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Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

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Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

Soldiers of the Mexican Army stand guard as they secure an area during a military operation in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on September 19, 2024. Military forces and the National Guard carried out an operation in the Jardines de Santa Fe sector, Culiacan, whilst searching for “El Piyi”, an important member of the Sinaloa Cartel,…

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Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

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Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber

Mexico’s Senate. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Mexico’s Senate voted early Wednesday (September 11, 2024) to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten Mexico’s democracy. The approval came in two…

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Protesters Invade Mexican Senate, Forcing Halt To Reform Debate

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Protesters Invade Mexican Senate, Forcing Halt To Reform Debate

Protestors take part in a protest against the judicial reform proposed by the government in Mexico City. Mexico City: Crowds of protesters invaded Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday, forcing lawmakers to suspend a debate on controversial proposals by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to allow voters to elect judges. The judicial reform plan, which experts…

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The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

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The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. The epicentre of the crisis is Ecuador’s capital Quito; the immediate trigger was a police raid on the Mexican Embassy to arrest a political opponent convicted of corruption. President Daniel Noboa, in an unprecedented move, ordered raids on the embassy to arrest…

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Record numbers of migrants head to U.S. border, in fresh test for President Biden

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Record numbers of migrants head to U.S. border, in fresh test for President Biden

Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more still arriving by bus and cargo trains to Mexican border towns on the heels of record migration flows further south. The dramatic increase along the border— notably in San Diego, California, and the Texan cities of…

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