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Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party's presidential candidate

The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling partyโ€™s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year.

Mexico's governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling

Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador's governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party's nomination for the June 2024 presidential election.

He's been Mexico's voice abroad. Now he wants the presidency

Heโ€™s been the face of Mexico internationally for nearly five years and often the countryโ€™s leading voice in meetings with top world leaders โ€” including volatile ones, like former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Colombian government, rebels resume peace talks in Mexico

Colombiaโ€™s government and its largest remaining rebel group have met in Mexico City to resume peace talks.

Biden, Mexico's Lรณpez Obrador discuss immigration, summit

Presidents Joe Biden and Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador spoke Tuesday as a growing number of migrants from crisis-gripped Venezuela arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.

World opinion shifts against Russia as Ukraine worries grow

The tide of international opinion appears to have decisively shifted against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries joined the United States and its allies in condemning Russiaโ€™s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the international rules-based order.

US, Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors, electric vehicles

A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in a push to shift semiconductor production from Asia to North America and expand production of electric vehicles.

Toll now at 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers

A Mexican immigration official says that in the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering in the Texas heat, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors.

โ€˜Stacks of bodies:โ€™ Death toll hits 50 in sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio

At least 42 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on the Southwest Side, and 16 others were taken to area hospitals in varying conditions, according to multiple SAPD sources.

Mexican diplomat starts jostling for 2024 nomination

Mexico's top diplomat has begun the open jostling to win the 2024 nomination of President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador's Morena party.

Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows at summit

President Joe Biden says democracy is an โ€œessential ingredientโ€ for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.

Americas summit agenda takes shape, but who will show up?

The Summit of the Americas is only one week away, and it's still unclear if Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador will be attending.

Mexico president threatens to skip Americas Summit

Mexicoโ€™s president says he won't attend next monthโ€™s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles if the Biden administration excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 27 dead

Relatives of the missing in Cubaโ€™s capital are desperately searching for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 27 people.

Mexican president slams US on tour of Central America

Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador has started a five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba by lashing out at the U.S. government.

Mexican president opens new -- and distant -- airport

Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador is inaugurating one of his hallmark building projects, a new Mexico City airport that reflects the contrasts and contradictions of his administration.

US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has filed the first environmental complaint against Mexico for failing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise.

Kerry calls for keeping power markets open in Mexico

U_S_ climate envoy John Kerry has called for more investment in clean energy and urged Mexico to keep its power market โ€œopen and competitive.โ€.

Extortionists target families of crash victims in Guatemala

Guatemalan families awaiting word on the fate of relatives involved in a deadly migrant smuggling accident in southern Mexico are now also living with the terror of extortionists telling them their loved ones have been kidnapped.

Biden praises Canada, Mexico as leaders discuss strains

President Joe Biden has joined with the leaders of Canada and Mexico to revive what used to be a North American tradition before the Trump presidency.

Migrant caravan grows in southern Mexico

Migrant caravan grows in southern Mexico

A growing migrant caravan set out early after a day of rest on its trek across southern Mexico.

Mexico, US draw up outlines of new security framework

Mexico, US draw up outlines of new security framework

High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States have laid out the outlines of a new security framework for the bilateral relationship that at least conceptually mark a departure from the mindset that steered their cooperation over the past decade.

Mexico and US prepare new security framework

Mexico and US prepare new security framework

Officials from Mexico and the United States are developing a new framework for their governmentsโ€™ security relationship that is more โ€œholisticโ€ in addressing crime and will tackle a broader range of issues than the previous initiative.

Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US

Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US

U.S. officials say many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, undercutting the Biden administrationโ€™s public statements that Haitians who enter the country illegally face immediate expulsion.

Many migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise

Many migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise

U.S. officials say many of the thousands of Haitian migrants camped in the small Texas border town of Del Rio are being released in the United States with notices to appear in immigration court or to an immigration office.

Assertive Mexico seeks leadership role in Latin America

Assertive Mexico seeks leadership role in Latin America

A gathering of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean here this weekend is the latest sign of Mexico flexing its diplomatic muscle as it looks to assert itself as the new mediator between the region and the United States.

US, Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years

US, Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years

The United States and Mexico have restarted high-level economic talks after a four-year pause.

Venezuela gov't, opposition pledge to address people's needs

Venezuela gov't, opposition pledge to address people's needs

Representatives of Venezuelaโ€™s government and opposition say they have agreed to find ways to deal with the pressing needs of Venezuelans, especially in combatting the coronavirus pandemic.

