US Jails Drug Money Courier for 9 Years
A US federal court sentenced New York courier Shu Jun Zhen to nine years and a US$23 million forfeiture for...
October 22, 2026Section
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Mexico Caravan of 600 Migrants Heads North
A migrant caravan of about 600 people left Tapachula, Mexico, on 20 October, hoping US elections ease entry rules. Cuban...
October 22, 2026
Mexico Finds Tunnel Near Pemex Pipes 21 Oct
Federal agents found a 4.75-metre tunnel 20 metres from Pemex pipelines in Apodaca, Nuevo León, on 21 October. No arrests...
October 22, 2026
Mexico Ex-Prosecutor Faces Up to 40 Years
Mexico's federal prosecutors accuse Chihuahua's ex-attorney general of treason over foreign agents in an April raid; he is held and...
October 22, 2026
US Group AT&T Books US$2.6B Mexico Sale Charge
AT&T booked a US$2.6 billion non-cash charge on the planned sale of AT&T Mexico and says the exit costs US$400...
October 22, 2026
Trump Asks Supreme Court for Big Bend Wall
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on 21 October to lift a halt on Big Bend border wall work...
October 22, 2026
Mexico Stocks Jump 1.4% as Peso Slides 1.4%
Mexico’s IPC jumped 1.4% to 70,250 on 21 October as América Móvil surged 7.8%, while the peso fell 1.4% to...
October 21, 2026
Mexico Journalist Killings Rarely Solved
Press freedom group RSF says 169 journalists were killed in Mexico in 20 years, and fewer than 1% of cases...
October 21, 2026
Mexico’s Oil Firm Says Debt Fell US$20bn
Mexico's state oil firm Pemex says it cut debt by more than US$20 billion and plans to invest about US$96...
October 21, 2026