MEXICO CITY — Car bombs. Massacres. The slaying of a Roman Catholic priest. A cartel war that has engulfed a major city. A mayor of another large city beheaded after he dared to call for peace. Six weeks after taking office, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is contending with a nationwide wave of violence, and is facing
MÉRIDA, Mexico — As the sleek new train pulled out of the station in Cancun and sped into the dense Mexican jungle, Mario Meneses held his camera to the window, capturing it all on video. The 61-year-old tour guide beamed with pride — and the sense that he was documenting history. “You’ll see,” he told his
MEXICO CITY — On Monday, for the last time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strode up to the podium at the National Palace and addressed the crowd of journalists with his trademark greeting. “Good morning,” he said. “Let’s go!” For six years straight, López Obrador has begun each weekday like this, with a 7 a.m.
MEXICO CITY — On Monday, for the last time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strode up to the podium at the National Palace and addressed the crowd of journalists with his trademark greeting. “Good morning,” he said. “Let’s go!” For six years straight, López Obrador has begun each weekday like this, with a 7 a.m.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a “pause” in his nation’s relations with the United States and Canadian embassies after the ambassadors from those countries criticized his plan to dramatically overhaul the justice system. “They have to learn to respect the sovereignty of Mexico,” López Obrador told journalists Tuesday morning at his
