Friday, February 6, 2026
Tequila Mayor Diego Rivera Navarro handcuffed with Mexican federal agents

Mayor of Tequila, Jalisco, arrested for extortion and alleged cartel ties

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The mayor has been accused of extorting tequila maker José Cuervo and illegally turning the National Tequila Museum into his personal residence.
mexican team ready to board Ukrainian vessel

Mexico teams up with Ukraine for its first Antarctic research campaign

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Mexico is a strong supporter of Ukraine's right to defend its homeland, and Ukraine has had a strong presence in Antarctic scientific exploration. Now they're working together.
Jeffrey Epstein

The Epstein files’ Mexico connection: Former US ambassador responds to allegations

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The most recent tranche of Epstein file documents include the name of a former US ambassador to Mexico, as well as several former Mexican presidents.
Dámaso López Serrano

US court sentences son of El Chapo’s right-hand man to 5 years in prison

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Cartel boss Dámaso "Mini Lic" López Serrano has been implicated in the 2017 murder of journalist Javier Valdez, but his current prison sentence is for trafficking fentanyl.
minerals

Mexico, US map out plan to secure tech supply chains and fight dumping

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The plan aims to protect supply chains for key minerals like lithium, cobalt and aluminum for batteries, and electronics manufacturing materials like copper and nickel.
A Pemex oil truck

Pemex debt hits lowest level in over a decade at $84.5 billion

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The world's most indebted oil company is starting to dig itself out thanks to financial restructuring and increased oil production.
A Volaris airplane on an aiprot runway

Volaris launches 33 new flights, deepening Mexico-US connectivity ahead of the World Cup

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The low-cost carrier is now offering 11 new flights to the U.S., including its first connections to Detroit and Salt Lake City.

El Jalapeño: Trump accuses Mexico of ‘weaponizing sovereignty’ threatens tariffs on hard taco shells until further notice

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In news that didn't happen: Trump threatens Mexico over having too many ideas about independence.
Riviera Maya

What’s on this February in the Riviera Maya and Yucatán

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February offers more than just marvelous beach views on the Riviera Maya. There are amazing events, too, from Carnaval and cuisine to dance and painting classes.
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 04FEBRERO2026.- Claudia Sheinbaum walks into her daily press conference

BBC correspondent presses Sheinbaum on violence in Sinaloa: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped

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"Murders, assassinations, terrible mutilations. What's it going to take for your government to bring that violence under control?" BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville asked the president this morning.
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ, OAXACA, 25ENERO2025.- Decenas de personas acuden a votar en la jornada de Revocación de Mandato a la que se somete la administración del gobernador de Oaxaca, Salomón Jara Cruz. Para este ejercicio se instalaron 2 mil 815 casillas en todo el estado, sin instalación de casillas especiales. El padrón electoral de Oaxaca es de más de 3 millones de votantes.

Will Sheinbaum’s electoral reform block organized crime from funding Mexico’s political parties?

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President Sheinbaum's soon-to-be-made-public electoral reform includes measures aimed at increasing oversight of campaign finances, but the opposition warns they will "formalize narco-politics."
an airport

GAP, the airport operator, is expanding its 12 terminals, including Vallarta, Guadalajara, Los Cabos and Tijuana

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The investment will not only expand GAP's infrastructure by 58% and boost its annual passenger total to 85 million, but also incorporate advanced technology for safe low-visibility landings.
Gabriela Ortiz in 2026

Contemporary classical composer Gabriela Ortiz leads contingent of Mexican Grammy winners

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Ortiz, 61, won the best contemporary classical composition Grammy for “Dzonot,” inspired by the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula. Natalia Lafourcade and Carín León also took home statuettes.
Aerial shot of 4 apple pickers

Opinion: Could Mexico make America great again? The bilateral agriculture relationship

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In this week's article, the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas provides four reasons why Mexico is extraordinarily relevant to the U.S. agricultural industry.
Sheinbaum and Trump placed before a historical map of Mexico's territory

Trump’s message celebrating 1847 invasion of Mexico draws defiant response from Sheinbaum

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On Monday, U.S. President Trump published a message praising the United States' "victories in the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico." Mexico did not let it slide.
A spacious white gallery room filled with a contemporary installation for Mexico City Art Week, featuring dozens of colorful, patterned inflatable spheres scattered across a polished gray floor. The surrounding white walls are adorned with various geometric and abstract artworks, including blue-toned modular paintings and a large circular spiral piece, illuminated by a grid of bright skylights.

Mexico City’s Art Week 2026 is here: The MND guide to what to see

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The capital's 2026 Art Week has begun, and as usual, it promises not to disappoint. Read our top picks on what to see as contemporary artists from Mexico and beyond strut their stuff.