Ambassador Johnson at Amcham assembly on March 18, 2026

At AmCham annual gathering, US ambassador to Mexico strikes optimistic note...

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Speaking to Mexican and U.S. businesspeople on Wednesday, Ambassador Johnson described the U.S.-Mexico relationship as "a marriage," and based on his comments, divorce — particularly on trade — is not an option.
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Riviera Maya battles an earlier-than-expected sargassum season

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Not only did the sargassum season start early this year, but a record accumulation of the noxious seaweed lurks out in the Atlantic, ready to drift onto the beaches of the Mexican Caribbean.
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Maya Train’s foreign passenger numbers are up 47%: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped

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On Wednesday, Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez reported that Mexico's international tourist numbers increased almost 9% annually in January and that 13,166 of them rode the Maya Train, up from 8,980 in January 2025.
PARAÍSO, TABASCO, 17MARZO2026.- Vista exterior de la refinería Dos Bocas en Tabasco. Los servicios de emergencia respondieron hoy a un incendio de gran magnitud dentro de las instalaciones que, hasta el momento, ha dejado un saldo de cinco víctimas mortales. La refinería, proyecto insignia del gobierno de AMLO, ha estado bajo escrutinio por sus tiempos de operación y protocolos de seguridad.

5 killed in Pemex oil refinery fire

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Pemex said that heavy rain caused an "overflow of oily water," which accumulated outside the perimeter fence of the refinery and subsequently ignited, killing five workers, one of whom was a direct employee of the state oil company.
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Made in Mexico: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez designed Estadio Azteca, Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology, and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in a long and amazing career.

MND Local: Is Guadalajara facing a looming water crisis?

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The city has been beset with water management issues for decades, now these problems threaten the water supply of one of Mexico's most important cities.
Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch met on Monday with the administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Washington, D.C.

US and Mexico tout ‘historic’ security cooperation as DEA, Mexican officials meet in Washington

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U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson again praised Mexico's efforts to combat drug and weapons trafficking as Security Minister Omar García Harfuch visited the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

El Jalapeño: FIFA overwhelmed as 44 other teams request World Cup matches also be moved to Mexico

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FIFA said no. Mexico said yes. 44 nations said "actually, same." Get your dose of fake news in the Jalapeño.
aerial view of the scene of the operation to kill cartel boss El Mencho in Tapalpa de Allende, Jalisco

No tape, no guards: How did reporters access El Mencho’s home after the military operation?

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Among the people who entered a house that is said to have been the CJNG leader's final hideout were journalists from the newspapers Milenio and El Universal, who found what appears to reveal the cartel's monthly operating expenses.
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More than 1,300 Mexicans have been evacuated from the war-torn Middle East

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Mexican embassies in the region are supporting citizens by arranging commercial flights through safe open airspace as well as helping with the logistics of land travel.
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, CHIHUAHUA, 02FEBRERO2026.- Ciudad Juárez registra afectaciones laborales derivadas de la quiebra del corporativo estadounidense First Brands Group, del cual dependen maquiladoras como Brake Parts Inc. (BPI Manufacturing), dedicadas a la producción de autopartes. De manera preliminar, se estima que alrededor de mil 500 trabajadores han sido afectados por el cierre de al menos cinco plantas en esta frontera, situación que se presenta desde finales de 2025, cuando la empresa inició un proceso de bancarrota en Estados Unidos. Ante la falta de información sobre pagos y liquidaciones, empleados han permanecido en las afueras de las maquiladoras, exigiendo información sobre su situación laboral y el cumplimiento de sus derechos.

Mexico’s manufacturing sector has slow start to 2026

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Mexico’s monthly manufacturing production volumes fell by 1.8% in January, marking the second consecutive monthly decrease and the most pronounced since July 2015.