Mexico

EL PAÍS speaks with academics, diplomats, and politicians from different parties to examine the challenge now facing Sheinbaum — one that every Mexican president has confronted in a history shaped by geography, ideology, and geopolitical interests

Emails from witnesses, victims, and FBI documents in the declassified files suggest that the financier used the country on more than one occasion to commit crimes linked to child sex trafficking

The indictment of nine US citizens in their own country puts the spotlight on the lack of controls on the purchase of high-caliber artillery that benefits criminal organizations south of the border

Mexico is preparing to enter the gas extraction market with this method, which has sparked intense debate both within and outside the government. EL PAÍS brings together the views of six specialists on this technique — voices both defending and criticizing it

The Asian firms aim to strengthen their position in the Mexican market through the purchase of the Aguascalientes factory, which is in the process of closing

The picturesque community in Sinaloa was horrified to discover six clandestine burial sites from which 14 bodies have been exhumed so far. Five belong to the missing workers from the Canadian mine Vizsla Silver

The transportation secretary said the devices crossed in from Mexico and were neutralized. Aviation authorities initially announced that the measure would last 10 days

Harfuch points to a criminal misunderstanding as the cause of the workers’ abduction. The bodies of at least five have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified

Ricardo Trevilla, Secretary of Defense, says that the Claudia Sheinbaum government has recovered 215 powerful .50 caliber rifles from criminals, one of the drug traffickers’ favorites

The transfer to Spain’s Banco Santander of one of Mexico’s most powerful art collections, filled with works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is the latest chapter in a long story full of intrigue and controversy

No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island

In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade

Bakers, specialists and consumers defend their traditions and recipes, after a British chef made remarks about the lack of a bread-making culture in the country

Prisons persist as centers of criminal command and call centers for organized crime groups, a weak point that justifies the extradition of high-profile detainees in collaboration with Washington

By targeting the island’s access to crucial imports, the US has exacerbated its economic and social strain. The Castro regime says it is trying to provoke a ‘genocide’

Banco Santander has become the manager of Jacques and Natasha Gelman’s valuable Mexican art collection, following an agreement with its new owners

The attack against two lawmakers and the mass kidnapping of miners are further proof that violence continues unabated in the Mexican state

Claudia Sheinbaum justified crude oil exports as humanitarian aid without providing concrete details about an operation that began in 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum maintains that the image shows the moment the alleged drug trafficker surrendered in Mexico City. Canadian television, however, reports that it was created using artificial intelligence

The Latin American country surpasses China and Canada, sending over $447 billion worth of goods to the US in the first 10 months of 2025

Los Choneros, the reigning criminal organization in Manabí, Ecuador, is linked to shark hunting and finning, complimentary activities to its primary trade of drug and fuel trafficking

Claudia Sheinbaum insists the trade agreement is not at risk, despite Mark Carney’s shifting attitude to Trump’s tariffs

The Mexican director’s ambitious adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel is also competing in the Adapted Screenplay category

The specialist in Mesoamerican history warns against revisionism: ‘The course of the conquest could have been different without Indigenous support’

The latest batch of prisoners includes organized crime heavyweights and a handful of names that transcend the six organizations included on the State Department’s blacklist

The transfer to the US of 37 prisoners, including leaders of the Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation and Northeast cartels, is a response to threats made by the Republican in recent weeks regarding operations south of the Rio Grande