Mexico

Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

The accident, which occurred on the highway between Merida and Campeche, killed passengers traveling in a trailer, a car, and a taxi.

Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, September 14, 2025.
A man walks nex to the charred remains of a trailer, one of the vehicles damaged in a gas tanker explosion on Ignacio Zaragoza Avenue, where multiple individuals sustained burn injuries after the tanker overturned, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 10, 2025.

Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing three and injuring 70

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, allocutes to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan at federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges

A sign is seen at a "Mexico for Palestine" protest in Mexico City, calling for the end of the war in Gaza and severing Israel-Mexico relations.

1,000 protesters take part in 'Mexico for Palestine' march, call to sever ties with Israel


FBI returns a 500-year-old Cortés document to Mexico

Archivists discovered 15 pages missing in 1993; agents traced one to the United States, seized it at an undisclosed location, and said no one will face charges.

The Cortez manuscript.

Trump intensifies trade war with 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

Earlier this week, Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Three artists, three questions: Interviews amid sirens from Iranian missiles

Three Israeli artists, from different generations and with very different approaches and backgrounds, answered my three questions.

 Chen Nucher

US pushes Mexico to prosecute politicians with ties to drug cartels

The requests seek to push President Claudia Sheinbaum's government to investigate current elected officials and launch an unprecedented crackdown on narco corruption.

Demonstrators seen during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 8, 2025

MrBeast denies being sued by Mexican government over filming at archaeological sites

States he is collaborating with INAH to support Mexican archaeology and financed local water projects.

 MrBeast in Chichén Itzá.

Mexican authorities to sue MrBeast over alleged violations in Mayan temple video

INAH alleges MrBeast used heritage sites for unauthorized commercial purposes, violating filming permits.

 MrBeast in Chichén Itzá.

Two killed, 19 hurt as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

The Mexican Navy said on social media late on Saturday that 22 people were injured on board the ship, of which 19 were receiving medical attention in local hospitals.

 A Mexican Navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025.

MrBeast faces backlash over Mexican temple video

Institute confirms visit had proper permits and supervision, denies any unauthorized activities occurred.

 MrBeast faces backlash over Mexican temple video.

Study reveals Aztecs traded obsidian with rivals

Although Mexicas favored green obsidian, tool variety shows that multiple obsidian sources supplied the capital via markets, not by direct extraction from the original sites.

 Study reveals Aztecs traded obsidian with rivals.

US Senate to vote on bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts

The resolution is co-sponsored by Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, an outspoken critic of Trump's tariff policy.

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025.

Anonymous tip leads to discovery of possible mammoth remains in Mexico

Remains belong to an equid, camelid, and proboscidian that lived over 10,000 years ago.

 Anonymous tip leads to discovery of possible mammoth remains in Mexico.