Peru and Mexico announced the restoration of diplomatic ties on August 7, 2026, ending a nine-month rift that began when Mexico granted asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who faced conspiracy charges related to ousted President Pedro Castillo's 2022 coup attempt. Chávez departed Peru on a Mexican Air Force plane shortly before the announcement.
Angel Aguirre, former governor of Mexico's Guerrero state, has been arrested for allegedly ordering the destruction of evidence related to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a case that has become emblematic of impunity and state involvement with cartels in Mexico. Only three victims have been positively identified more than a decade later.
Angel Aguirre, former governor of Mexico's Guerrero state, has been arrested for allegedly ordering the destruction of evidence related to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a case that has become emblematic of impunity and state involvement with cartels in Mexico. Only three victims have been positively identified more than a decade later.
The United States suspended avocado inspections in Michoacán, Mexico's primary avocado-producing state, citing a threat to U.S. interests. In response, Mexico deployed 1,500 additional troops to the region and requested meetings with U.S. agriculture authorities to resume exports.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced five indictments against Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel, with the Justice and State Departments offering over $100 million in rewards for information leading to arrests of cartel leaders, including a $25 million reward for U.S. citizen Juan Carlos González. The charges include drug trafficking, murders, money laundering, and timeshare fraud.
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against five high-ranking members of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel and announced over $100 million in rewards, including $25 million for U.S. citizen Juan Carlos González. The charges include drug trafficking, murders, money laundering, and a timeshare fraud scheme that allegedly scammed seniors out of $400 million.
Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum, who had 650,000 TikTok followers, was shot and killed while livestreaming outside a restaurant in Culiacán, Sinaloa state. Authorities are investigating possible links to organized crime.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced a significant increase in cyclospora infections among travelers returning from Mexico, urging visitors to follow strict food and water hygiene measures while abroad.
Two groups of small businesses filed legal challenges in U.S. Court of International Trade against the Trump administration's new global tariffs that took effect Friday, targeting over 60 countries including Canada, Mexico, and the EU. The lawsuits came just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired.
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego within 48 hours, a key witness to the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Mexican homebuilder Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE officers in Houston. The incident has sparked protests and calls for justice in the community.
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a 28-year-old Mexican national vacationing in the U.S. on a valid tourist visa, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in St. Augustine, Florida, while running from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The incident occurred just two days after he arrived in Florida from Mexico.
California-based produce supplier Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico following a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, primarily in Michigan and nearby states. The diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak could become one of the largest foodborne illness incidents in the United States in recent years.
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced to a $5,000 fine but spared prison time after being convicted in December of obstructing an official proceeding for helping a Mexican immigrant defendant evade ICE agents outside her courtroom.
The expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026 has reached its quarterfinals stage in its fourth week, with France defeating Paraguay and Morocco overcoming Canada to advance. The tournament is being hosted across North American venues including Mexico's Estadio Azteca and Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
England overcame Mexico at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City in a last-16 World Cup match, ending the host nation's 40-year quest to return to the quarterfinals. Mexico had not conceded a goal at the venue during the tournament before facing England.
Thomas Tuchel's England are set to face World Cup co-hosts Mexico at the iconic Estadio Azteca in a last-16 match, with preparations disrupted by FIFA backtracking on a proposed six-hour change to the kick-off time. Tuchel has downplayed concerns about England's treatment in Mexico City while emphasizing tactical adjustments for his team.
The Trump administration is swiftly building a technology-enhanced border barrier system along the US-Mexico border following a massive congressional funding infusion of $46 billion, despite border crossings being at low levels. The project replaces decades-old barbed wire fencing with AI-powered surveillance and detection systems.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can turn back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border before they reach U.S. soil and can strip Temporary Protected Status from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, fundamentally reshaping U.S. immigration policy.
The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 nations for the first time in tournament history, is approaching its final matches as teams battle for qualification to the round of 32 knockout stage, which runs from June 28 to July 3.
Iran's national football team was ordered to depart the United States and return to their Mexico training base just hours after their 2-2 draw with New Zealand in their World Cup opener in Los Angeles. Coach Amir Ghalenoei criticized FIFA and the US government, calling his team the "most oppressed" at the tournament due to last-minute travel restrictions stemming from US-Iran tensions.
Mexican authorities are investigating after a decomposing body was discovered in a vehicle near Caliente Stadium in Tijuana, where Iran's national soccer team has been preparing for its 2026 FIFA World Cup match. The body was found less than 300 meters from the training facility.
Mexico striker Raúl Jiménez, 35, scored in his country's 2-0 opening victory over South Africa at the 2026 World Cup, marking a remarkable comeback from a life-threatening skull fracture suffered in November 2020. The emotional moment represented his long-awaited World Cup star turn.
