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US border wall expansion threatens memory of Porvenir massacre

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An access road for construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall in West Texas threatens the archaeological landscape of Porvenir, the site of a 1918 massacre of ethnic Mexican villagers.
Mexican firefighters deployed to British Columbia

Mexico sends over 300 firefighters to British Columbia

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The arrival of Mexican firefighting crews comes as western Canada battles more than 100 active wildfires and maintains evacuation and monitoring operations in dozens of communities in the Thompson/Okanagan region.
Mexican Navy troops deployed in Mazatlán

Navy ramps up security presence in Mazatlán after high July homicide...

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After Mazatlán in July recorded its highest monthly homicide total of the year, the Mexican Navy on Saturday announced the deployment of more than 1,700 of its personnel to the Sinaloa port and resort city.
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Most avocado exports to the US have resumed after last week’s suspension

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Some of the details of the "threat to U.S. interests" that caused the unilateral suspension have emerged, including intimidation towards U.S. inspectors and a general increase in extortion in Michoacán's avocado-producing belt.
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Taylor Farms recalls its Mexico-sourced jalapeños, cuts ties with Sinaloa supplier over salmonella scare

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The voluntary recall of jalapeños and prepared foods containing them — all sourced in Mexico — comes just weeks after the same company removed iceberg lettuce from the market due to cyclosporiasis.
Banxico building in Mexico City

Has Mexico reined in its inflation rate? Not yet, says Banxico chief

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Mexico's annual headline inflation rate was 3.12% in July, down from 3.37% in June, and parked within close distance of the Bank of Mexico's (Banxico) target. Here's why Banxico Governor Victoria Rodríguez Ceja says the inflation fight isn't over.
Mexico's U-20 team celebrates its victory over USA on Aug. 9, 2026

Mexico defeats Team USA 2-0 to claim its 15th U-20 Concacaf championship

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El Tri finished the 12-nation tournament with a perfect 6-0-0 record, scoring 17 goals and allowing just 1.
Massive absorption tower at ammonia plant in Sinaloa

Ohuira Bay communities weigh federal plan for Sinaloa ammonia plant

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Ohuira Bay communities in Sinaloa are looking at the most recent environmental plan for the controversial and nearly completed ammonia plant they've been fighting for over a decade.
Chilangos stop at a snack stand near Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.

Mexico’s week in review: US suspends avocado certs, fracking studies continue and Peru rift ends

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From a U.S. ban on Michoacán avocados to a diplomatic thaw with Peru, the first week of August covered a lot of ground — and a fracking decision still hanging in the balance.
Sargassum piles up on the shores of Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo.

Seaweed diplomacy: Mexico and Japan to tackle sargassum crisis in new joint program

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Mexico and Japan are teaming up to fight the sargassum invasion choking Caribbean beaches — deploying robotics, satellite monitoring and new tech to turn seaweed into opportunity.

Former governor of Guerrero arrested on Ayotzinapa-related charges

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Ángel Aguirre was governor during the 2014 kidnapping and presumed murder of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College that sparked international outrage. He is accused, among other things, of concealing evidence.