The Latest Breaking News from Mexico

Migrants stranded in Mexico perform opera to dramatize their experiences

Dozens of migrants performed an opera in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Saturday aimed at dramatizing the struggles of those who seek to reach the United States.

Reuters · May 29, 2022

1st of 2022, Hurricane Agatha heads for Mexico tourist towns

The first hurricane of the season has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and it's rapidly growing stronger ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns

The Independent UK · May 29, 2022

Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Let's do the same for fossil fuels

There is no reasonable disagreement that humanity needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. People might argue over how large a reduction is necessary or about the best ways to achieve it, but almost everyone agrees it has to be done.

The Conversation · May 29, 2022

Tropical Storm Agatha, located in the eastern Pacific, could head toward South Florida next week

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A broad area of low pressure, which would be the remnant of a tropical storm, is expected to form in the southwest Gulf of Mexico by the middle of the week and it could gradually develop and drift eastward toward South Florida, according to the National…

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Mexico confirms first case of monkeypox - health official

Mexico on Saturday reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, according to deputy health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Avocado industry crosses into ganglands

Mexico’s cash crop has been an attractive business enterprise for American taste buds and crime cartels

Salon · May 28, 2022

Reputed leader of Mexican drug cartel charged and extradited to Chicago, federal prosecutors announce

CHICAGO — A reputed leader of a notoriously violent Mexican cartel has been extradited to Chicago and arraigned on charges that he trafficked heroin in the Chicago area and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds to Mexico.

Chicago Tribune · May 28, 2022

Drug cartel leader ‘El Tomate’ extradited from Mexico, faces federal charges in Chicago

Adan Casarrubias Salgado — also known as “Tomatito,” “Star” and “Silver” — is charged with conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2022

Mexican president unlikely to attend Summit of the Americas in LA next month

MEXICO CITY — Despite a major U.S. lobbying effort, the president of Mexico hinted strongly Friday that he will not attend a high-stakes regional summit next month in Los Angeles because the Biden administration refuses to invite a trio of leftist governments.

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mayan City on Construction Site

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The site, called Xiol, has features of the Mayan Puuc style of architecture, archaeologists said, which is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 27, 2022