Mexico

Preparations for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City are cutting into the livelihoods of sex workers and street vendors near Azteca Stadium. Workers along Calzada de Tlalpan say city projects aimed at sprucing up ahead of the soccer tournament have slashed their incomes.

On Thursday, the ships carry large loads of food, hygiene supplies, and powdered milk. Mexico says one ship brings about 536 tons of items like rice, beans, canned fish, and oil. Mexico says the second ship carries over 277 tons of powdered milk. President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico ships aid while talks continue on oil supplies.

Miami-based global cruise company Royal Caribbean plans to build a massive water park private destination in Mahahual, a small town on Mexico’s coast, creating deep divisions within the community. Those concerns intensified after a federal judge ordered a permanent halt to land-use changes, freezing the project amid legal and environmental questions.

Mexico's security minister says the country has sent 37 more cartel members to the United States. The announcement came Tuesday as the U.S. increases pressure on governments to tackle drug smuggling networks. This marks the third time in the past year that Mexico has transferred detained cartel members to the U.S. Harfuch noted that the government has sent a total of 92 people so far.

Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico.

Mexico’s president on Tuesday ruled out allowing U.S. strikes against cartels on Mexican soil, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was willing to do whatever it takes to stop drugs entering the U.S.

Fans have been flocking to soccer matches in Jalisco, Mexico, as authorities fine-tune security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, volunteers in one of Mexico's most violent states continue to search for some of the country's 134,000 disappeared.

A river in eastern Mexico turned into a crushing wall of water, nearly wiping out the village of Chapula. The deadly flooding and landslides over the past week have cut off 300 towns in central and eastern Mexico.

As President Donald Trump has blown up one boat after another off Venezuela’s coast and declared an “armed conflict” against drug cartels, a question with stark consequences has arisen much closer to the United States.

One winner sang a ballad fusing mariachi and hip-hop. Another belted out a song she wrote about a missed opportunity with a crush. A third wooed voters with a booming ode to Mexico.

A report by Global Witness reveals that at least 146 land and environmental defenders have been killed or gone missing worldwide in 2024.

For the first time in 215 years of Mexican history, a woman led the national cry of independence late Monday, echoing the original call made by a priest for rebellion against Spanish rule. It was a deeply symbolic moment for Mexico and for President Claudia Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country’s history, who has remained popular through her first year in office while weathering intense pressure from President Donald Trump over issues like trade and drug cartels. In her appearance, Sheinbaum underscored the importance of Mexican women and her country’s sovereignty repeatedly.