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Mexico transfers 26 more cartel members to US

Mexico has sent more than two dozen suspected cartel members to the US, amid rising pressure from President Donald Trump on Mexico to dismantle the country's powerful drug organisations.

US • 13 Aug

Valeria Marquez was killed on Tuesday in the beauty salon where she worked in the city of Zapopan

Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a TikTok livestream, in an incident that sent shockwaves through a country that faces high levels of gender-based violence.

World • 15 May

The OECD has cut its global economic outlook and warned that a broader trade war would sap growth further

Trade war to sap Canadian, Mexican and US growth - OECD

US President Donald Trump's tariff hikes will drag down growth in Canada, Mexico and the US while driving up inflation, the OECD has forecast, cutting its global economic outlook and warning that a broader trade war would sap growth further.

Business • 18 Mar

US President Donald Trump's exemption will expire on 2 April

Trump pauses some Canada, Mexico tariffs until next month

US President Donald Trump has exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25% tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week.

US • 06 Mar

The US has not yet raised tariffs on EU goods - but companies here are still going to be impacted by its trade policies

Irish firms impacted by US tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Ireland will feel the effects of US tariffs - even before they are imposed on European Union goods, according to a trade expert.

Business • 06 Mar

Justin Trudeau said that Canada will not waver in fighting a 'trade war' triggered by US President Donald Trump

Trump tariffs aim to destroy Canadian economy - Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada to destroy the country's economy to make it easier for the United States to annex its northern neighbour.

World • 05 Mar

Executives are tryomg to keep up with changing US trade policies that threaten to upend industries from cars to consumer goods to energy

Companies start counting potential costs of US tariffs

Diageo today warned of a $200m hit to its operating profits from US tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and German auto supplier ZF flagged price hikes, as companies start counting the likely costs of Donald Trump's trade measures.

Business • 04 Feb

Diagoe CEO Debra Crew said tariffs in the US announced over the weekend added to 'further complexity in our ability to provide updated forward guidance'

Diageo withdraws medium-term sales forecast

Diageo has today withdrawn its medium-term organic sales growth target as the world's top spirits maker took steps to try and mitigate the impact of US tariffs on its tequila and Canadian whisky.

Business • 04 Feb

There was no reprieve for China, with new levies coming into effect at 12.01am (5.01am Irish time)

US tariffs on Chinese imports take effect

US tariffs of 10% on Chinese imports came into effect today, risking a renewed trade war between the world's top two economies as President Donald Trump punishes China for not halting the flow of illicit drugs.

US • 04 Feb

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum struck deals with Donald Trump for a postponement

Trump halts Canada, Mexico tariffs after last-ditch talks

President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month after the US neighbours struck last-minute deals to tighten border measures against the flow of migrants and the drug fentanyl.

US • 03 Feb

Donald Trump vowed on social media that one of his first actions upon taking office in January would be to impose tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada

Mexican leader downplays Trump claim to 'stop' migration

President-elect Donald Trump has said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to "stop" US-bound migration, a claim she was quick to publicly downplay.

US • 28 Nov 24

Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration amid tariff threat

President-elect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed to "stop" US-bound migration, a claim she was quick to publicly downplay.

US • 28 Nov 24

Spanish regulators have launched an in-depth review of BBVA's deal for Sabadell

BBVA's Sabadell bid mired in concerns over Mexico

BBVA's long pursuit of Sabadell is becoming even longer, with Spanish regulators launching an in-depth review of its bid, which fell further in value after Donald Trump's US election victory fuelled concerns over its Mexican business.

Business • 13 Nov 24

Investigators and forensic personnel work at the crime scene where remains of Alejandro Arcos were found

Mexican mayor murdered days after taking office

The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities have said, the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country.

World • 07 Oct 24

Civil protection authorities and the National Guard are clearing mud, rocks and trees from roads

Three dead after remnants of Hurricane John hit Mexico

Hurricane John threatened southwestern Mexico with severe flooding even as it weakened on its journey inland after leaving three people dead and causing severe damage.

Mexico • 25 Sep 24

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was taken into custody on 25 July at a New Mexico airfield

Sinaloa cartel co-founder 'El Mayo' pleads not guilty

The accused Mexican kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in the same New York courthouse where fellow Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was convicted five years earlier.

US • 13 Sep 24

The reform was approved after politicians were forced to move to a new venue due to protests

Mexico president says judicial reforms 'end corruption'

Mexico's outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has hailed the approval of controversial reforms to allow voters to elect all judges, saying they would be an "example to the world".

World • 11 Sep 24

The arrest of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada (L) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez (R) is a major coup for US authorities

US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, have been arrested in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for US authorities.

World • 26 Jul 24

Claudia Sheinbaum has made history as Mexico's first woman president

The climate scientist who will lead Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum, the former city mayor elected Mexico's first woman president, is an environmental scientist and dedicated leftist known for keeping a cool head in times of crisis.

World • 03 Jun 24

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum told supporters: 'I won't fail you'

Mexico's leader hails election of woman president

Mexico's outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has hailed the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the country's first female president, calling it a ground-breaking change.

World • 04 Jun 24

Candidate for the Mexican presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico vote set to see country's first female president

Mexicans are voting in national elections with the ruling party candidate - Claudia Sheinbaum - commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the country's first female president.

Mexico • 02 Jun 24

Perez was detained by the Mexican National Guard in the northwestern city of Culiacan, the Sinaloa Cartel's heartland.

Mexico extradites security chief for sons of 'El Chapo'

Mexico has extradited to the US Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or "El Nini," who headed security for the sons of ex-Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the highest profile extraditions in recent years.

World • 26 May 24

The debris is seen covered with a tarp after a stage collapsed during a campaign rally for Mexican presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez

Nine dead, 50 injured after stage collapses in Mexico

Nine people were killed and dozens injured when a stage collapsed at a Mexican election campaign rally, as high winds tore apart the large, concert-style structure.

World • 23 May 24

Ecuador's suit also mentions 'insulting' statements by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (file pic)

Ecuador sues Mexico over granting of asylum to former VP

Ecuador's foreign ministry has said it has sued Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's granting of asylum to former Ecuadorean vice-president Jorge Glas.

World • 30 Apr 24

The bus - carrying nearly 50 people - collided head-on with a truck before catching fire

19 dead and 22 injured in fiery Mexico bus crash

A fiery collision between a double-decker bus and a truck left 19 people dead and 22 injured in northwestern Mexico, authorities said.

World • 31 Jan 24