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Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week

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Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking

The Independent UK

Mexico’s first female president will soon take office – her first challenge is to escape the shadow of her predecessor

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (more commonly known by his initials, Amlo) will step down from Mexico’s presidency on September 30, making way for his protégée and the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

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Mexico's president asks Sinaloa cartel to act 'responsibly' as violence escalates in the north

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel terrorizing the capital city of Culiacán to act "responsibly” so no one else gets killed

The Independent UK

Mexico's Lower House approves president AMLO's controversial judicial overhaul

The bill, which was openly criticized by the U.S., now moves to the Senate

Latin Times

AMLO announces 'pause' in diplomatic relations with U.S. over criticism of judicial overhaul

The initiative seeks for judges to be elected by the population. U.S. ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar warned about its effects

Latin Times

Mexico's incoming president Sheinbaum to carry on AMLO's legacy of militarizing the National Guard

The body has a history of severe human rights violations and using lethal force against unarmed civilians. Fully militarizing it could shield it from civilian prosecution

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Mexican president rejects arresting Putin if he visits the country for his successor's inauguration

"It's not up to us," said Andrés Manuel López Obrador when asked by press

Latin Times

Boy, 12, killed by stray bullet from gunmen on jet skis as Mexico’s drugs war hits boiling point

Mexico’s president has isued a plea to drug cartels following the detention of drug lord ‘El Mayo’

The Independent UK

Mexican President Acknowledges Refugees Fleeing Drug Cartel Violence

Mexican President thanks Guatemala for aiding 600 refugees fleeing cartel violence in Chiapas. President López Obrador downplays severity of situation, emp...

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Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has thanked Guatemala for helping nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence

The Independent UK

Mexican president warns Trump of a 'rebellion' if he shuts down the border

Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee detailing the damages such a decision would cause

Latin Times

Mexican president to ‘friend’ Trump: close the US-Mexico border at your peril

Andrés Manuel López Obrador warns ex-president that campaign pledge will hurt $325bn Mexicans bring to US

The Guardian - US

Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation

The pet rail project of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion

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Outgoing Mexican president says successor will build passenger train lines to U.S. border cities

The projects, expected to being as soon as October 1, could take anywhere from four to five years to be completed

The Conversation

Mexico’s planned glyphosate ban helped show how agroecology can lead the way forward

Farmers around the world all need to deal with weeds. The most widely used chemical product they use to kill those unwanted plants is glyphosate, often sold under commercial names like Roundup.

Latin Times

AMLO questions U.S. judiciary for postponed sentencing of convicted ex-security chief Genaro García Luna

"They're starting to resemble the judges we have here (Mexico), who shelve or store away cases", said the Mexican president

Latin Times

Why Mexican feminists are wary of Claudia Sheinbaum, the country's first female president

Organizations are skeptical of the incoming president's track record on women's rights

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Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: grind migrants down

Mexican authorities are using a simple but harsh tactic to deal with migrants trying to get to he U.S. They're wearing them out until they give up

Evening Standard

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? Mexico elects its first female president

The 61-year-old beat Xóchitl Gálvez by almost 30 per cent

The Independent UK

Energy scientist, feminist pioneer – and a notoriously tough boss: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president?

Her victory comes more than 70 years after women in Mexico were first given the vote, but the election was marred by violence

Texas Observer

In Mexico’s Historic Vote, Politics Are Little Changed

A Puente poll represents a rare survey of the Mexican public by U.S. media.

The Conversation

Mexico’s voters set to make history by electing the country’s first woman president

Tens of millions of Mexicans will go to the polls on June 2 to vote in the country’s largest election in history. The election will allow voters to decide more than 20,700 positions at the local and national levels.

The Guardian - US

Amlo promised to transform Mexico, but he leaves it much the same

Many voters are better off, but the Mexican president failed to solve bigger problems like violence and corruption

The Guardian - US

She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Can she escape Amlo’s shadow?

Claudia Sheinbaum has capitalized on the president’s popularity throughout her campaign, but will the climate scientist be able to pursue her own agenda once elected?

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