Mexico
Ecuadorian police break into Mexican Embassy, arrest former Ecuadorian VP Jorge Glas

After the Ecuadorian National Police forcibly entered its embassy in Quito, Mexico announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with the country

Argentine diplomats expelled from Colombia following explosive comments by Milei

In an interview with CNN, the Argentine president called Petro a “terrorist assassin”, Mexican President López Obrador “ignorant”, and declared that Israel was not committing “any excesses” in Gaza

Gap between Mexican presidential candidate Sheinbaum and rivals widens

With three weeks of presidential campaign, Sheinbaum’s voting intention grew to 58%, four percent more than in December

Claudia Sheinbaum kicks off presidential campaign in Mexico City

The Zócalo was overflowing with people for the campaign launch of Claudia Sheinbaum who is running to be the next president of Mexico

Coordinated media attacks on Mexican president AMLO?

The Mexican president was the subject of a series of articles which all seemed to have the objective of linking him with illegal drug trafficking groups but without any proof

Mexico and Chile call on International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Gaza

Mexico and Chile have joined South Africa, Bolivia, Djibouti, Bangladesh, and the Comoros in calling on the ICC to investigate Israel for its crimes in Gaza, including war crimes and genocide.

Government report on Ayotzinapa disappearances links ex-president Enrique Peña Nieto to the crime

The parents of the disappeared students demand that a criminal investigation be opened against the former president and other high-ranking officials who colluded in covering up the crime

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Parents of disappeared Ayotzinapa students begin indefinite sit-in protest outside military camp in Mexico City

The parents are demanding that the Mexican Armed Forces hand over all the information they have in their possession about the mass kidnapping and disappearance of their loved ones

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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationally in landmark ruling

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the national level

Claudia Sheinbaum will be MORENA’s candidate for Mexican Presidential election

Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Head of government of Mexico City, will seek to carry forward the legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and continue the Fourth Transformation of the country

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Mexican right finalizes presidential candidate for 2024 polls, ruling Morena to announce candidate on September 6

Former senator Xóchitl Gálvez of the National Action Party (PAN) was chosen as the presidential candidate of Mexico’s right-wing opposition alliance, Frente Amplio por México, for the June 2024 elections

Mexican pollsters begin surveys for ruling party Morena’s internal elections

Four polling companies have begun conducting a national survey for the Morena party to help determine who will be its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections