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Montevideo, January 19th 2026 - 06:55 UTC

Tag: Mexico

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:36 UTC

    Leftwing governments object to Washington's abduction of Maduro

    Uruguayan left-wing demonstrators protest against US invasion in Venezuela. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Sunday, expressing “deep concern and rejection” of the US military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

  • Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 07:57 UTC

    Two dead after strong quake hits Mexico

    Mexicans were advised to refrain from entering damaged buildings pending professional assessments

    A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck central and southern Mexico early Friday morning, leaving at least two people dead and over a dozen injured. The National Seismological Service has recorded over 850 aftershocks since the initial quake.

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Arrest warrant against Betssy Chávez escalates Mexico-Peru standoff

    Chávez remains inside the Mexican embassy in Lima, waiting for a safe conduit to leave Peru

    Peruvian Supreme Court Justice Juan Carlos Checkley issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is currently seeking asylum inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima. The move comes as the Peruvian government delays issuing the safe conduct pass required for her departure to Mexico, heightening diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Sheinbaum files complaint against man accused of groping her

    “As a woman, and on behalf of all Mexican women: it should not happen,” Sheinbaum stressed

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday that she had filed a formal complaint against a man captured on video allegedly groping her during a walk in Mexico City the day before. The suspect has reportedly been arrested.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Supermarket blast leaves at least 23 dead in Mexico

    President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her grief and instructed the Ministry of the Interior to assist the victims

    At least 23 people died and 12 others were injured after an explosion on Saturday at a supermarket in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, the capital of the State of Sonora.

  • Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 09:26 UTC

    Uruguay explores Mexican markets for further agricultural exports

    Fratti noted a “pleasant surprise” when the Mexican side committed to resolving all issues that can be advanced in the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries

    Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) is working to significantly strengthen trade ties with Mexico, through new market access for high-value agricultural products such as citrus fruits and cereals, while seeking to ease protocols for meat imports.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    New US attacks leave 14 dead in Pacific Ocean

    These latest assaults bring the total number of maritime airstrikes to 13 and the death toll to at least 57

    The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it executed three new strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people in the deadliest single wave of attacks so far in President Donald Trump's intensified military campaign against illegal narcotics.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    Mexico shipping oil to energy starved Cuba

    The cargoes were tracked through maritime monitoring platforms, showing consistent routes between Mexico and Cuba.

    So far this year, Mexico has shipped more than US$ 3 billion worth of subsidized fuel to Cuba through Gasolinas Bienestar, a subsidiary of Pemex, according to an investigation by Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (MCCI), as reported by OilPrice.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:37 UTC

    Heavy rains and floods kill at least 47 in Mexico

    Several communities were still isolated as of Sunday, Sheinbaum explained

    At least 47 people have been reported dead as a result of heavy rains, landslides, collapses, and flooding in Mexico as of Sunday, after a tropical system from the Gulf of America -as per US President Donald Trump's rebranding. Tropical cyclones Raymond and Priscilla caused “extraordinary rains” since Thursday. Tropical disturbance 90-E also contributed to the disaster.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 20:44 UTC

    Mexico redefines finished footwear imports

    “We are no longer going to bring in footwear that did not pay VAT,” Ebrard underscored

    The Mexican Government of President Claudia Sheinbaum suspended all finished footwear imports temporarily to boost the domestic industry. The measure, published in the Official Gazette on Thursday, also tackles smuggling, it was explained.

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