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Iran firmly denied on Monday the accusations made by the United States, which claimed that Tehran had planned to assassinate Israel’s ambassador in Mexico. Iranian officials described the allegations as “ridiculous and baseless,” insisting they were part of a political campaign aimed......
During his official visit to Mexico City following his participation in the COP30 summit in Brazil, French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Friday for a joint international fight against drug trafficking that “respects the sovereignty of nations” — a message perceived as an implicit......
Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico following the decision by Mexican authorities to grant asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is under investigation for rebellion. Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela described Mexico’s move as an “unfriendly act,”......
The mayor of Uruapan, a major city in western Michoacán state, was shot dead on Saturday during a public event, according to Mexican authorities. The killing underscores the worsening violence linked to organized crime in the region. Officials confirmed that Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan —......
At least 23 people, including several minors, were killed in a powerful explosion that struck a discount supermarket in Hermosillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Sonora, local authorities confirmed on Saturday. According to Governor Alfonso Durazo, eleven others were injured and are currently......
The Mexican Navy has rescued 28 people, nearly all of them minors, from a drifting boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sinaloa state in northwestern Mexico. According to the Sinaloa prosecutor’s office, 27 of those rescued were between 14 and 17 years old, while the 28th was just over 18.......
Mexico has deployed nearly 13,000 soldiers and navy personnel to assist victims of last week’s torrential rains, which have left at least 70 people dead in the central and eastern regions of the country, according to the latest official report released Thursday. In Xochicoatlán,......
Judicial buildings in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, a key crossing point to the United States and a strategic location for drug trafficking, were attacked with drones, the state prosecutor of Baja California announced Thursday. The drones dropped explosives made with nails, beads, and metal, causing......
At least 23 people have died in Mexico due to heavy rains that have battered most of the country since Thursday, according to local authorities. The Mexican Civil Protection agency reported that 31 of the 32 states are currently affected by intense rainfall, with the states of Veracruz, Querétaro,......
A hurricane has formed off the west coast of Mexico, bringing heavy rains and strong winds along the Pacific shoreline, though it is not expected to make landfall, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).At 21:00 GMT, the storm — named Priscilla — was located about 470 kilometers......
A giant sinkhole opened up in a street in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City on Saturday, September 13, swallowing a truck carrying soft drinks, according to NMás. The sinkhole, approximately 10 meters deep, required a crane to remove the vehicle. The incident was caused by the rupture of......
A devastating gas tanker explosion in Mexico City on Wednesday claimed the lives of three people and left 70 others injured, many with severe burns. The incident, which occurred beneath a highway overpass in the southern part of the capital, engulfed nearly 30 vehicles in flames and sent thick smoke......
SpaceX’s Starship, the mega-rocket developed by billionaire Elon Musk to reach the Moon and Mars, has completed a successful test flight, marking a sharp contrast with previous attempts marred by dramatic explosions. The world’s largest rocket, standing over 120 meters tall, lifted off from......
