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Jewish sect in Mexico escape from detention after police raid

A group of about 20 members of a fundamentalist Jewish sect escaped from a Mexican detention center in the southern state of Chiapas on Wednesday night, according to a Reuters reporter who filmed the incident.

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Saudi Culture Minister Meets with UNESCO’s Director-General

Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has met with Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Audrey Azoulay, during his attendance of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT 2022), hosted by Mexico, the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. At…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

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A new report labels Mexico as the world's deadliest spot for environmental activists

Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday.

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Mexican tourism boom: Tulum’s locals fight evictions as developers move in

Indigenous people in the tourist hotspot on the Riviera Maya face losing their homes as land is sold for luxury housing

The Guardian - UK

Heavy mercury contamination at Maya sites reveals a deep historic legacy

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal. When leached into the natural environment, it accumulates and builds up through food chains, ultimately threatening human health and ecosystems.

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Report: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021

Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country

The Independent UK

Latin American environmentalists most at risk of murder, report finds

More environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in the world last year, according to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, underscoring the growing threat to activists in the resource-rich region.

Reuters

Mexico is world's deadliest spot for environmental activists

Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, and the Yaqui Indigenous people of northern Mexico are still mourning the killing of water-defense leader Tomás Rojo found in June 2021

The Independent UK

Former Mexican President Wants Marijuana Legalized, Bad Lab Results In Vegas, Weed 'Gifting' In DC

Vicente Fox, Former Mexican President Wants Cannabis Legalized Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox is once again calling for the legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis, reported Mexico News Daily.

Benzinga

Israeli child and father escape ‘cult’ after camp raided by Mossad and Mexican police

The group has been accused of kidnapping and sexual abuse, though its members deny any wrongdoing

The Independent UK

Wider Image: In Mexico, more loved ones go missing. Their families keep searching

Manki Lugo no longer remembers how many dead bodies she has found in the seven years she has searched across northern Mexico for her son.

Reuters

'I have to keep fighting': Mexicans wait for years behind bars for a trial

Ana Georgina Dominguez has not seen her children in 13 years since she was thrown in jail for a crime Mexican prosecutors have still not proven she committed.

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The Texas Tribune

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission began, to 116,976 in August — a failure of Abbott’s office’s stated desire to “stop this revolving door and deter others considering entering illegally.”

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'Animal' - Leeds United star heaped in praise after brace in Colombia comeback win

Sinisterra scored twice from the bench as Colombia came from 2-0 down to beat Mexico 3-2

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Mexico is losing the fight against drug violence

Four years after being elected on a promise to fight organized crime with “hugs, not bullets,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is now taking steps to increase the military’s role in public security. In doing so, he hopes to contain a renewed surge in gang-related violence. But degrading the…

The Independent UK

Prosecutor on Mexico's missing students case resigns

Mexico's president says the special prosecutor leading the Attorney General’s Office investigation into the abduction and disappearances of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014 has resigned

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Daily Mirror

TikTok influencer, 21, shot dead after receiving mystery phone call at her home

Karla Pardini was shot dead outside her home in Mexico's Sinaloa state after receiving a late-night phone call asking her to come outside, her heartbroken mum has revealed

Daily Mirror

World Cup 2022: Dates, fixtures, why is it in winter and what are alcohol rules in Qatar?

The 2022 World Cup is quickly approaching and this year it's set to look very different as the tournament takes place in winter for the first time ever. Here's everything you need to know

The Guardian - US

Amlo promised to take Mexico’s army off the streets – but he made it more powerful

Soon after taking office, Andrés Manuel López Obrador created a new force, the national guard – and handed control of it over to the army

Reuters

U.S. whistleblowers aiding migrant children feared retaliation -watchdog

U.S. government workers feared retaliation for raising concerns last year about the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children on a Texas military base, where children have been held amid record arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a watchdog report released on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Families of Mexico's missing students march on anniversary

Carrying photographs of their children at their chests, relatives of the 43 students who disappeared in southern Mexico in 2014 have marched on the eighth anniversary of their abductions with conflicting sentiments

Reuters

'Mocking us': Parents of missing Mexican students slam government missteps

Parents of 43 students who went missing in 2014 in Mexico called on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to keep his word Monday as thousands joined them in a parade, criticizing blunders by a government that promised to punish those responsible.

Tribune News Service

Most migrants crossing into the US are now from remote countries

Undocumented crossings at the U.S. southern border have long been dominated by people from Mexico and Central America — but for the first time since at least the turn of the century, migrants from other nations made up the majority of those stopped by authorities.

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