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WATCH: Mexicans march against controversial election bill

Judges, ministers, workers of the judiciary and the opposition marched Sunday against the proposed overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary.

09/09/2024

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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president

The governing party candidate campaigned on continuing the political course set over the last six years by her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

03/06/2024

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'Alien' bodies return to Mexican congress as 'expert' testifies again

José Jaime Maussan caused a stir in September when he unveiled what he claimed were the 1,000-year-old fossils of "non-human beings" found in Peru.

08/11/2023

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Mexicans celebrate independence day in a riot of colourful costumes

Mexico celebrates the anniversary of the birth of its independence movement.

16/09/2023

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Fossils of alleged 'alien' corpses put on display at Mexican Congress

The fossilised bodies presented in glass cases by journalist and UFO scientist Jaime Maussan at Mexico's parliament are said to be 1,000 years old.

13/09/2023

Culture news

Mexican city bans 'sexist' songs amid growing violence concerns

The ban issued by the council of Chihuahua could target some of Latin pop's biggest stars, whose lyrics are often accused of promoting misogyny.

03/08/2023

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Mexico's president leads huge pro-government rally in the capital

The rally came as allies of Lopez Obrador jockey for position ahead of the next presidential election in 2024, in which he cannot run.

28/11/2022

Mexico

Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party will have to rely on votes from its allies in the Workers Party and Green Party, but together they were expected to capture between 265 and 292 seats in the 500-seat chamber.

07/06/2021

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Mexican President offers “outstretched hand” to Trump after averting tariff war

Mexican President López Obrador has promised to stem flow of migrants entering the U.S. after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican goods.

09/06/2019

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Mexicans seek answers over 40,000 missing loved ones

It's estimated 40,000 people have gone missing since Mexico began its war on drugs in 2006. Families accuse the police of failing to investigate the disappearances.

11/05/2019

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Mexico asks Spain and Vatican to apologise for actions during conquest

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that he has written to King Felipe VI and Pope Francis urging them to apologise for "massacres and oppression."

26/03/2019

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Mexico's new President opens the doors to his home

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in, promising to solve the country’s economic problems with a new brand of left wing nationalism.

02/12/2018

Mexico

What's behind Mexico's indelible ink?

An indelible ink leaves Mexicans with an imprint for eight days.

02/07/2018

Mexico

Mexicans vote for their next President

As municipal workers remove political signs and stickers from walls and posts the day before voting, Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday for their next President. They'll be choosing for either a left-wing political change or for continuity.

30/06/2018

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Mexico: election campaigns end

As the campaigns close for the Mexican elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) is the hot favourite to win Mexico's presidency

28/06/2018

Mexico

Violence, corruption, and young voters: Mexican elections explained

Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday amidst historic levels of violence in their country.

26/06/2018

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Mexico bans 17 'false' transgender women running in local elections

A Mexican state electoral body banned 17 men from various parties masquerading as transgender candidates in the upcoming elections.

14/05/2018

Mexico

Mis-spelled Mexican beer mocks Trump

Mexican and U.S. brewers have reinvented Donald Trump as a gun-slinging mariachi to promote a new beer celebrating cross-border cooperation.

15/06/2017

USA

What's happened to Trump's Mexican border wall?

Trump's border wall – swallowed by Washington's political quicksand?

16/05/2017

Mexico

Mexico's missing students: marking 31 months since they vanished without trace

The families, supported by activists, have been highly critical of the government's handling of the case.

27/04/2017