Mexico

Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico

Top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero," was considered a powerful potential successor to "El Mencho," who ran the cartel and was killed in February.

Members of Mexican Special Forces escort Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” a top commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in the western state of Nayarit, Mexico, in this handout distributed on April 27, 2026.
A wake disrupted.

Wake turns into a brawl as two women realize they were both dating the deceased

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention

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Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

The accident, which occurred on the highway between Merida and Campeche, killed passengers traveling in a trailer, a car, and a taxi.

Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, September 14, 2025.

Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing three and injuring 70

The city's fire department said the flames had been fully extinguished in and around the overturned tanker trailer, which had been hauling liquefied petroleum gas.

A man walks nex to the charred remains of a trailer, one of the vehicles damaged in a gas tanker explosion on Ignacio Zaragoza Avenue, where multiple individuals sustained burn injuries after the tanker overturned, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 10, 2025.

Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges

The charges stemmed from his decades-long role leading the Sinaloa cartel alongside imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, allocutes to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan at federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

1,000 protesters take part in 'Mexico for Palestine' march, call to sever ties with Israel

The protesters were almost all clad in keffiyehs, and were carrying Palestinian flags, as well as signs and figures of infants to represent the children killed during the war.

A sign is seen at a "Mexico for Palestine" protest in Mexico City, calling for the end of the war in Gaza and severing Israel-Mexico relations.

FBI returns a 500-year-old Cortés document to Mexico

Archivists discovered 15 pages missing in 1993; agents traced one to the United States, seized it at an undisclosed location, and said no one will face charges.

The Cortez manuscript.

Trump intensifies trade war with 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

Earlier this week, Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Three artists, three questions: Interviews amid sirens from Iranian missiles

Three Israeli artists, from different generations and with very different approaches and backgrounds, answered my three questions.

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US pushes Mexico to prosecute politicians with ties to drug cartels

The requests seek to push President Claudia Sheinbaum's government to investigate current elected officials and launch an unprecedented crackdown on narco corruption.

Demonstrators seen during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 8, 2025

MrBeast denies being sued by Mexican government over filming at archaeological sites

States he is collaborating with INAH to support Mexican archaeology and financed local water projects.

 MrBeast in Chichén Itzá.

Mexican authorities to sue MrBeast over alleged violations in Mayan temple video

INAH alleges MrBeast used heritage sites for unauthorized commercial purposes, violating filming permits.

 MrBeast in Chichén Itzá.