Venezuelan government, opposition leaders continue dialogue

Venezuelan government, opposition leaders continue dialogue

Government and Venezuelan opposition representatives are continuing a dialogue aimed at finding a common path out of their countryโ€™s political standoff.

Venezuelan government, opposition leaders meet in Mexico

Venezuelan government, opposition leaders meet in Mexico

The government of Venezuela and its opposition have met for the first time in two years to look for a change in the South American nation's prolonged political standoff.

US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

US to send 8.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico

The United States will send Mexico 8.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine as the delta variant drives the countryโ€™s third wave of infections.

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking toll

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking toll

The Mexican government is suing U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors, arguing that their commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.

Brazil reopens amid looming threat from delta variant

Brazil reopens amid looming threat from delta variant

As the number of coronavirus deaths starts to recede in Brazil, a renewed sense of optimism has taken over.

France, Mexico sign deal against trafficking in artifacts

France, Mexico sign deal against trafficking in artifacts

France and Mexico have signed an agreement pledging to cooperate to fight trafficking of cultural artifacts.

Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse

Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse

A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City elevated subway line that killed 26 people placed much of the blame on poor welds that joined steel support beams to a concrete layer supporting the track bed.

US and Mexico seek ways to do more on irregular immigration

US and Mexico seek ways to do more on irregular immigration

In consecutive visits this month, Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have conveyed to the most important U.S. partner that the Biden administration is taking a more nuanced approach to immigration than its predecessor, but still asking what more Mexico can do.

The Latest: Philippines officials warned to enforce lockdown

The Latest: Philippines officials warned to enforce lockdown

The president of the Philippines warns he will jail village leaders and police officers who don't enforce pandemic lockdown restrictions.

Mexico's long delay of vaccines for Latin America nears end

Mexico's long delay of vaccines for Latin America nears end

Mexicoโ€™s top diplomat says shipments of a long-delayed lot of AstraZeneca vaccines will finally be sent to Argentina.

Mexico: Russiaโ€™s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses

Mexico: Russiaโ€™s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses

Mexican authorities say Russia has been having so many problems producing second doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine that there won't be enough to give people who got the first dose a second shot.

Mexico City subway collapse was a tragedy foretold

Mexico City subway collapse was a tragedy foretold

The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed, killing 25 people, was so poorly designed from the start in 2012 that passengers and experts came to fear many things.

Families mourn victims of Mexico City subway collapse

Families mourn victims of Mexico City subway collapse

Anger and frustration boiled over among families of the victims of Mexico City's subway collapse as they prepared to bury the 25 people who died.

Russian minister: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War

Russian minister: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War

Russiaโ€™s top diplomat says his country's relations with the United States are even worse now than during Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect.

Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines

Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines

An elderly woman gets her shot of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Mexico City, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY โ€“ Mexico announced a huge bet on Chinese vaccines Tuesday, without making public any information about their efficacy. The total of 32 million doses, plus at least 4 million doses of the CanSino shot, would dwarf the estimated 5 million vaccine doses Mexico has acquired so far from other sources. Mexico has administered only about 4.7 million doses of all vaccines, a tiny amount given the countryโ€™s population of 126 million. AdInoculations with Chinese vaccines already have begun in more than 25 countries.

Top US diplomat 'visits' Mexico, Canada on virtual trip

Top US diplomat 'visits' Mexico, Canada on virtual trip

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from right, speaks during a virtual meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau who is in Ottawa, Canada. But they were geographically far apart Friday as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, because of the pandemic, started a new chapter in North American relations with virtual visits to Mexico and Canada in what was billed as his first official trip. โ€œThe United States has long-standing relationships with both Mexico and Canada," Blinken said afterward. The secretary began his virtual visits with Mexico, a country Trump repeatedly disparaged in his campaign and early in his presidency, though relations turned more cordial under Lรณpez Obrador. AdBiden last week made his first bilateral meeting, also virtual, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who at times had a frosty relationship with Trump.

The Latest: Tennessee probe finds wasted vaccines

The Latest: Tennessee probe finds wasted vaccines

___WASHINGTON โ€” Coronavirus vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big increase in the delivery of doses over the coming month. AdLooking ahead to summer, Pfizer and Moderna expect to complete delivery of 300 million doses each, and J&J aims to provide an additional 100 million doses. ___MADRID โ€” Spain has registered 7,461 new coronavirus cases and 443 more deaths. AdThe country has reached a total of 3.1 million cases and 68,000 confirmed deaths. Ad___GENEVA โ€” The head of the World Health Organization is criticizing the lack of access to coronavirus vaccines for the worldโ€™s poor.

