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Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau Show Unity in Mexico City Summit Despite Tensions
President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the annual North America Leaders Summit.
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Mexico President to Bypass Congress to Keep Army in Streets
Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army. That could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence.
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Biden Lauds Democratic Unity Despite No-Shows at Summit
President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere’s future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited. He also drew sharp contrasts around one of the issues central to the summit, immigration, saying “safe and orderly migration is good for all of...
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Mexican President López Obrador Says He's Skipping Summit of the Americas
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Monday that he will skip the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, dealing a blow to the U.S.’ efforts to rally governments to work together to address surging migration in the hemisphere.
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Mexico to Rent Out Presidential Jet for Weddings, Parties
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it out for weddings or coming-of-age parties.
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Constellation Brands Plans New Brewery in Southeastern Mexico, Report Says
The exact location of the plant in southeastern Mexico has yet to be announced.
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US, Mexico Restart High-Level Economic Talks After 4 Years
The United States and Mexico have restarted high-level economic talks after a four-year pause.
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Biden Says U.S. Stands With Cuban Protesters as Communist Regime Cracks Down on Demonstrations
Sunday’s protests in Cuba are the largest the communist island has seen since the 1990s.
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Intruder Raises Questions About Mexican President's Security
An intruder burst into Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning news conference, approached him and spoke with the leader for a while before an aide accompanied the man into a back office to listen to his complaint.
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Mexican Singer, Composer Armando Manzanero Dies at 85
Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero has died at the age of 85
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Mexico's President Sends Late, Somewhat Chilly Letter Congratulating Biden
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he sent a letter of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, becoming one of the last world leaders to do so
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Mexico, Brazil Leaders Silent as World Congratulates Biden
There were two notable holdouts among the world leaders who rushed to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. elections: the leaders of Latin America’s two biggest countries, both of whom have been seen as friendly to President Donald Trump.
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About That Border Wall, Mr. Presidents … Who's Paying?
President Donald Trump has made building some 450 miles of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border a defining issue of his presidency, and vowed that Mexico would pay for it.
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Trump Forgoes Insults of Past, Calls Mexico Cherished Friend
President Donald Trump has in the past denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs.
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Mexican President's Plan to Meet With Trump Draws Criticism
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he plans to travel to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, and his announcement has been met with a storm of criticism in Mexico.
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Mexico Leader Urges Calm After Jump in Reported COVID Deaths
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is urging the country to remain calm as Mexico registers the second straight day ofescalating coronavirus death numbers rivaling those coming out of Brazil or the United States
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Mexico: More Social Spending, No Business Bailout for Virus
Mexico’s president says there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country faces the threat of coronavirus-induced crisis almost certainly unlike any it has seen in the past century.
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Mexico President Ties Shootout Dead to Drug Consumption
Mexico’s president has suggested without offering evidence that most of those killed in the country’s cartel- and gang-fueled firefights are high on drugs or intoxicated.
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Mexico President Says ‘El Chapo' Had Same Power as President
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera had had the same power as the country’s president.
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Death Toll Put at 20 for Mexico Cartel Attack Near US Border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20. The Coahuila state government said in a statement that lawmen aided by helicopters were still chasing remnants of the force that arrived...