
Latin America: Hotbed of diplomatic strife
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
Mexico will take Ecuador embassy raid to the International Court of Justice and asks the United Nations to suspend the Andean nation
Daniel Noboa’s government described Jorge Glas’ asylum at Mexican legation as a provocation and justified the assault as a necessary step to prevent impunity
The former vice president has been transferred to a prison in Guayaquil reserved for the most dangerous criminals
Officers entered the Mexican diplomatic headquarters in Quito on Friday night to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas
Ecuadorian police forces burst into the site with armored cars and arrested former vice president Jorge Glas, who is convicted in two cases of corruption and had been granted political asylum by Mexico. President López Obrador has described the assault as a ‘flagrant violation of international law and sovereignty’
The Mexican president suggested that his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa was elected due to the assassination of candidate Fernando Villavicencio
The politician was attacked at a campaign event in Celaya right after she presented her strategy to tackle violence in a municipality that is in the grips of a security crisis
Residents hope a new highway to this popular gem on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca will benefit the local population
Colombia has demanded an apology and will expel diplomats after the Argentine president called Gustavo Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ during an interview with CNN
The victims have been identified as Alejandro Hernández Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera. Four other Hispanic workers are still missing, but U.S. authorities said it is no longer safe for divers to continue searching the accident area
The president is taking his demands to the U.S. presidential campaign: he will support whichever White House candidate promises to regularize undocumented Mexican workers — a policy that is also set to win over support for his own party ahead of the June election in Mexico
Morena’s presidential candidate schedules an intense campaign tour of Nuevo León, Coahuila and Durango, states traditionally resistant to the political left
Both leading presidential candidates have placed crime at the center of their platforms. Xóchitl Gálvez is promising to build a mega-prison, while Claudia Sheinbaum wants to integrate the National Guard into the Army
A total of 53% of men and 69% of women favor a female candidate to win the elections
The country of 130 million people has often been marked by its ‘macho’ culture. Now it’s almost certain to elect its first woman president
As the election campaign begins, the ruling party’s Claudia Sheinbaum has a strong lead. Her opponent Xóchitl Gálvez will have to take advantage of every opportunity and play catch-up
Quebec’s premier has been urging the Canadian government to slow the influx of immigrants. The U.S. government also urged its neighbor to take action as some Mexicans have been crossing illegally into the U.S. from Canada
At least 33 people involved in politics, some of whom are aspiring to office, have been assassinated in the first two months of the year
After seeing record-high numbers of irregular crossings, Washington is seeking to bolster trilateral cooperation, arguing this will be facilitated by Bernardo Arévalo’s arrival in power
A new publication about the alleged links between drug traffickers and the president’s inner circle has, once again, strained the bilateral relationship. According to experts, this is a strategy by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to attack the Mexican president
The truces between criminal organizations in the state of Guerrero appear linked to the Catholic hierarchy, which is willing to mediate in order to stop the wave of violence
The White House insists that it has a good relationship with Mexico’s government, after ‘The New York Times’ published a report based on DEA probes into whether drug traffickers contributed money to the president’s campaign
The clergy has been attempting to settle differences between La Familia Michoacana and rivals Los Tlacos after a successful truce between the latter and Los Ardillos over transport routes
There are three elements that have contributed to this reduction over the course of the past half-decade: higher incomes, a strong performance by small businesses and lower rental prices
In a four-hour press conference, the richest man in Latin America discusses his business empire, the outgoing López Obrador administration and upcoming elections
The opposition candidate for the presidency of Mexico is confident that she will defeat the ruling party’s candidate — Claudia Sheinbaum — on June 2, despite the fact that the polls show her lagging far behind