Friday, February 27, 2026

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The Mexico City skyline with a skyscraper in the foreground

Mexico’s economic growth outlook improves as Banxico, OECD lift forecasts

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Mexico's central bank and one of the world's leading economic organizations raised their 2026 GDP growth forecast to 1.6% and 1.4% respectively, offering cautious optimism after Mexico's sluggish 2025 performance
diving event canceled

Diving World Cup in Jalisco canceled over public safety concerns

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Unless Mexican sports authorities can convince World Aquatics to change its mind, the decision is a blow to Mexico both on the world stage and in the pool, where diving is one of the nation's best Olympic sports.
Fake, AI-generated photos with the word "FAKE" overlaid show Puerto Vallarta and the Iberoamerican University in León, Guanajuato, in flames.

Fake fires, real fear: Debunking the lies that went viral after...

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AI-generated images, cartel propaganda and viral lies flooded Mexico after Mexico's military killed the chief of the Jalisco cartel. Here's what actually happened — and what didn't.
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recaptured escapees in PV

Authorities capture 4 escapees after Puerto Vallarta jailbreak; 19 remain at large

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Twenty-three prisoners, most with violent records, broke out of the facility during last Sunday's unrest in the state of Jalisco and beyond. Only four had been captured as of Thursday morning.
Activists hand a banner reading "#YoPorLas40Horas Reducción Ya!" outside the Mexican Chamber of Deputies

Mexico votes to cut workweek to 40 hours — but critics say it’s not...

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More than 13 million Mexican workers stand to benefit from a landmark reform approved by Congress this week, which will phase in a 40-hour workweek by 2030.
President Sheinbaum in focus, talking to a couple of men in business suits

Nearly half of Mexicans view Sheinbaum more favorably after CJNG takedown

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A new survey shows broad public support for the operation that took down the CJNG's founding leader.
voting booth

Morena’s electoral reform would shrink the Senate, cut election budget and simplify voting from abroad

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It would also support the use of electronic voting, reduce political parties' permitted per-day advertising time on TV and radio and eliminate the free ride that "plurinomial" candidates now enjoy.
aid shipment leaving on a boat to Cuba

Mexico sends 1,200 tonnes of food to Cuba in second major batch of aid

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The latest shipment of aid comes after the Papaloapan and another Navy vessel, the Isla Holbox, transported 814 tonnes of provisions to Cuba earlier this month.
Tapalpa Country Club

Inside El Mencho’s last hideout in Tapalpa, Jalisco

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Luxury furniture, neatly folded clothes, plenty of food, an altar — and a handwritten version of Psalm 91. Here's what else reporters found inside the property where the CJNG cartel boss was found.
Blockades and arson attacks have been reported everywhere from the Jalisco highlands to Guadalajara and the state's southwestern border with Colima.

Arson attacks and narco-blockades continue in Jalisco as CJNG responds to El Mencho’s death

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Various acts of violence and vandalism were committed in Guadalajara and other parts of Jalisco on Monday night in an apparent continuation of the hostile reaction to the death on Sunday of CJNG leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes.

CDMX ‘at peace’ as authorities take measures to prevent cartel violence

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Mayor Clara Brugada convened a “permanent” Security Cabinet session and sent 5,000 agents to guard the Mexico City International Airport following Sunday's operation against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).