Mexico City

Montserrat Fuentes stands on Calzada de Tlalpan where she has worked as a sex worker for 20 years and the city is building a new bike lane ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament, blocking cars from pulling over and closing the metro at night, in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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The World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some of the Mexico City's poor

Megan Janetsky and Eduardo Verdugo | Associated Press

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.

Venezuelan regime representative Jorge Rodriguez (left) and opposition delegate Gerardo Blyde Perez (right) shakes hands last month in Mexico City to start a new political dialogue as Norwegian diplomat Dan Nylander looks on.

Venezuelan Regime, Opposition Start High-Stakes November Election Talks In Mexico

Tim Padgett

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime and the Juan Guaidó-led opposition are at the negotiating table — an advance and setback for both.

Emergency personnel work to search for accident survivors after a raised subway track collapsed Monday night in Mexico City, Mexico.

Mexico City Metro Train Derails, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring Dozens

Jaclyn Diaz, Scott Neuman

The subway train derailment occurred on Line 12 at Olivos Station in Mexico City. Photos from the scene show two train cars dangling precariously from the elevated track.