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The Latest Breaking News from Mexico City

Unique 2026 World Cup Match Inspires $50,000 Ticket Prices

Ticket prices have been a point of recent discussion for U.S. politicians.

Sports Illustrated

Pink’s Mexico City shows cancelled

Pink’s Mexico City shows have been cancelled due to events “beyond the control of the artist”.

BANG Premier

Hundreds of workers facing race against time to get iconic stadium ready for reopening before World Cup

The iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City is set to host matches at this summer’s World Cup

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“This is a love and friendship story I have with Mexico that can’t be compared to anything. Thank you for all the excitement, all the joy you’ve made me feel”: Shakira breaks record for the largest gig in Mexico City’s Zócalo

She played free show to 400,000

MusicRadar

Shakira breaks record for largest concert ever staged at Mexico City’s Zócalo

Shakira is continuing to smash records around the world.

BANG Premier

Who Paid for Shakira's Historic Zócalo Concert, and Why It Sparked a Political Storm in Mexico City

When Shakira announced a free concert at Mexico City's Zócalo, the headline quickly shifted from music to money. Long before the Colombian superstar took the stage before an estimated 400,000 people, the question dominating political debate and social media was simple and loaded: Who was paying for it.

Latin Times

Shakira Breaks the Zócalo Attendance Record as 400,000 Howled and Sang at a Historic Free Concert in Mexico City

More than 400,000 people filled Mexico City's Zócalo on Sunday night as Shakira delivered a free concert that now stands as one of the largest and most consequential live music events ever held in the country.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court holds its first session outside Mexico City, in Chiapas

Mexico’s Supreme Court has started holding sessions in remote towns, opening the effort in an Indigenous community in Chiapas

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Mexican cartel clashes spark security concerns ahead of FIFA World Cup

The violence erupted just under four months before Mexico City hosts the opening match of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa.

Euronews

From El Mencho to El Chapo to Pablo Escobar: How the world’s most notorious drug lords built global empires

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, died after a security operation aimed at arresting him in Jalisco state. The defence ministry said he was seriously injured during clashes between the army and members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, or CJNG, and later died while being transferred to Mexico…

The Times of India

The risks for British holidaymakers travelling to Mexico, according to a senior analyst

Exclusive: An expert assesses dangers in Mexico City, Cancun and Oaxaca state as drug cartel violence soars

The Independent UK

How Mexican forces killed El Mencho, the country's most powerful cartel leader

Mexican forces killed cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes aka El Mencho on Sunday, sparking violent reprisals across multiple states and raising fears of further chaos. How was he killed, and what's next for the Jalisco New Generation cartel?

Euronews

From Arena Mexico to the World Cup, a wrestling-mask boom is taking shape

A Mexico City mask maker is gearing up for a World Cup sales boom

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The World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some of the Mexico City's poor

Preparations for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City are cutting into the livelihoods of sex workers and street vendors near Azteca Stadium

The Conversation

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America

Donald Trump, it is fair to assume, will be switching channels during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Roll Call

‘Mexico City’ policy expansion to affect estimated $40B in aid

Newly expanded rule requires foreign partners to agree not to promote “gender ideology” or diversity, equity and inclusion activities.

The Independent UK

Flooded by cheap Chinese goods, Latin America is fighting back to protect its industries

China is flooding Latin American markets with low-priced exports, especially autos and e-commerce goods

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The Independent UK

New campaign calls on Mexicans to rediscover the capital’s heart through revered churches

A new campaign by Mexico City’s Historic Center Trust aims to encourage Mexicans to rediscover the religious and architectural heritage at the heart of the nation's capital

The Independent UK

After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market

Organized crime in Mexico is tightening its grip on the vape market, a $1.5 billion industry

The Conversation

Mexico and US look for new deal in long-running battle over 80-year old water treaty

Mexico City has experiencing years of low rainfall, leaving it often unable to supply its citizens with water.

The Independent UK

Human rights groups hit out at Trump expanding ‘disastrous and deadly’ abortion policy

The longstanding Republican policy — which the US president has now substantially broadened — restricted organisations receiving US funding from performing or promoting abortion

The Guardian - US

Trump administration to block aid from subsidizing DEI and trans rights overseas

Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Arrest Six Alleged Tren de Aragua Members in Mexico City Linked to Extortion and Drug Trafficking

Intelligence reports indicate the group is building small networks in tourist and urban areas to avoid detection, with criminal activities that include street-level drug sales, human trafficking for sexual exploitation and acts of torture.

Latin Times

Hundreds March In Mexico To Protest Against Potential U.S. Strikes In The Country

Hundreds of people marched in Mexico city to protest against the possibility that the Trump administration will conduct strikes inside the country, according to a new report.

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