The Latest Breaking News from Mexico

Mexican Opposition Leader Calls For Joint Operations With The U.S. To Destroy Cartels: 'Who Has The Capacity?'

Mexican opposition leader Alejandro Moreno Cardenas called for the government to work jointly with the United States to destroy cartels in the country.

Latin Times · Jan 21

Donald Trump reveals he had an even more unhinged and narcissistic name for the Gulf of Mexico

There's no way Trump thought he could get away with calling it that!

We Got This Covered · Jan 21

Claudia Sheinbaum Justified The Extradition Of Dozens Of Cartel Operatives To The U.S.: 'It's Convenient For Mexico'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum justified the decision to extradite 37 cartel operatives to the United States, saying that its main goal is looking out for the country's interests.

Latin Times · Jan 21

Cattle Collapsed on Screwworm Fears, but Fundamentals Are Bullish. Was Friday’s Trade an Overreaction?

Reports that new world screwworm cases were moving north in Mexico, closer to the Texas border, created new panic in the live and feeder cattle futures markets on Friday.

Barchart · Jan 20

Mexico sends another 37 ‘cartel members’ to US in latest offer to Trump

Mexico has sent another 37 cartel members to the United States

The Independent UK · Jan 20

19th-century plan for a slaving empire based in US deep south and Caribbean resonates with Trump’s foreign policy today

One year into his second term of office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy aspirations have led him to variously lay claim to Canada, the Panama Canal and, most contentiously at present, Greenland. He has kidnapped the head of state of Venezuela, saying that the US can run the country and exploit…

The Conversation · Jan 20

Why the US measles review matters as experts warn of wider risk

The re-evaluation is largely symbolic, contingent on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the country

The Independent UK · Jan 20

The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border.

Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.

Capital & Main · Jan 20

American border crackdown forces Venezuelan migrants on a perilous journey back south

Since February 2025, thousands of Venezuelan asylum-seekers have been turned away from the United States-Mexico border and denied the right to apply for protection in the U.S. Along with other Venezuelans who were living in the U.S. and have been deported, they’ve been forced to head south, either back to…

The Conversation · Jan 20

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says She Received 'Written' Assurances That U.S. 'Military Activities' In The Area Wouldn't Go Over The Country

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration received a "written" assurance from U.S. forces that military activities in the region last Friday wouldn't go over the country.

Latin Times · Jan 20