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A police officer stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, on a road in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Alejandra Leyva)

What to know about the killing of the powerful cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ in Mexico

February 23, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.

The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives on Sunday, notching a major victory while cartel members responded with...

A man rides a bike next to a convenience store that was set on fire, in San Francisco del Ricon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Alfredo Valadez)

Security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen a day after the Mexican military killed a drug lord

February 23, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local and foreign governments warning their citizens to stay inside after widespread violence erupted following the army’s killing of the powerful leader...

The seal of the Department of Justice is shown in Washington, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration

August 12, 2025 at 7:07 p.m.

Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending...

La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, en su conferencia de prensa matutina en el Palacio Nacional en Ciudad de México, el martes 4 de marzo de 2025. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

México responderá a los aranceles de Trump con más aranceles. Los anunciará en cinco días

March 4, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

México anunció el martes que responderá a los aranceles decretados por Donald Trump con más aranceles.

ARCHIVO – La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum levanta un puño ante la multitud durante un evento para conmemorar sus primeros 100 días en el cargo, el domingo 12 de enero de 2025, en el Zócalo, la plaza principal de la Ciudad de México. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano, archivo)

México minimiza el impacto de las órdenes ejecutivas de Trump.

January 21, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum minimizó el martes el impacto de las primeras órdenes firmadas por el presidente Donald Trump, tanto en temas migratorios como de seguridad y económicos, y...

FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation’s Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, which was one of the sites for Gilead’s lenacapavir drug trial. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

December 1, 2024 at 9:12 a.m.

A twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women.

FILE – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, left, and President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico

November 11, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.

Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose...

FILE – Ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

October 1, 2024 at 8:09 p.m.

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.

FILE – A migrant from Michoacan, Mexico, uses the CBPOne app Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Tijuana, Mexico. Migrants will be able to schedule appointments on the CBP One app from the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, extending the zone from northern and central Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The move satisfies a request of Mexico, an increasingly close partner of the U.S. in efforts to control extraordinary migration flows. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border

August 4, 2024 at 9:18 a.m.

The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico.

Police and military patrol Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Urista)

US authorities arrest ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo,’ top leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel

July 25, 2024 at 9:45 p.m.

The arrests Thursday in El Paso follow some important captures of other Sinaloa cartel figures.

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