At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
The Mexican Navy seized 1,600 kilograms of cocaine in a maritime operation off the coast of Guerrero, according to a press release from the Mexican government on Wednesday (September 10).
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 9 September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. and Mexico on Wednesday agreed to deepen security cooperation targeting transnational organized crime, fentanyl trafficking, and illegal border crossings.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her first State of the Union address on Monday, stressing mutual respect and cooperation as the cornerstone of Mexico’s relationship with the United States.
Mexico’s postal service, Correos de México, has temporarily halted package deliveries to the United States as the exemption on low-value tariffs, known as the “de minimis” exemption, is set to end on Friday.
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr could be released from a jail in northern Mexico in the coming days as he awaits trial for alleged cartel ties, his lawyer said this weekend.
Adidas executives personally visited a small Indigenous town in southern Mexico to apologise for a shoe design criticised as cultural appropriation, pledging future collaboration to respect local heritage.
Guatemala has agreed to shelter 161 Mexicans fleeing violence in the southern state of Chiapas, where cartel clashes have displaced hundreds in recent years.
In Monterrey, Mexico, a new AI-powered robot dog named “Waldog” is drawing attention to animal abuse and welfare.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is working urgently to mend strained ties with Mexico, after relations collapsed late last year when Canadian officials indicated a preference for pursuing a U.S. trade deal without Mexico.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump has announced via his Truth Social account that he held a “highly successful” phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Mexico City held colourful celebrations on Saturday to mark 700 years since the founding of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital that gave rise to the modern metropolis.
Haiti has deployed 150 troops to Mexico for military training, part of a wider plan to restore security as gang control intensifies across the country.
The U.S. government has imposed new restrictions on Mexican airlines and threatened to cancel the Delta-Aeromexico partnership over Mexico’s policy forcing flights to move from Mexico City’s main airport to a distant new one.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has expressed confidence that an agreement with the United States can be reached before the threatened 30% tariff comes into effect, despite recent tensions.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting August 1, following failed trade negotiations with both major U.S. partners.
Mexican authorities have discovered 20 bodies, including several decapitated, on Monday in the western state of Sinaloa, where cartel violence has sharply increased.
Mexico’s navy intercepted a submarine carrying 3.5 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Guerrero, dealing a major financial hit to drug traffickers.
Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 4 storm with 230 km/h winds, threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast with “devastating wind damage,” life-threatening floods, and mudslides, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has openly expressed her opposition to labeling migrant workers as criminals during a high-level meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
The Trump administration has been urging Mexico to investigate and prosecute politicians suspected of ties to organized crime, and to extradite them to the United States if there are relevant criminal charges, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Security chief links cartel recruitment to deadly mine attack in Michoacan. Mexico’s top security official said the country’s most powerful drug cartels are now recruiting former Colombian soldiers, raising new concerns about foreign fighters helping fuel cartel violence.
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