At least 11 people shot dead by armed group in Mexico
May 25, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Xinhua: At least 11 people were shot dead Monday night by an armed group in Celaya in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities said Tuesday.
Canada loses to US in first dispute under new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement on dairy imports
Jan 06, 2022, at 05:12 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has lost to the US in the first-ever dispute case under the new North American trade agreement when a three-member panel agreed that Canada's imposition of complicated rules violated its promise to allow more dairy imports.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.
19 killed in Mexico bus crash, 25 others injured
Nov 27, 2021, at 01:51 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Xinhua: At least 19 people were killed and around 25 others injured on Friday after their bus crashed into a house in central Mexico due to a brake malfunction, a local official said.
Almost 20 people dead in Mexico after truck rams several cars: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 20 people were killed as a result of a major accident on a highway in Mexico, the country’s federal highway authority, CAPUFE, informed.
UNHCR warns of unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of people seeking international protection rises and access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling new border restrictions, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
UNICEF reports sharp rise in migrant children in Mexico
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a nine-fold rise, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Tuesday.
UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
Feb 26, 2021, at 08:57 pm
New York: UN agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico border, for entry into the US, following the termination of a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait for immigration hearings in Mexico.
Mexico announces green zones with low risk of COVID-19 in 2 regions for 1st time
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Mexico City/Sputnik: The Mexican Health Ministry has updated the levels of epidemiological danger for all regions of the country and announced for the first time a low level of threat in the southern state of Chiapas and neighboring Campeche.
Guterres condemns killing of journalists, following beheading of Mexican crime reporter
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:48 pm
New York: Following the gruesome death of a Mexican journalist specializing in crime reporting, who was found beheaded on Wednesday, UN chief António Guterres has issued a statement condemning the increasing number of attacks made on media workers worldwide.
Mexico loses over 900,000 jobs due to COVID-19 in first half of 2020
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua: Mexico lost 921,583 jobs in the first half of 2020 largely due to the impact of COVID-19, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Sunday.
Six killed in light aircraft crash in Mexico
Jun 24, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The Prosecutor's Office of Mexico's Chihuahua State said a Cessna light aircraft had crashed killing the pilot and five passengers.
Face masks to become mandatory in some public places in Mexico - Mexico City Mayor
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: The wearing of face masks will be made mandatory in some public places in Mexico starting from Monday, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced amid the spread of COVID-19.
Shooting near Mexican presidential residence kills 4
Dec 08, 2019, at 11:13 am
Mexico City/UNI: Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting here on Saturday near Mexico's presidential residence, according to local media reports.
Mexican Security Ministry says rescued 100 migrants transported inside truck
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:27 am
Mexico City/ Sputnik/UNI: Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection, which is the country’s public security ministry, said that it had rescued 100 migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia, which were being transported inside a truck in the southeastern state of Veracruz.
Mexico to start providing humanitarian aid to migrants to US: Prez
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:08 am
Moscow, Jun 9 (Sputnik) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Mexico will begin to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants trying to enter the United States starting next week.
White House clinches deal with Mexico, imposition of tariffs by US suspended
Jun 08, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington, Jun 8 (UNI): President Donald Trump on Friday night said that US has reached a signed agreement with Mexico to avert the threat of tariffs on all Mexican imports next week.
Amid tariff threats from White House, Mexican president calls for event for dignity
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Mexico City, Jun 7 (Xinhua): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday called for a massive event on the weekend "in defense of the country's dignity" and in favor of friendship with the United States amid tariff threats from Washington.
Optimistic about tariff talks with US, says Mexico FM Marcelo Ebrard
Jun 06, 2019, at 11:29 am
Mexico City, Jun 6 (UNI): Despite no agreement being concluded on the first day of trade tariff talks related to the migration crisis on the US-Mexican border, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard remained optimistic.
Problems cannot be solved with coercive measures: Mexican President tells Trump over immigration
Jun 03, 2019, at 02:54 pm
Mexico City, Jun 1 (IBNS): Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said "problems cannot be solved with coercive measures" in reaction to his US counterpart Donald Trump's threatening to impose tariffs on Mexican goods over illegal immigration problem.
Mexican police seize 429 kg marijuana in deserted plane
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
Mexico city, Apr 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Mexican authorities seized a small plane loaded with 429 kg of marijuana in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, the Attorney General's office (FGR) said Thursday.
Mexico cannot move forward ‘without addressing the shadows of the past’, says UN rights chief
Apr 11, 2019, at 10:35 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Concluding “five intense, interesting and rewarding working days” in Mexico, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country was going through a “crucial” period where it needed to reckon with “the shadows of the past”, before it can move forward.
Judge’s decision to block ‘Remain in Mexico’ migration policy unfair to US, says Trump
Apr 09, 2019, at 11:47 am
Moscow, Apr 9 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump described a federal judge’s decision to block his administration's policy, which forces migrants to wait in Mexico while their asylum claims are processed, as a move that is “unfair to the United States.”
Mexican army eliminates 6 suspected criminals in Northeast state of Tamaulipas – Reports
Mar 10, 2019, at 09:04 am
Mexico City, Mar 10 (Sputnik/IBNS): Six suspected criminals were shot dead by Mexican servicemen during two clashes in the country’s northeastern state of Tamaulipas, local media reported.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Zirandaro in Mexico
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:21 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Xinhua/UNI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 34 km WNW of Zirandaro in Mexico at 15:25:57 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Mexico: UN chief saddened by pipeline blast in which dozens were killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, learned with sadness of the deadly explosion of an oil pipeline on Friday in Hidalgo State, Mexico, and extended the UN's assistance to the national authorities, his Spokesman said on Saturday.
Donald Trump posts video in favour of building a wall on US-Mexico border
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:03 pm
Washington DC, Jan 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has posted a 50-second video on Twitter in support of argument to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
Canada, US, Mexico formally sign new trade deal USMCA
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Buenos Aires, Dec 1 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico have formally signed the new trade deal, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), at Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Canada, US, Mexico to sign new trade deal today
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Ottawa, Nov 30 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico will sign the trade deal, which is a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), on Friday morning, media reports said.
US court temporarily blocks Trump's order barring asylum to illegal migrants
Nov 20, 2018, at 03:08 pm
Washington D C, Nov 20 (IBNS) : In the latest courtroom defeat for Donald Trump on immigration policy, a US judge on Monday temporarily blocked an order by the President that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico, the latest courtroom defeat for Trump on immigration policy, media reports said.