Saturday, January 10, 2026

Mexico’s week in review: U.S. attack on Venezuela rattles Latin America

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In the aftermath of the U.S. strike on Venezuela, Mexico faced new challenges both at home and in the international arena.

Wishes for the New Year in Mexico

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As 2026 gets underway, Sarah DeVries reveals the 7 things she hopes we'll see in Mexico this year.

MND Tutor | Trenes

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Britain's most iconic train chugs into the spotlight to teach us Spanish, culture and a smattering of international history.
News quiz

The MND News Quiz of the Week: January 10th

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Apps, approval and Akron: Have you been paying attention to the news this week?
mexican pesos and a calculator with the number 2026

When will the Mexican peso begin to behave rationally again? A perspective from our...

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After an astoudingly strong performance last year, will the peso continue to defy the odds in 2026? CEO Travis Bembenek shares his take.
Three women eating noodles

Mexico’s golden age of ramen

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So much more than just Maruchan, Mexico has put its own, inimitable spin on an Asian classic.
A vintage black-and-white photograph from the Porfiriato era, featuring Mexican campesinos in white and with straw hats and an elderly woman carrying a large ceramic cistern in front of a Ferrocarril Central Mexicano steam locomotive at a rural station in Mexico during the nation's Porfiriato era, which followed Porfirio Díaz's rise to power under the Plan of Tuxtepec.

Mexico’s longest dictatorship in history began 150 years ago today

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The nearly 40-year rule of Porfirio Díaz shaped modern Mexico. The Porfiriato would begin with the Tuxtepec Revolution, launched on this day in 1876.
President Sheinbaum speaks into a microphone

Sheinbaum and Brazil’s Lula compare notes on Venezuela: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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Sheinbaum discussed her recent chat with Brazilian President Lula on Friday and responded to Trump's most recent threats against Mexico.
motorcycle delivery driver

Mexico’s formal jobs market struggled in 2025, but gig work saved the day

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The job creation figures for 2025 would have been even more disappointing save for a pilot program that allowed delivery and app drivers to be registered within the IMSS, and thus be consider "formal."
Similandia in Hollywood

Discover Similandia Los Angeles, Mexico’s top pharmacy’s US flagship

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Farmacias Similares, Mexico's top pharmacy with more than 10,500 branches, has a presence in Colombia and Chile but has now broken into the U.S. market with Similandia in LA.
street vendors

Mexico City removes all street vendors from its Historic Center — for now

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The vendors will be back, but under the guidelines of a new regulatory plan designed to reestablish order and easy mobility in the Historic Center in time for the World Cup games and festivities.
President Donald Trump Speaks During Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, DC on December 15, 2025

Trump: The US will ‘now’ start hitting Mexican land targets

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President Sheinbaum reacted by declaring sovereignty a priority, but reiterated that Mexico is willing to continue working cooperatively with the United States on security issues.
An aerial view of the Oaxacan coast in Mazunte

Oaxacan coast wins a spot among Nat Geo’s best 2026 destinations

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Spectacular beaches, Afro-Indigenous cultural roots and countercultural enclaves make Oaxaca's Costa Chica a must-see destination, Nat Geo writes.
Cross Border Xpress

Tijuana’s CBX: The ‘impossible dream’ is now 10 years old

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It took years to achieve and lots of supporters on both sides of the border, but the Cross Border Xpress connecting Tijuana and San Diego has now been open for a decade.

A pretty comprehensive history of Mexican Bread (and why it matters)

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Mexican bread may have come under fire recently, but the country has a longer history of baking than you might expect
Press raise their hands at President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning conference

Sheinbaum calls for speedy investigation into deadly December train crash: Thursday’s mañanera recapped

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The president also weigned in on the case of a Morena lawmaker caught transporting 800,000 pesos into the U.S. and shared her administrations's security goals.