Mexico

Bus crash in central Mexico kills and injures migrants

Road accident in San Luis Potosi state leaves six migrants dead and 19 others injured, all from Honduras, El Salvador and Cuba, officials say.

Mexico's Obrador won't join US summit 'if not everyone invited'

Mexican President Lopez Obrador rules out attending the US-hosted summit of South and North American nations if it does not display regional fraternity and invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

Journalist murdered in northwestern Mexico, ninth this year

Body of Luis Enrique Ramirez, 59, was found on a dirt road in Sinaloa, the state's attorney general says, prompting calls for a fair investigation.

Mexico vows to 'protect' border in bid to stop US-bound migrants

President Lopez Obrador warns against taking "risky" journeys to the US ahead of his tour of Central America that includes stops in three of the main countries where migrant caravans originate.

Mexico's closure of elite unit deals a blow to the US’ fight against narcos

The special unit worked closely with the US’ DEA for several decades, but President Obrador’s less confrontational policy led to its dissolution.

Mexican lawmakers reject president's energy reforms opposed by US

President Lopez Obrador was promoting the changes to strengthen the state-owned electricity provider and roll back the effects of liberalisation — a plan that alarmed the United States and Canada.

Lopez Obrador survives Mexico recall vote marked by low turnout

More than 90 percent of Mexicans taking part in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's recall referendum vote for him to stay in office, according to National Electoral Institute.

Mexicans vote to decide the fate of President Lopez Obrador

The president has faced criticism that government officials and resources have promoted the referendum that will determine if he will continue in office until 2024 or resign.

Over a dozen people killed at clandestine cockfighting ring in Mexico

At least 20 people have been killed in the town of Las Tinajas in Michoacan in what President Lopez Obrador described as "a massacre by one group against another."

Eighth journalist murdered in Mexico this year

Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, was shot dead at a house in the city of Zitacuaro in the state of Michoacan.

Hong Kong records over 50,000 new Covid-19 cases – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 443M people and killed over 6M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:

Colonialism alive and well in palaeontology, scientists warn

In a paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, a team of international researchers explain ‘scientific colonialism’ practices that have persevered into the 21st century.