Described as a great analyst forged in the academic system, the historian and economist — who is taking the reins of the National Autonomous University of Mexico — is also a big fan of his country’s classic films
Their relationship is at times tense. Biden criticizes Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists and the Mexican president isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader
The Mexican president is due to hold bilateral meetings with the presidents of China, Japan the United States, and Canada. Migration and fentanyl are expected to be on the agenda when he sits down with Joe Biden and Xi Jinping
Multilateral organizations, ratings agencies and investment banks have updated their growth forecasts due to ‘repeated positive surprises’ in a market that has resisted financial volatility
The country also has the highest incidence of diabetes, with two in 10 people suffering from the condition, compared to 10% in the United States
Safety becomes the biggest worry for the population of the Mexican city. Citizens are receiving food and water in dribs and drabs, while the Army tries to take control after the hurricane
The Mexican guerrilla leader, who adopted the name Galeano in 2014, will step back to pave the way for a new generation
Acapulco’s desperate residents have cleaned out the city’s largest stores in three days after a storm no one forecast going from tropical storm to catastrophic Category 5 hurricane
With tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without power, the toll could rise. Scientists are struggling to figure out how they didn’t see it coming
The natural disaster that devastated Acapulco strengthened from a tropical storm to a fearsome category 5 hurricane in just 12 hours
If the company were allowed to break ground on their new plan tomorrow, it could start investing 800 million dollars over the next 18 months, said Bacanora CEO Peter Secker
Mexico’s president convenes 12 nations for talks on debt reduction and regional cooperation on trade, security and employment
The former secretary of defense whose arrest in 2021 caused a diplomatic clash has received recognition for his contributions to the army
At the largest border crossing in the country, the memory of the recent deaths of 40 migrants — who were killed during a fire in a detention center — is more painful than the new security measures being implemented by the U.S. government
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.
The announcement of new construction on the border fence overshadowed the visit of Antony Blinken and Alejandro Mayorkas, with migration and drug-trafficking the main topics
A new resolution being put forth by Representative Joaquin Castro — to which EL PAÍS has had access — rejects the possibility of U.S. military intervention on Mexican soil
Democratic administration waives 26 federal laws that could result in up to 20 miles of barriers in South Texas in bid to contain surge in illegal arrivals from Mexico
The popular president will seek to complete infrastructure initiatives, support his party’s candidate and ensure a smooth succession
The harsh comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai met their Mexican counterparts at the State Department
The text, to which EL PAÍS has had access, suggests several locations near Iguala as the possible destination of the disappeared student-teachers. The report also includes screenshots of chats that had been dismissed as unverifiable
When investigators started scrutinizing the military’s role in the disappearance of the 43 student teachers, they faced backlash — and the president’s promised support vanished
On the ninth anniversary of the attack, the families are determined to gain access to dozens of Army documents which, they claim, contain information about the boys’ fate. President Andres Manuel López Obrador claims that those papers do not exist
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the cartels were fighting for control of the drug smuggling routes that lead into southern Mexico from Central America
The Department of Homeland Security aims to boost agent deployment along the southern border for more extensive ‘high-profile’ investigations
By forcing their way into more and more sectors, organized crime has become ‘a dominant economic cartel,’ according to analysts
Anticipating an increase in the amount of federal government social benefits, Mexicans are taking on debt to purchase more. Spending during the country’s Independence Day celebrations reached its highest level in five years