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Topic: Mexico

Son of Mexico's 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in US drugs case

By AFP   2025-07-12 08:10:39

A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty to drug charges in Chicago on Friday in a deal struck with prosecutors in return for a reduced sentence.

Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest

By AFP   2025-07-10 09:33:08

The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS).

Mexico avoids recession despite tariff uncertainty

By AFP   2025-04-30 19:58:47

Mexico's economy returned to growth in the first quarter of 2025, avoiding a recession despite deep uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Cartel recruitment at heart of Mexico's missing person's crisis

By AFP   2025-04-23 04:44:01

The discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a ranch has shone a spotlight on ruthless tactics of violent criminal groups in a country where more than 120,000 people are missing.

How Mexico's president found a formula for dealing with Trump

By AFP   2025-03-20 05:18:15

When Claudia Sheinbaum took office last year, few imagined that her method of dealing with her polar opposite, Donald Trump, would become the envy of other leaders.

Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force

By AFP   2025-03-04 11:41:49

Mounting trade wars between the US and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in.