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101st Airborne to take over military efforts at border with Mexico
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, take cover behind a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a recent rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. in April 2025. The 2nd ABCT will replace the...

Rubio dice que México y EEUU reforzarán su colaboración en materia de seguridad
Durante la visita del secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, México y Estados Unidos acordaron el miércoles mantener su colaboración en materia de seguridad transfronteriza, incluyendo el combate al tráfico de drogas, armas y combustible, pero ambas...
Mexico’s Pemex signs first mixed contracts with private firms to boost oil output
Mexican state oil company Pemex signed its first mixed contracts with private sector partners in a bid to reverse declining hydrocarbon production, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government report delivered to Congress. The 11 deals,...

Quintana Roo Municipalities to Decide Airbnb’s Future Under New Tourism Law
5 In a significant shift for tourism regulation, the state of Quintana Roo has enacted reforms to its Tourism Law that empower individual municipalities to decide whether to allow or prohibit short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com,...

'It won't stop': Trump telegraphs more military action against drug cartels
The US on Wednesday said it would conduct more military action against Venezuelan drug smugglers, a day after the Pentagon hit a boat allegedly carrying drugs for the criminal group Tren de Aragua. US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a...

Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry after multiple deportations
Matthew Price, Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of MissouriMatthew Price, Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to re-entering the United States after previously being...

US and Mexico pledge closer security ties amid sovereignty concerns
MEXICO CITY: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that security cooperation with Mexico was closer than it had ever been, during a visit to the country as the Trump administration pursues a sweeping crackdown on illegal...

Mexican Independence Day parade in Waukegan postponed due to concerns about ICE
September 3, 2025 / 9:31 PM CDT / CBS Chicago CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live A Mexican Independence Day parade in Waukegan, Illinois has been postponed. The parade had been planned for Sunday, Sept. 14. Organizers of the parade said there are...

Ex-Mexico Mayor Tumang acquitted of 71 criminal charges
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Ousted from office by the Ombudsman in 2023, former Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang, along with seven co-defendants, has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of 64 counts of violating the RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt...

Timeline: History of political visits to Waco
By Hannah Webb | Focus Editor & Copy Editor From Truman to Trump and Reagan to Obama, Baylor and Waco have played host to some of the nation’s most powerful political figures. Governors, justices and presidents alike have stepped into the green...
US military action concerns Antigua PM
Gail Alexander Senior Political Reporter Antigua and Barbuda Prime Gaston Browne says if the United States indeed took action against narco-traffickers on Tuesday, it may not be condemned. However, he also says if the...

Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to rule on legality of tariffs
President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found many of his sweeping tariffs were illegal. In a petition filed late on Wednesday, the administration asked the justices to quickly intervene to...
Mexico – 30,000 evangelicals walk for peace in Tuxtla Gutiérrez
On August 31, 2025, the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, was the scene of remarkable religious mobilization: more than 30,000 evangelical faithful paraded in the streets to demand peace and denounce the climbing of violence aimed at the...

U.S., Canada, Mexico 2026 World Cup tickets go on sale Sept. 10 for $60
World football governing body, FIFA, has fixed tickets for the group stage of the 2026 World Cup at $60. In a new letter made available to The Guardian yesterday, FIFA said tickets will go on sale on September 10 with the “Visa Presale Draw –...
U.S. Puts Crosshairs On Chinese Precursor Chemicals Fueling Mexico's Narco-Terror Networks
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, appeared in a short video Wednesday afternoon from inside an undisclosed warehouse, standing before what she says is the largest-ever seizure of precursor chemicals from China. The...

'It won't stop': Trump telegraphs more military action against drug cartels
The US on Wednesday said it would conduct more military action against Venezuelan drug smugglers, a day after the Pentagon hit a boat allegedly carrying drugs for the criminal group Tren de Aragua. US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a...

Rubio: Military Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats "Will Happen Again"
The Trump administration plans to keep attacking drug boats with lethal military force, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday. "The United States has long — for many, many years — established intelligence that allowed us to...
US, Mexico Pledge to Fight Cartels, Respect Borders
The State Department announced Wednesday that the United States and Mexico will continue security cooperation to fight “transnational organized crime.” Speaking with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente in Mexico City, Secretary of...
US’ Rubio vows to ramp up cartel strikes, praises Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed on Sept 3 the United States would ramp up strikes on cartels after blowing up an alleged drug boat off Venezuela, but assured Mexico of respect to its sovereignty. In the highest-level meeting...

Mexico emphasizes sovereignty, good ties during Rubio visit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that security cooperation with Mexico was closer than it had ever been, during a visit to the country as the Trump administration pursues a sweeping crackdown on illegal...