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Mexican president's party wins most states in Sunday elections

Mexico's ruling party won four of six state elections held on Sunday, preliminary results showed on Monday, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's grip on power ahead of the contest to succeed him in 2024.

Reuters

Mexico ruling party poised to win at least four more states in election

Mexico's ruling party was on track to win four of six state elections on Sunday, preliminary results showed, tightening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's hold on power in the run-up to the contest to succeed him in 2024.

Reuters

US readies to host regional summit, but attendance still unclear

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will not attend Summit of Americas unless all nations invited.

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U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

WEKU

Mexico expects prompt response from U.S. on Americas summit proposal- foreign minister

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Wednesday the country hopes to receive a response from the United States later in the day or by Thursday regarding Mexico's proposal for all countries in the region to attend the Summit of the Americas.

Reuters

Mexico says ready to host talks between Venezuela govt and opposition

Mexico is "ready and willing" to host talks between the Venezuelan government and its opposition, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mexico to receive U.S. delegation to discuss Americas summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he will receive a delegation on Wednesday of organizers of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, in which his government will set out why it wants all countries in the region to take part.

Reuters

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Mexico and Brazil leaders suggest they may snub Biden's Americas summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month if all countries in the region were not invited, while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is also likely to skip the meeting, sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Mexico City metro accident partly due to lack of maintenance, third audit finds

An auditor's third report on a deadly Mexico City metro accident last year for the first time identified maintenance shortcomings as one of four causes of the collapse of the rail overpass, according to an unpublished version of the study seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Mexican president slams US on tour of Central America

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has started a five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba by lashing out at the U.S. government

The Independent UK

Mexico's president starts regional tour in Guatemala

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has started a lightning, five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba, stopping first in neighboring Guatemala

The Independent UK

US refuses to invite Cuba to Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to exclude Cuba from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, a major global meeting to be held in Los Angeles in June that typically welcomes all governments in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. official told The Times.

Los Angeles Times

Mexican foreign minister tests negative for COVID after meeting U.S.'s Blinken

Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will continue with plans to visit Central America and the Caribbean, he said on Wednesday, following a negative COVID-19 test after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Reuters

U.S. and Mexico agree to Central America jobs initiative - Mexico foreign minister

U.S. officials agreed to a proposal from Mexico's government to launch a job creation program in Central America aimed at fostering growth in the region, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.

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U.S.' Blinken, Mayorkas to meet Tuesday with Mexico foreign minister

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will meet Tuesday with Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, the Mexican official said in a tweet Monday afternoon.

Al Jazeera

Mexico’s foreign minister accuses Texas governor of ‘extortion’

Texas upped inspections of commercial trucks entering the US in a bid to pressure Mexican states increase security.

Tribune News Service

Texas governor ‘extorting’ Mexico over inspections: minister

Mexico Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Texas Governor Greg Abbott pressured Mexico’s governors to lift border inspections due to long lines, Milenio newspaper reported.

Reuters

Mexican foreign minister slams 'extortion' by Texas in border dispute

The pressure Texas exerted on neighboring Mexican states last month to tighten border security was tantamount to "extortion", Mexico's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America to curb migration from the region, Mexico's foreign minister said on Friday following a call between the two leaders.

Reuters

Mexico foreign minister to visit Washington after Biden-Lopez Obrador call

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he had agreed to send his foreign minister to Washington on Monday for talks following a call earlier in the day with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden.

Reuters

Latinos should not vote for U.S. politicians who 'mistreated' them, Mexico president says

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged Latinos in the United States not to vote in November's midterm elections for politicians who have "mistreated" them, in response to a comment by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Hindu

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Mexico foreign minister embarks on 10-day tour of Middle East, India

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday begins a tour of the Middle East and India lasting 10 days for talks covering a jump in energy prices, investment opportunities and efforts to prevent a potential food crisis, his ministry said.

Reuters

Mexico power bill in U.S. sights as Granholm makes case for renewables

The Mexican president's bid to tighten state control over power generation was in focus on Thursday as a top U.S. energy official visits, under pressure from her party to move Mexico toward policies more conducive to use of renewable energies.

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