Four Americans kidnapped by heavily armed men in Matamoros, Mexico, had travelled there for cosmetic surgery, relatives told US media. One of them was to have a tummy tuck – removing abdominal fat – in a border town, said the…
FBI: 4 Americans shot at, kidnapped in northeast Mexico
Four American citizens were shot at and kidnapped by armed men after driving across the U.S. border into northeastern Mexico, the FBI said Sunday. The Americans crossed into Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, on Friday, driving a white minivan with North…
FIFA officially confirms Canadian men’s automatic 2026 World Cup qualification
The Canadian men’s national soccer team has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup. Soccer’s international governing body confirmed that Canada — along with the U.S. and Mexico — have secured automatic berths as co-hosts of the 2026…
1st phase of Mexican solar project to be operating in April
Mexico was pushed to accelerate its turn toward renewable energy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year drove a sharp increase in global energy costs, Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said late Thursday. Ebrard made the comments after taking…
Mexico tightens ban on smoking in public places
Mexico has brought into force one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places. The step, which was first approved in 2021, also includes a ban on tobacco advertising. Several other Latin…
Mexico’s Supreme Court elects 1st female chief justice
Mexico’s Supreme Court elected the first female chief justice in its history Monday. Justice Norma Lucia Pina was sworn in for her four-year term at the head of the 11-member panel, pledging to maintain the independence of the country’s highest…
Dozens escape Mexican jail in deadly attack
Dozens of inmates have escaped from a prison in northern Mexico after gunmen, suspected to be members of a drug cartel, opened fire on the facility. The men arrived outside the Chihuahua state prison shortly after 07:00 (14:00 GMT) in…
Arizona to remove makeshift shipping container wall from Mexico border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands. The Biden administration and the Republican governor…
8-months pregnant Mexican woman is found dead with newborn cut out of her womb before her baby is recovered alive
A pregnant Mexican woman died after she was cut open by two assailants who stole her unborn baby, authorities said Monday. Rosa Isela Castro Vazquez, 20, was eight-months pregnant when she was kidnapped by two suspects who cut the baby…
Mexican prosecutors seek to extradite US suspect in killing of North Carolina woman in San Jose del Cabo
Mexican prosecutors said Thursday they have filed charges against a US woman on suspicion of killing another American seen being beaten in a viral video. Prosecutors in the state of Baja California Sur did not name the suspect in the…
