All news on the topic: Mexico

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Companies linked to suspected cartel gun supplier secured security contracts at Mexico City airport
As Mexico hosts the World Cup, MCCI reports on arms trafficking allegations against two men who were involved in companies now in charge of airport security.
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Many pubs to stay shut despite UK allowing 5am opening for England’s World Cup clash with Mexico
Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that pubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open late for the round of 16 match, which kicks off at 1am on Monday.
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Mystery vigilante dubbed "Mexican Batman" hunts alleged bike thieves and duct-tapes them to poles
A mysterious vigilante in Mexico is stopping ‘bike thieves’ in a rather unusual way after a spike in crime.
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UK sends rescue teams to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes kill more than 900
A British search and rescue team has been deployed to Venezuela, where the death toll from Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes has reached almost 1,000.
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From Spotify fame to sanctions: El Makabelico accused of funding cartel
“I’m a drug trafficker from the Northeast, my cartel,” raps El Makabelico. “With my AK-47 slung across my chest, I ride alongside El Komander. My souped-up .38 Super, encrusted with diamonds.”
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NetJets business jet crashes onto Texas highway, killing one and injuring five
A plane has crashed into a busy road in Texas – leaving at least one person dead as passengers were seen leaping from the blazing wreckage.
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Mexico’s cartel meth crisis turns rehab centres into battlegrounds for addicts and gangs
As Mexico struggles with a cartel-driven methamphetamine crisis, even makeshift rehab centers have become vulnerable to gang infiltration and attacks.
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World Cup fans rage over empty seats as South Korea beat Czech Republic
World Cup fans were frustrated after the second match of the tournament was played with a significant number of empty seats in the stands.
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Hormuz crisis accelerates green energy shift as coal fears fail to materialise
The energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been a serious challenge for the transition to renewable energy sources.
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Mexican authorities tie Ikon Midstream to CJNG cartel fuel smuggling network in explosive investigation
Ikon Midstream, a Houston-based petroleum trader whose offices were raided last month by U.S. authorities, is under investigation in Mexico in connection with fuel smuggling
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Mexico to auction estate where cartel boss El Mencho was killed in army raid
Mexico will auction the plot of land where a drug kingpin was killed in a shoot-out with the army.
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Wrestling storyline in chaos as Ludwig Kaiser arrest casts doubt over title feud
Wrestling star Ludwig Kaiser has reportedly been arrested days before one of WWE’s most anticipated matches.
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Allegations of cartel corruption strain US-Mexico relations to a breaking point
Relations between Mexico and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that Mexican officials have been “in bed for years” with drug traffickers, and reports of CIA agents freely operating south of the border.
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Gunman opens fire on tourists at Mexico pyramids citing violent US school massacre references
The gunman who opened fire on tourists at Mexico’s iconic Teotihuacan pyramids carried materials that were apparently related to the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School.
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Four dead after plane crashes into restaurant and erupts in flames in dramatic Brazil disaster
Four people have died after a plane smashed into a restaurant and went up in a ball of flames in Brazil.
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Cartels vs State: How Mexico slipped into a parallel power system
In mid-March, Colombian authorities arrested Ecuadorian drug lord Ángel Aguilar on suspicion of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
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“Hydra effect”: killing Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes may make cartels stronger
A day after the Mexican military killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed credit for his administration.
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Security risks and disruption warnings for fans travelling to 2026 World Cup across US, Canada and Mexico
For tens of thousands of British fans, the 2026 World Cup promises the ultimate football pilgrimage: packed stadiums, sprawling fan parks, and a six-week festival stretching across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Influencer María Julissa with 3.5 million followers denies role in tip-off that led Mexican forces to kill cartel kingpin El Mencho
An OnlyFans model has denied being the secret mistress who led authorities to a love nest where a notorious Mexican cartel leader was killed.
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Cartel kingpin “El Mencho” killed as Mexico erupts in flames
The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, marking a significant victory while cartel members responded with a wave of violence across the country.
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Eleven killed and 12 wounded in mass shooting after football match in Mexico
At least 11 people were killed and 12 others, including children, were wounded after armed attackers opened fire following a football match in Mexico
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Bus plunges into ravine in Mexico killing eight passengers and injuring 19 in Veracruz state
The vehicle, full of passengers said to be travelling home for Christmas, plunged more than 600ft down an embankment before eight people were confirmed dead - and 19 people were left injured
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Mexico’s attorney general Alejandro Gertz Manero resigns early after ambassadorship offer, triggering legality concerns
The Senate accepted Alejandro Gertz Manero’s early resignation despite opposition claims that a diplomatic posting doesn’t meet the legal threshold, as his exit follows a controversial ambassadorship offer and leaves several high-profile investigations unresolved.
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Tensions rise as US troops mistakenly mark Mexican land as US territory
US troops were seen to ’accidentally invade’ Mexico amid rising tensions over Trump’s threats to bomb cartel members as part of his ongoing ’war on drugs’.
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Zhi Dong Zhang on trial in Brooklyn after tunnel breakout in Mexico and circuitous flight to Cuba and Russia
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.