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Decapitating cartels? Mexico leans into โ€˜kingpin strategyโ€™ but at a cost

Under pressure from the US, President Claudia Sheinbaum has authorised military operations to arrest cartel leaders.

Deaths of CIA agents in Mexico spark sovereignty row with White House

The death of US officials following an operation to dismantle a drug lab in northern Mexico is escalating tensions with Washington, as President Claudia Sheinbaum insists her government was unaware of their involvement. At a news conference, Sheinbaum said Mexican security officials involved in the operation were never told about the presence of foreigners, which she described as a clear breach of security protocols. A person familiar with the matter confirmed that the two US nationals worked...

Mexicoโ€™s Sheinbaum demands answers over CIA agents in Chihuahua

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum said the federal government was not informed of the inclusion of CIA officers in a drug raid.

Mexico arrests suspected Hungarian drug trafficker amid crime crackdown

Fugitive Janos Balla, 48, was arrested in Quintana Roo as President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to increase cartel arrests.

Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row

The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.

Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in 8 years

Mexican โ President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spainโ€™s Pedro Sanchez โ met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signalling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean country in eight years. The meeting took place during Sheinbaumโ€™s visit to Barcelona to attend the fourth โ€œIn defence of democracyโ€ summit, a gathering โ€Œof global leftist leaders to mobilise advocates of these movements against the far-right. Sheinbaumโ€™s trip marks a softening of...