The Latest Breaking News from Mexico

Border Patrol agents did not whip migrants in Del Rio but internal report notes ‘unprofessional and dangerous behaviour’

Investigators ‘found multiple instances in which agents acted inappropriately during the incident’

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

4 border agents face discipline over ‘dangerous’ horseback behavior in Del Rio, Texas

Border patrol agents on horseback who corralled Haitian migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas, in September, “acted inappropriately during the incident” and endangered migrants with unsafe maneuvers, according to an internal review published Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Miami Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Tipster cited drug gang tie in possible July 4 Virginia plot

Court documents say a tipster who warned police in Richmond, Virginia, about a potential mass shooting on July 4 told police the man who was planning the attack has connections to a drug gang that operates in Mexico and the U.S. A search warrant affidavit says the tipster identified the…

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Mexico to stay neutral on Ukraine, president says ahead of Biden meeting

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday his administration would maintain its neutral stance on the Ukraine-Russia conflict after his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

After storm damage, Mexico readies new roof protecting important Aztec ruins

For 14 months, a team of more than 80 engineers, surveyors, restorers, architects and archaeologists have been toiling to protect part of one of Mexico's most important and ancient sites, the Templo Mayor complex - which the Aztecs believed to be the center of the universe.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Death of two Jesuit priests shines spotlight on growing threat in Mexico

Brazen murders highlight the risks the country’s priests face every day as they tend to their communities

The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2022

Woman remote works from anywhere in world and puts £1,600 a month into savings

Madi has been doing her office job from Columbia, Guatemala, Mexico, Italy, Costa Rica, France, Belgium and Kenya

Wales Online · Jul 8, 2022

USWNT Qualifies for 2023 Women’s World Cup

All it took was two wins at the Concacaf W Championship to set the U.S. on course to defend its title and go for a three-peat next summer.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 8, 2022

Oldest panda in Mexico dies at zoo on her 35th birthday

Shuan Shuan, the oldest panda in Mexico, has died at the age of 35

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Mexico probes ex-President Pena Nieto for possible use of illicit funds

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s federal prosecutors are investigating former President Enrique Pena Nieto for the use of potentially illicit funds, the first known case against an ex-leader by an administration that pledged for years to crack down on graft at the highest levels of government.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022