Despite U.S. President Donald Trump once again flexing his power to scrap his country’s free trade deal with Canada and Mexico, there’s plenty of reason to doubt he would actually follow through on such a threat. Trump signed the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in his first term and at the time …
Read More »Frustrations on multiple fronts set to collide with Mexico City World Cup opening day
David Estévez Gamboa says he’s from the “old school,” having spent more than 40 years behind the wheel of a transport truck. But he apologizes when emotion overtakes him while discussing the killings of truck drivers during robberies and hijackings that plague Mexico’s highways. Between 30 and 50 transport trucks …
Read More »It’s crunch time for Canada’s trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico
Sluggish trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. are finally showing faint signs of life as a milestone looms for renewal of their three-way trade deal with Mexico. The minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is planning to travel to Washington, D.C., for trade talks, although his spokespeople haven’t …
Read More »Iran’s national soccer team to commute to U.S.-hosted World Cup games from Mexico
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Iran’s national soccer team will sleep in Mexico and travel to the U.S. on the days …
Read More »FIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts
L.M. says she could get kicked out at any time from her apartment inside an art deco building complex in Mexico City’s Tacubaya neighbourhood, one of the new frontlines in the ongoing battles over gentrification. She moved to Mexico City from the city of Puebla, about 135 kilometres to the …
Read More »Mexico moved extradition goalposts after U.S. indicted top politician over cartel ties: experts
The Claudia Sheinbaum administration’s demand for “irrefutable” proof before handing over a top elected politician to the U.S. over alleged drug cartel dealings reveals how the Mexican government applies a double standard in its stated battle against organized crime, experts say. The United States unveiled an indictment on April 29 …
Read More »Vancouver-based mining company confirms the deaths of 9 of 10 workers kidnapped in Mexico
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed that nine of its 10 workers abducted in Concordia, in the …
Read More »2 humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Mexico’s navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate …
Read More »Investigators search Epstein’s former New Mexico ranch
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Investigators in New Mexico began searching on Monday the former high-plains ranch of Jeffrey Epstein where the …
Read More »Democrats alarmed by ‘chaos in the skies’ after U.S. government again fires laser near Mexico border
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near …
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