The Latest Breaking News from Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexican schools have 6 months to ban sale of junk food or face heavy fines

Schools in Mexico will have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or else face heavy fines

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024

In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing

Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2024

Mexican newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Sinaloa state's capital

Assailants have fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern state of Sinaloa

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Mexican president acknowledges army killings of 3 civilians in a violent border city

Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts involving the military last week in a violent border city

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

Almost 40 Percent of All Reported Murders in Sinaloa in 2024 Have Taken Place Since September

An advocacy group has also reported that, on top of the murders, authorities need to pay attention to the almost 300 people that have gone missing

Latin Times · Oct 12, 2024

Mexican Government Sends More Troops to Sinaloa as Cartel Turf War Continues to Rage On

Authorities sent 100 more special forces to the area as the war between the "Chapitos" and the "Mayiza" has already gone on for over a month

Latin Times · Oct 11, 2024

Mexico’s city of Culiacán besieged by organised crime amid violence in Sinaloa state

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office on October 1. She inherits a country where organised crime still rules in many regions, a deadly situation that her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, failed to curb. More than 30,000 murders are still committed each year, and on average, 29 people disappear every…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2024

Mexican Mayors Request Federal Protection After Colleague's Beheading in Guerrero

Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch has denied that Mayor Arcos submitted any formal request before his untimely death

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024

Mexican Mayors Request Federal Protection After Colleague's Beheading in Guerrero

Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch has denied that Mayor Arcos submitted any formal request before his untimely death

Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024

Despite progress on poverty, Mexico’s first female president inherits a shaky economy

Mexico’s first female president, leftwing academic and climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, has set out her agenda. She pledged to maintain the social policies of her mentor and predecessor, the widely popular former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (commonly known by his initials, AMLO).

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2024