The Latest Breaking News from Mexico

Criminal gangs clash in central Mexico, 16 people die -authorities

Sixteen people died in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas following an apparent violent dispute between criminal gangs, authorities said on Saturday, as the state grapples with a spike in violence.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2022

Mexican cartels now use IEDs as well as bomb-dropping drones

In the war between drug cartels in western Mexico, gangs have begun using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on roads to disable army vehicles

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022

In a victory for labor rights in Mexico, an independent union wins power at a General Motors plant

When Maria Alejandra Morales Reynoso got a job 11 years ago at General Motors' largest plant in Mexico, her starting salary of less than $10 a day was barely enough to live on.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

In new North American trade deal, autos create biggest flashpoints

A year and a half since the United States' revamped trade agreement with Canada and Mexico went into effect, changes in the North American auto industry have created some of the greatest tests of the new deal.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

US planning to deploy robot dogs to patrol southern border with Mexico

Move has come under fire by critics who say the dogs will increase dehumanising conditions

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Protesting migrants in southern Mexico threaten to form new caravan

Hundreds of migrants in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Thursday protested against the slow pace of government visa approvals and threatened to form a fresh caravan that would head to the U.S. border.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022

Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Scenarios: How Canada, USMNT, Mexico Can Reach Qatar

It's the 2026 tournament cohosts who are in the strongest shape to make it to Qatar later this year. Here's what lies ahead in the final qualifying window.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2022

Auto workers vote for independent union at Mexico GM plant

Workers at a General Motors assembly plant in northern Mexico have voted for a new independent union to represent them after casting off a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by an old guard union last year

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Lessons from Concacaf qualifying: US insecurity in the cold and Canada’s surge

Canada are all but assured of a place at Qatar 2022 but US Soccer’s decision to play the weakest team in the group in freezing conditions was an odd one

The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2022

Mexico tops 5 million total coronavirus cases

Mexico topped 5 million total confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, registering 42,181 new cases and 573 new deaths, according to health ministry data.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022