The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, people wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)HONG KONG โ€” Hong Kong is reducing social distancing rules following a sharp drop in new coronavirus cases, including restarting indoor dining and reopening gyms. More than two-thirds of the new cases were in Seoul area, home to half of South Koreaโ€™s 51 million people. The company has contracted to provide 100 million doses โ€” enough for 100 million Americans โ€” by the end of June. โ€œWe just need the vaccine to arrive.โ€___ATLANTA โ€” Snowy and icy weather across much of the nation has โ€œsignificantlyโ€ delayed shipments of COVID-19 vaccine to Georgia, state health officials said Wednesday.

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

The coronavirus has infected more than 109 million people and killed at least 2.4 million of them. America's top diplomat said the U.S. also plans to provide โ€œsignificant financial supportโ€ to COVAX through the GAVI vaccine alliance, and will work to strengthen other multilateral initiatives involved in the global COVID-19 response. Indiaโ€™s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also called for a halt to โ€œvaccine nationalismโ€ and encouragement for internationalism. he said Russia is ready to discuss progress on implementing the only resolution the Security Council has adopted on the pandemic. After three months of difficult negotiations, the council last July 1 endorsed fhe secretary-generalโ€™s call for cease-fires in major global conflicts to tackle COVID-19.

Mexican president works from isolation after virus test

Mexican president works from isolation after virus test

Lรณpez Obrador appeared โ€œwith resolute spirit, working and looking good,โ€ Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, who is also isolating and awaiting test results, said on Twitter. On Monday, the WHO chief said via Twitter: โ€œI am sorry to hear that you have tested positive for #COVID19, President @lopezobradorโ€” . Stay strong!โ€At the start of the pandemic Lรณpez Obrador was criticized for leaning into crowds and giving hugs. Lรณpez Obrador is known to be stubborn and more often doubles down on a position rather than retreat in the face of criticism. ___Associated Press video journalist Lissette Romero and AP writer Mark Stevenson in Mexico City and writer Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed to this report.

Mexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19

Mexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19

Mexico President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under medical treatment, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)MEXICO CITY โ€“ Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Early in the pandemic, asked how he was protecting Mexico, Lรณpez Obrador removed two religious amulets from his wallet and proudly showed them off. At the start of the pandemic Lรณpez Obrador was criticized for still leaning into crowds and giving hugs. Besides Lรณpez Obrador, other Latin American leaders who have tested positive for the coronavirus are Brazilโ€™s President Jair Bolsonaro, Guatemalaโ€™s Alejandro Giammattei, Hondurasโ€™ Juan Orlando Hernรกndez and Boliviaโ€™s then-interim President Jeanine รnรฉz.

Mexico starts giving first shots of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine

Mexico starts giving first shots of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine

The country's 1.4 million health workers will be the first to get the shots, followed by the elderly, those with underlying health conditions that make them more vulnerable to the disease, and teachers. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico was the first country in Latin America to get the vaccine, though others were close behind. In Costa Rica, which is the third country in the region to begin using the Pfizer vaccine, the first shot was given Thursday to Elizabeth Castillo, 91. Argentina, which has run into problems obtaining the Pfizer vaccine, received a flight carrying 300,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. Argentina plans to become the first country in Latin America to administer the Russian vaccine starting next week.

The Latest: Brazil is latest to ban flights from Britain

The Latest: Brazil is latest to ban flights from Britain

A demonstrator wears a face shield with a red handprint, mimicking blood, to protest Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. ___NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ€” Dozens of Tennessee hospitals have stopped taking transfer patients because they are overwhelmed during one of the nationโ€™s worst recent outbreaks of COVID-19 cases. ___DENVER โ€” Colorado has started vaccinating correctional workers as the state sees a surge of coronavirus cases in its prisons. ___BOSTON โ€” Help is on the way for Massachusetts small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, with Gov. COVID-19 cases have been declining in New Mexico, but the economic fallout from the pandemic continues.

Mexican president wants to restrict US agents in Mexico

Mexican president wants to restrict US agents in Mexico

(AP Photo / Marco Ugarte )MEXICO CITY โ€“ Mexicoโ€™s President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador has tossed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden with a proposal that would restrict U.S. agents in Mexico and remove their diplomatic immunity. โ€œThe proposal is that foreign agents will not have any immunity,โ€ according to a summary of the president's proposal to the Mexican Senate published Friday. โ€œThe proposal requires that foreign agents give Mexican authorities the information they gather,โ€ according the proposed changes. Itโ€™s going to be leaked, itโ€™s going to compromise agents, itโ€™s going to compromise informants," Vigil said. โ€œNinety percent of the information sharing goes from the DEA to Mexico, rather from Mexico to the US.

