, tariffs and mass migrant deportations that experts say could pose a major test of relations between the closely connected neighbours. On the eve of the election, Trump vowed to impose tariffs of at least 25 per cent on goods coming from Mexico unless…
Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. It was a killing that many say was a tragedy foretold, in a state where drug cartels have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. Mourners gathered…
The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives and homes back together. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses were still without power, and some areas in the path cut through the Sunshine State by the monster…
At least 192 people have been killed in a wave of violence that began last month between warring drug gangs in Mexico’s northwestern state of Sinaloa, the State Public Security Council, a local civilian-led watchdog, said on Wednesday. The council, which consists of members of Sinaloan society such as academics, business representatives and nonprofits, said…
Hurricane John on Monday made landfall in Mexico as it strengthened to a Category 3 storm, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).The hurricane had approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph (195 kph).“Damaging hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surge, and flash flooding are ongoing,” the NHC said, stressing…
Fentanyl fueling worst drug crisis in U.S. history, killing 70,000 a year | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Fentanyl, which is often hidden in counterfeit pills, is fueling the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. Last year the synthetic opioid killed more than 70,000 Americans. Be the first to know Get browser…
A freight train carries cargo shipping containers in the El Paso Sector along the US-Mexico border between New Mexico and Chihuahua state on December 9, 2021 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images New data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough…
MEXICO CITY: Mexico issued a tropical storm warning Saturday along the coast, from Altata to Huatabampito, and has discontinued all watches and warnings for Baja California Sur after rain from Storm Ileana pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos a day before. Ileana moved northward over the southern Gulf of California at 7mph (11 kph), according to…
