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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sets $54.7m record at Sotheby’s auction

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait El sueño (La cama) has sold for USD $54.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York, becoming the most expensive work...

Seven bodyguards arrested after assassination of anti-cartel Mexican mayor

Mexican authorities have arrested seven bodyguards over their alleged failure to stop the gunman who murdered Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, an outspoken critic of...

Woman jailed 20 years for role in murders of Australian brothers and US friend in Mexico

A 23-year-old woman, identified as Ari Gisell, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for initiating the carjacking that led to the murders...

‘Narco subs’ in the Pacific spark fears of cartel push into NZ and Australia

Stealthy semi-submersible “narco subs” linked to Mexican and South American cartels have been found near the Solomon Islands three times in the past year,...

Violence erupts at Mexico City protest (Video)

A massive ‘Generation Z’ protest in Mexico City spiraled into violence on Saturday when masked rioters clashed with police outside the presidential palace. Thousands had...

Man arrested after groping Mexican president (Video)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was harassed during a public appearance in Mexico City on Tuesday when a man groped and attempted to kiss her...

Mexican protesters torch government palace after mayor’s assassination

Violent protests erupted in Morelia, the capital of Mexico’s Michoacán state, after Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo was shot dead during Day of the Dead...

FIA clears Lawson over near-miss with Marshals at Mexico GP

Formula One’s governing body has cleared New Zealand driver Liam Lawson of any wrongdoing after a near-miss with two marshals during the Mexico City...

Fentanyl kingpin ‘Brother Wang’ extradited to US after dramatic escape and global pursuit

Chinese drug lord Zhi Dong Zhang, known as “Brother Wang,” has been extradited to the U.S. after a dramatic international chase involving Mexico, Cuba,...

Lawson sidelined for Rookie Session at Mexican Grand Prix

New Zealand driver Liam Lawson will miss the first practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix as Racing Bulls fulfil Formula One’s requirement to...

Crawford shocks Canelo to become first undisputed champion in three weight divisions

Terence Crawford etched his name into boxing history with a stunning points victory over Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in Las Vegas, becoming the first male...

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Arrested in U.S. in immigration crackdown

Mexican boxing star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in Los Angeles and faces deportation to Mexico, where he...

Musk comments on LA protest turmoil

Security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-immigration raid rallies continue for a third day. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has...

Ship carrying 3,000 electric and hybrid cars catches fire in Pacific

All 22 crew members evacuated unscathed from the Morning Midas, which was transporting electric and hybrid vehicles from China to Mexico. A cargo vessel carrying...

Mexican navy ship collides with Brooklyn Bridge (Video)

The ARM Cuauhtemoc sail vessel was visiting New York in preparation for the 250th anniversary of America’s independence in 2026. A sail training vessel of...

Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to U.S. border in exchange for tariff delay

Mexico has agreed to send 10,000 troops to its northern border in exchange for a one-month pause on tariffs threatened by former U.S. President...

Google Maps follows Trump on Gulf of Mexico

Users will see the new name once a federal mapping database updates the changes, the tech giant has said. Google Maps will rename the Gulf...

Mexico faces tequila overproduction crisis

Industry experts link the trend with lower demand in the US, its key consumer. Mexico is grappling with an overproduction of tequila, with more than...

Trump vows to impose new tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada from day one

Donald Trump has announced plans to impose significant tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China on his first day as president, aiming to...

Verstappen eyes another win in Mexico

As Max Verstappen seeks his sixth win in Mexico's last seven Grands Prix, he arrives at the high-altitude Hermanos Rodriguez circuit with a 57-point...

WHO accused of spreading fake news on Mexican ‘Bird Flu’ case

Mexican Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer has refuted the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement that a 59-year-old man in Mexico died from a new strain...

Biden to impose daily immigration cap – media

The Mexican border would be shut to migrants when more than 2,500 illegal crossings are detected in 24 hours under a new proposal. The administration...

Claudia Sheinbaum poised to become Mexico’s first woman President – exit polls

Claudia Sheinbaum, the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City, is on track to become Mexico's first woman president, according to exit polls predicting she...

Stage collapse at election rally in Nuevo León, Mexico kills nine

A devastating incident occurred at an election rally in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, where a stage collapse resulted in the deaths of...

Solar eclipse witnessed by millions

North America was treated to a celestial spectacle on April 8, 2024, as a total solar eclipse graced the skies. Millions of skywatchers across the...

Ecuador tries to justify Mexican embassy raid

Officials say they feared the escape of a former Ecuadoran vice president accused of corruption who had sought refuge at the mission. Ecuador on Saturday...

Biden and Trump to visit Mexican border on same day

The current and former US presidents will get an up-close look at a crisis that may sway this year’s election. US President Joe Biden will...

US Border Patrol has ‘no plans’ to remove razor wire set up by Texas – Fox

Federal agents are not seeking to escalate the standoff with Texan authorities, a government official told the media. Federal agents are not planning to dismantle...

Mexican Congress renews scrutiny of alleged alien mummies

A group of scientists speaking before the country’s legislature allege recently-presented extraterrestrial remains serve as “real” evidence of “non-human beings.” From E.T. to Alf, alien...

US-Mexico border sees record illegal crossings – border patrol

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended a record 269,735 illegal immigrants along the US-Mexico border in September, the agency confirmed in a report...

‘Alien corpses’ presented in Mexican Congress

The discovery could “rewrite history,” a controversial researcher told officials. Two supposedly “non-human” mummified alien corpses were displayed to lawmakers in Mexico City on Wednesday...

Stolen 500-year-old manuscript signed by Hernán Cortés returned to Mexico

The treasured file is believed to be one of several pieces unlawfully removed from a collection of documents housed in Mexico's national archives that...

Ancient Mayan city found in Southern Mexico

Archeologists in Mexico have discovered a historical surprise in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula. Researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)...

Mexico condemns US ‘interference’ in drug war

The DEA’s infiltration of the Sinaloa Cartel without state permission amounts to espionage, the Mexican president says. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known...

Watch: Man gets stabbed by own rooster

An out-of-control angry bird injured his owner during a cockfight in Mexico. A cockfight in the central-western Mexican city of Colima turned into a bloodbath...

Former Mexican security chief accused of taking cartel bribes

US federal prosecutors said the former official was the Sinaloa cartel’s “most valuable asset”. Mexico’s former head of public security, Genaro García Luna, has been...

Cartel leader El Neto killed after brazen prison escape

‘El Neto’ was shot dead by police after he fled a Mexican jail where he was serving a 244-year sentence. A Mexican cartel kingpin known...

Army battles cartels for El Chapo’s heir

Ovidio Guzman-Lopez, son of the infamous El Chapo, was nabbed in a massive police operation in Sinaloa. Mexican authorities on Thursday arrested Ovidio “El Raton”...

Armed Attack on Mexican Jail Leaves 14 Dead While 24 Escaped

An unknown number of gunmen who were aboard armored vehicles left 14 people dead including 10 prison guards. On Sunday a number of gunmen attacked...

De Las Casas and the 500-Year Struggle for Liberty

Spending the holiday week in gorgeous Mexico City has sent my mind reeling with reflection on the great struggle of all time, that for...

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