Mexico says it wants its ex-officials tried in Mexico

Mexico says it wants its ex-officials tried in Mexico

Regarding drug traffickers and others whose crimes affect the United States, Ramรญrez said, โ€œthat justifies them being tried in the United States." Roberto Velasco, Mexicoโ€™s director general of North American Affairs, said generally, crimes in Mexico would be investigated and prosecuted in Mexico. He was also accused of introducing cartel leaders to other corrupt Mexican officials. That decision came after reports that Mexico had threatened to expel the Drug Enforcement Administrationโ€™s regional director and agents. Mexican officials complained that the U.S. failed to share evidence against Cienfuegos and that his arrest came as a surprise.

US drops case against ex-Mexican general after pressure

US drops case against ex-Mexican general after pressure

The officials asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case. He was also accused of introducing cartel leaders to other corrupt Mexican officials. Mexican officials complained that the U.S. failed to share evidence against Cienfuegos and that his arrest came as a surprise. In the case of Cienfuegos, Mexican officials have taken no official position on whether he is innocent or guilty, saying that was up to the attorney generalโ€™s office to decide. U.S. civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby said the Cienfuegos case marks an odd capstone to the Trump administration.

Mexican president taps loyalist as new security chief

Mexican president taps loyalist as new security chief

MEXICO CITY โ€“ Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador proposed a former journalist and long-time Mexico City government bureaucrat to be the countryโ€™s new security chief Friday at a time when the country is on track to set a new annual homicide record. Lรณpez Obrador said he had not asked her in advance and she was currently in quarantine, recovering from COVID-19. When Lรณpez Obrador was Mexico City mayor from 2000 to 2005, Rodrรญguez held posts in public security and was social development secretary. Lรณpez Obrador has given more responsibility than any other president in modern times to the military and not just in the security realm. โ€œWe couldnโ€™t pretend it was going to be easy to fix the problem.โ€__AP writer Christopher Sherman in Mexico City contributed to this report.

Low expections in Mexico as US election approaches

Low expections in Mexico as US election approaches

FILE - In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz. During his 2016 primary run, Trump sought to mark his ground as a hard-line immigration enforcer who would build a great, great wall on our southern border. Nearly four years later, Trump still has work to do completing his wall and much that has been completed has been paid by U.S. taxpayers despite promises otherwise. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Low expections in Mexico as US election approaches

Low expections in Mexico as US election approaches

For example, when Mexico was on the brink of defaulting on treaty obligations governing water-sharing this month, the Trump administration provided a graceful exit. Trump made Mexico an immigration waiting room for the U.S. and some say effectively pushed the U.S. frontier south for immigrants. Thousands of asylum seekers were forced to wait out their cases in Mexican border cities before the pandemic allowed the U.S. to effectively suspend its asylum system at the border. Mexico might expect greater recognition of shared responsibility from a Biden administration, but Mexicoโ€™s own security strategy has been difficult to decipher. The Trump administration has focused on deporting undocumented immigrants and narrowing the path to legal entry.

Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US

Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US

In this court artist sketch, former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda's appears in federal court, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES โ€“ Mexicoโ€™s former defense secretary helped a cartel smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States in exchange for bribes, according to court documents unsealed Friday. Mexico authorities donโ€™t identify any drug cartel as H-2, which, according to U.S. officials, was led by Juan Francisco Patrรณn Sรกnchez. Garcia Luna, who served under former President Felipe Calderรณn, has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges. ___This story has been corrected to say Cienfuegos is Mexicoโ€™s former defense secretary, not foreign defense secretary.

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, Mexico's Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda gestures as U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens during a reception ceremony in Mexico City. Mexico's top diplomat says the country's former defense secretary, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, has been arrested in Los Angeles. Mexico's defense secretary is not just another Cabinet post. The president doesnโ€™t just choose a defense secretary โ€” he chooses from a list of acceptable candidates that the generals submit. Mexicoโ€™s Defense Department had no immediate reaction to Cienfuegosโ€™ arrest.

Mexico's ex-defense secretary arrested in Los Angeles

Mexico's ex-defense secretary arrested in Los Angeles

FILE - In this April 16, 2016 file photo, Mexico's Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda salutes soldiers at the Number 1 military camp in Mexico City. Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard wrote in his Twitter account Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, that U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau had informed him that Gen. Cienfuegos has been arrested in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)MEXICO CITY โ€“ Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the countryโ€™s armed forces for six years under ex-President Enrique Peรฑa Nieto, has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, Mexicoโ€™s top diplomat said Thursday. Mexicoโ€™s Defense Department had no immediate reaction to the arrest.

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