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Analysis: Biden’s Mexico visit comes amid tension on immigration, fentanyl, energy

MEXICO CITY — In the first visit to Mexico by a U.S. leader in almost a decade, President Biden met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday to discuss trade, the drug war and record levels of illicit immigration in a wide-ranging conversation that was mostly cordial but…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 10, 2023

Biden flies in to López Obrador's new airport for summit

One of the most important diplomatic decisions by President Joe Biden at the gathering this week of North American leaders might have been his choice of airport

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

From chaos to opportunity: Could Biden’s Mexico and border visit change the narrative?

MEXICO CITY — President Joe Biden’s visit to Mexico this week, with a short layover in El Paso on Sunday, could change the border narrative from chaos to opportunity — at least that’s the hope of local leaders.

Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023

City of Culiacan sieged by cartel after son of 'El Chapo' is captured

Armed men burned vehicles and stormed an airport in northern Mexico on Thursday in an apparent effort to prevent the capture of Ovidio Guzmán, one of the world’s most-wanted cartel leaders and the son of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 5, 2023

Violence paralyzes Mexican stronghold of Sinaloa drug cartel

Organized crime has paralyzed the western Mexico city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

A Mexican Supreme Court justice fights a plagiarism scandal

Earlier this month, Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, a justice on Mexico's Supreme Court, announced she was putting herself in the running to become the first woman to lead the court in its 198-year history.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Why is AMLO one of the world's most popular politicians? We took a road trip through Mexico to find out

SAYULA DE ALEMAN, Mexico — From the roadside stand in this muggy stretch of southern Mexico where Carmelo Morrugares sells coconuts for a living, the 45-year-old father of three says he can see his country changing for the better.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Mexico president asks residents to reject drug gang gifts

Mexico's president is appealing to the country's citizens not to accept holiday handouts and gifts from drug gangs

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists

The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing its close, with 15 killed

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Mexico president insists relations with Spain still 'paused'

Mexico's president says his country's relations with Spain are still "on pause," one day after Mexico's top diplomat met with his Spanish counterpart and said relations were being “relaunched.”

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022