Mexico’s president calls Peruvian counterpart a ‘puppet’ amid row

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has hit out at his Peruvian counterpart, Dina Boluarte, describing her as a “puppet” of oligarchs in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries.

14 killed in attack on prison in Mexico border city

Gunmen have attacked a Mexican prison in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving at least 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, according to state officials.

Mexico grants asylum to family of former Peruvian president Castillo

The Mexican government granted asylum to the family of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo because they requested it from inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima, Peru, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Tuesday.

Eight dead, 37 rescued after attempt to cross Rio Grande to US

At least eight people were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing to enter the United State from Mexico near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said.

Hurricane Agatha Kills 10, Leaves 20 Missing in Southern Mexico

Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 10 people and left 20 missing, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca said Tuesday.

19 Killed in Shooting in Central Mexico - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) said in a statement.

Russia welcomes Mexico’s refusal to join sanctions - ambassador - TASS

Mexico’s refusal to join anti-Russian sanctions demonstrates that the country's foreign policy is independent, Russian Ambassador to Mexico Viktor Koronelli told reporters on Saturday.

Mexico proposes to create EU analog in Western hemisphere - Foreign Minister - TASS

Mexican authorities proposed the US to look into establishment of an association similar to the EU in the Western hemisphere, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday.

Tres bebés hospitalizados por covid-19 en San Luis Potosí (México)

 

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Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash | Al Jazeera

At least 49 people, most of them migrants and refugees from Central America, have died after the truck they were travelling in crashed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said, in one of the worst road accidents to hit the country in recent years.

US, Canada, Mexico leaders to meet in first summit since 2016 | Al Jazeera

United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are set to meet in person in Washington, DC, for the first time in five years to discuss economic integration, immigration and the pandemic.

Caravana migrante resiste en su avance por el sur de México - La Guardia Nacional bloquea el avance

 

Cientos de migrantes de Centroamérica que viajan en caravana por México en dirección a EE.UU. pararon camiones para que les permitiera viajar en ellos. La Guardia Nacional Mexicana bloqueó la vía intentando evitar el paso de los vehículos que transportaban a los migrantes.

México no firma compromiso en Glasgow para frenar la deforestación hacia 2030

 

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US to pay close to $1m to families separated at border: Report | Al Jazeera

The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating a plan to offer $450,000 per person to migrant families who were separated at the United States’ southern border as part of the “zero tolerance” policy of predecessor Donald Trump.

Mexico, US strike new security accord

Mexico received a US delegation led by Secretary of state Anthony Blinken and secured a new deal on social and security challenges.

Conditions worsen for Haitian migrants on US-Mexico border | Al Jazeera

Conditions are deteriorating in a camp on the banks of the Rio Grande River where thousands of mostly Haitian asylum seekers have gathered in hopes of getting asylum in the United States, as pressure mounts on President Joe Biden to halt expulsion flights to Haiti.

Migrants in Texas: US 'to fly thousands back to Haiti' - BBC News

The US government is set to fly back to Haiti thousands of migrants who have gathered under a US-Mexico border bridge in recent days, US media report.

President: ‘Independent’ Mexico Has Every Right to Send Aid to Cuba in Defiance of ‘Inhumane’ US Sanctions - FARS

(FNA)- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington’s suffocating economic restrictions.

AMLO to investigate US-Mexico border killings of innocents | Al Jazeera

Mexico’s president pledged to investigate the border shootings that left 19 dead during the weekend, even as the latest homicide figures showed a rebound in killings nationwide.

Kamala Harris criticised for failing to visit US border on Latin American trip

 

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