Sheinbaum thanked her predecessor for his "unconditional support" as she pushed back against U.S. pressure at Thursday's morning press conference.

It turns out the State Department accidentally had Mexico listed as "State #51."

World Cup upgrades come due, as the city launches new recycling schemes to deal with mounting waste issues.

Nine days before their match against Mexico, the South African men's soccer team has arrived. Televisa journalists Julio Ibáñez and Daniel García are expected to fly home on Wednesday, over two months after they were arrested in Johannesburg on dubious charges.

"Turning [the fight against cartels] into a political dispute is a missed opportunity to strengthen our partnership," Johnson wrote on Monday, one day after President Sheinbaum voiced her disapproval of the United States' recent meddling in Mexico.

Michelin star food, record cruise traffic and an eye on Europe are in focus in our Los Cabos news this week.

International travelers — excluding Mexican nationals and residents — who have been in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Sudan in the last 21 days are currently barred from entering Mexico.

It was Mexico's third recent Guinness record inspired by the World Cup, and contributed to President Sheinbaum's efforts to bring the tournament's spirit to all of Mexico beyond the host cities.

The closure, due to an unresolved dispute between vendors, artisans and tour guides with authorities, kept some 9,000 would-be visitors out of the site each day.

To celebrate the second anniversary of her election, President Sheinbaum held a rally to set the record on her governance, which has seen several controversies — mostly involving the United States — and successes, such as an increase in tax collection, record foreign investment, declining inflation and a "strong" Mexican peso.