Mexico

Mexico’s government said on Friday it had detected the first cases of coronavirus infection in two men who had recently travelled to Italy, making the country the second in Latin America to register the virus.A 35-year-old man who…

Gunmen have killed up to nine members of a United States Mormon family, believed to be mainly children, in the latest massacre to afflict Mexico, family members said.The victims belonged to the LeBaron family from a breakaway Mormon…

A United States judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York…

Mexico’s new government knew a pipeline was leaking but did not act for hours before a blast killed at least 85 people, a minister said on Sunday, increasing scrutiny of a push to stop fuel theft seen as the president’s first crackdown on…

Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, an ex-Guzman associate testified on Tuesday that he previously told US authorities. Alex Cifuentes, who has…

On his first full day in office, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended a plan to end lawlessness with a new national guard, an initiative that risks upsetting some supporters who favour a less militarized approach. In a…

Mexico will deport Central American migrants who attempted to storm the US border, its interior ministry said. The group, part of the migrant caravan heading towards the US from Central America, was rounded up after trying to cross the…

Donald Trump has threatened to close the whole US-Mexico border, including halting trade with Mexico if the arrival of migrants from central America there leads to disorder. He also said he had given troops at the border the go-ahead to…

The almost-mythical criminal pedigree of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who was extradited in 2017 to face United States drug conspiracy charges, has sparked security concerns at his upcoming New York City trial that at…

The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected deployment as President Donald Trump hardens his stance on immigration ahead of November 6 mid-term elections.…