Luis R. Conriquez took the stage at a popular fair in Texcoco, Mexico, as one of the headlining acts. Once called the “Corridos King” by Billboard magazine, the Mexican musician is renowned for his specialty of so-called narcocorridos, a version…
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Mexico’s Reliance on U.S. Natural Gas Could Be Its Achilles’ Heel
Hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. Mass poverty. Factories, farms and whole industries left idle and suffering. These are some of the most common worries in Mexico if it faced an all-out trade war with President Trump. But there is…
Clues From Inside an ‘Extermination Camp’ Promise Despair and Hope
Irma González recognized the gray backpack in the photo. It was the same one her son had used for high school and the one he had taken with him for his first job three years ago, just before he vanished.…
Mexico City Bans Traditional Bullfights for Violence-Free Option
In the biggest bullfighting city in the largest bullfighting country in the world, Mexico City lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to ban traditional bullfighting — a move that was supported by Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, but was fiercely opposed by…
In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains
A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they…
In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains
A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they…
How Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Won Trump’s Praise
With a trade war brewing, President Trump gave the Mexican president a sign of grudging respect: “You’re tough,” he told her in a phone call last month, according to four people with knowledge of the exchange. By their most recent…
An Unexpected Trump Bump for the World’s Centrists
In Britain, a languishing prime minister is suddenly a statesman, while his up-and-coming populist rival has been thrown on his heels. In Canada, the incumbent Liberal Party has a chance to win an election long thought out of reach. In…
Trump Suspends Mexico Tariffs on USMCA Goods for a Month
President Trump said on Thursday that he would allow Mexico to avoid tariffs on most exports to the United States for one month, saying he would exempt products that are traded under the rules of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade…
Mexico Is Bracing for Tariffs, Eager for Its President’s Response
On Thursday morning, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico plans to speak with President Trump, in a last-ditch attempt to avert the 25 percent tariffs that Mr. Trump imposed this week on her country’s exports, which would devastate its economy. But…