Co-hosts Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup at Estadio Azteca, with the game making unwanted history as three players were sent off for the first time in a World Cup opening match. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored for Mexico against nine-man South Africa.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring a record 48 teams across 104 matches in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is generating unprecedented carbon emissions estimated between 3.7 and 9 million tons of CO2. The expanded tournament format and tri-national hosting arrangement require extensive travel by teams and fans, creating what analysts call the highest climate impact in World Cup history.
Human Rights Watch and advocacy groups are urging FIFA sponsors to pressure U.S. federal officials for an 'ICE Truce' that would halt immigration enforcement operations at World Cup venues, as concerns mount over ICE presence at the tournament being held across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
FIFA has responded to widespread observations of empty seats at 2026 World Cup matches, particularly during South Korea vs. Czech Republic, claiming fans were watching from concourses rather than their seats. The discrepancy has renewed concerns about record-high ticket prices and accessibility at the tournament being hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Iran's national football team is preparing for their 2026 World Cup opener against New Zealand while training in Tijuana under armed guard, amid cartel violence including a body found outside their stadium and five police officers killed nearby. Additionally, 11 members of Iran's delegation remain banned from entering the United States despite four successful visa appeals.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup faces significant weather challenges as matches begin across 16 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with heat advisories issued on both U.S. coasts, thunderstorm threats in multiple venues, and public health officials monitoring heat-related illnesses and disease outbreaks among the 48 competing teams and spectators.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off Thursday evening at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City with an opening ceremony featuring Shakira, followed by co-host Mexico facing South Africa in the first match of the expanded 48-team tournament.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and President Trump both plan to skip their countries' opening matches at the 2026 World Cup, with Mexico's leader intending to avoid the entire tournament amid domestic tensions and strikes in Mexico City.
Ripple and Bitso are expanding their payments partnership by integrating Bitso's Mexican peso-backed stablecoin MXNB onto the XRP Ledger's decentralized exchange, targeting regulated liquidity for cross-border settlement in the US-Mexico corridor.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11 with a record 72 group stage matches in the expanded tournament format. Media outlets are releasing tournament previews, predictions, and must-watch match selections ahead of the opening.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off in Mexico City with an expanded 48-team format, is projected to generate more than $50 billion in global wagers, making it the biggest betting event of all time and the first major test of the U.S. sports-wagering market at full scale.
Public health officials will conduct surveillance of sewage systems and social media across North American host cities during the 2026 FIFA World Cup to detect potential outbreaks of measles, Ebola, and mosquito-borne illnesses as millions of international fans converge on 16 cities across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Iran's national football team landed in Tijuana, Mexico on June 7, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup after the United States denied visas to several team support staff members. The team will be based in Mexico despite all three group stage matches being scheduled in US stadiums, creating a diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, expanding to 48 teams and 104 matches across three countries, will present extreme heat risks for over a quarter of games, along with challenges from vast travel distances, multiple time zones, altitude variations, and potential thunderstorms. Analysis shows some teams will face significantly harsher conditions than others.
Samples from an unconfirmed screwworm infestation on a cattle ranch in La Pryor, Texas have been sent to a federal lab in Iowa for testing, according to Texas Representative. This follows earlier reports of the flesh-eating parasite being found within 31 miles of the U.S. border in Mexico.
The Trump administration is seeking to raise regional content requirements for North American-built vehicles to 82% to qualify for preferential treatment under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with half of that value required to be produced in the United States. The proposal comes amid broader tariff actions affecting the auto industry.
A 9-year-old boy contracted measles during a family visit to Seminole, Texas in early 2025, then returned to Mexico where the disease spread rapidly among his classmates, ultimately forcing their school to shut down.
The US Justice Department charged Mexico's Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine other current and former officials with drug trafficking, weapons offenses, and kidnapping, alleging they worked with cartel leaders.
Mexican special forces apprehended Audias Flores, a top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, finding him hiding in a roadside ditch. The arrest deals another blow to Mexico's most powerful criminal organization.
Two US officials and two Mexican officials died in a car accident in Chihuahua during an operation to destroy clandestine drug labs. Reports indicate the US officials were CIA agents, raising questions about US operations on Mexican soil and potential sovereignty violations.
A gunman opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least four others before taking his own life. The attack occurred at one of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations.
Ecuador recalled its ambassador from Colombia in the latest sign of diplomatic tension between right-wing President Daniel Noboa and left-wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro over comments regarding former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.
President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders threatening to impose tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran or provide oil to Cuba, escalating economic pressure on both nations and potentially affecting major trading partners like Mexico.
