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El Mencho's killing may have enabled Mexico’s authorities to secure a political win with Washington. But the operation should not be seen as a victory, writes Mexican sociologist Raúl Zepeda Gil.

The killing of El Mencho drew a wave of praise from Washington — and a measured response from Mexico City on the limits of U.S. involvement in the operation.

President Sheinbaum expressed her condolences to the families of the more than 30 security personnel who lost their lives or were wounded in Sunday's operation and reiterated her government's command of the national security situation.

President Sheinbaum also addressed Mexico's connection to the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case and discussed a legislator's attempt to found a party bearing her initials.

President Sheinbaum also shared an update on AIFA airport's new train and addressed the fallout from a toxic batch of tamales in Puebla.

Among the topics discussed at President Sheinbaum's Wednesday press conference were the corruption allegations detailed in a book by a former federal official and the United States' tariffs on steel and aluminum.

President Sheinbaum explained on Tuesday that Mexico's refusal stemmed from Palestine's absence at the inaugural session of the board — despite its stated mandate to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza — and noted that Mexico recognizes Palestine as a sovereign state.

Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, took the opportunity on Monday to repeat a message she has conveyed before — that girls and women can aspire to be whatever they want to be.

The grim discovery of the kidnapped miners' bodies in Concordia, Sinaloa, cast a dark shadow over a week already clouded by conflicting narratives from Washington, Beijing and Mexico City on matters of trade and security.

The president discussed the future of Mexico's difficult-to-access lithium reserves, Cuba's worsening food and energy shortage and Mexico's security challenges at her Friday presser.