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The beach at the popular tourist resort of Puerto Peñasco in the state of Sonora, Mexico, September 2018.

Mexico’s clean energy plan could run into trouble at leaders’ summit

Energy

The North American leaders will be discussing immigration and the recapture of the son of drug cartel kingpin “El Chapo.” But also high on the agenda: a dispute over energy.

A nurse shows an elderly man a syringe prepared with a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, before he is inoculated at the Americas Cultural Center in Ecatepec, Mexico, April 3, 2021.

Thousands of medical workers left behind in Mexico’s vaccination program 

COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is pictured in a close up photograph showing only his face covered by a medical face mask.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro under fire over minister shuffle, COVID-19 handling

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A group of men are shown on top of the redish-orange colored Red Fort monument with one man putting up an orange flag on top.

Farmers storm historic Red Fort monument in New Delhi; EU warns of blocking vaccine; Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna announce findings on new variants

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Mexico's Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda is shown wearing his military uniform and billed hat while holding his right hand up to salute.

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military

Justice
Oaxaca's landmark Santo Domingo church and the former convent that houses the state's largest museum have been cordoned off as part of pandemic mitigation measures.

Megaprojects and austerity measures are transforming southern Mexico

Politics

The country’s economy is in a downward spiral as the coronavirus continues to spread.

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is shown from the side wearing a dark suit and waving his left hand in the air.

Mexico’s president heads to DC for Trump summit; Demonstrators stormed Serbia’s parliament; Harvard, MIT sue immigration authorities

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will head to the White House on Wednesday to meet with US President Donald Trump. And, demonstrators were injured in riots in Belgrade after a crowd stormed Serbia’s parliament. Also, Harvard and MIT filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to temporarily block a Trump administration rule that would bar foreign students from remaining in the US if their universities do not hold in-person classes this fall.

Journalist Anabel Hernandez poses for a photo on a red background.

Book names those allegedly responsible for disappearance of 43 students in Mexico

Mexican journalist Anabel Hernandez has spent years investigating the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico. Hernandez believes the Army — who was helping the local drug lord — thought the students had seen too much.

A Mayan temple is seen on a foggy morning.

Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?

Commentary

Cancun, on the Yucatan peninsula, is one of Mexico’s most visited cities, while nearby Mayan villages struggle with poverty and lack of economic opportunities. A newly proposed train line could help fix that, but at what cost to the people and ecosystem?

A line of migrants carries bags and walks on a road

Mexico’s goodwill wanes as more migrants arrive

Immigration

Facing political and economic pressure from the US, Mexico has seen a shift in public attitude toward migrants: Rising resentment is replacing tolerance in a country that is both deeply religious and has a long history of sending its own citizens to the US.