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Cleaning Bones for Day of the Dead

new video loaded: Cleaning Bones for Day of the Dead Practitioners of an annual ritual to clean deceased relatives’ bones are grappling with a new challenge: tourists. Jack Nicas, our Mexico City bureau chief, visits Pomuch, a town in Eastern Mexico that celebrates Día de Muertos unlike any other place. By Jack Nicas, Marian Carrasquero, […]

Deadly blast rocks Mexico: 23 killed in department store explosion – video

At least 23 people were killed after an explosion tore through a department store in Hermosillo, the capital of Mexico’s northern state of Sonora, according to Governor Alfonso Durazo.“At this moment we have registered 23 people killed, 11 injured. Sadly a number of the victims we’ve found were minors,” Alfonso Durazo, governor of Sonora state, […]

LGBTQ+ collective walks in Mexico City’s Catrinas march in push for visibility

Drag artist Angel Arumir takes part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade (Image credits: AP) MEXICO CITY: Walking in a pink dress inspired by Mexican folk art with a mermaid-style silhouette, drag artist Angel Arumir adjusts his flower crown on top of his purple wig as he steps into a sea of […]

Deadly landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico

A marine helps a woman cross a flooded street in Poza Rica (Image credits: AP) TIANGUISTENGO: When a river that winds through the mountains of central Mexico suddenly turned into a crushing wall of water this week, it practically wiped the 400-person village of Chapula off the map. Residents only had time to shout, warning […]

Highway horror in Mexico: 58 injured, 19 critical after gas truck leak sparks massive blast – chilling video

A gas leak from a tanker truck ignited a massive explosion under a highway overpass in Mexico City on Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least 58 people, officials said.The blast tore through Iztapalapa, the capital’s most populous borough, leaving scenes of chaos as flames engulfed vehicles and terrified residents rushed to safety. Mayor Clara Brugada, speaking […]

US and Mexico Pledge Stronger Cooperation Against Cartels and Smuggling | Udaipur Kiran

Mexico City, September 4 (Udaipur Kiran): The United States and Mexico on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen security cooperation, intensify action against cartels, and curb cross-border smuggling and fuel theft. The announcement came during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Mexico City, where he met President Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Minister Juan […]

Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons

new video loaded: Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons By Paulina Villegas, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme and David Jouppi•September 1, 2025 Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the aftermath of these assaults. Recent episodes […]

US imposes ‘visa integrity fee’: India, China, Mexico most affected; experts warn of tourism decline

The United States’ decision to introduce a new $250 “visa integrity fee” has sparked concerns across the global travel industry, which is already struggling with declining arrivals amid President Donald Trump’s tough immigration policies and strained foreign relations.According to US government data, overseas travel to the US dropped 3.1% year-on-year in July, with only 19.2 […]

Can Harjinder Singh speak English? Old bodycam video of New Mexico Police triggers fresh row

An old video released by New Mexico Police shows Harjinder Singh speaking in broken english when he was given an overspeed notice in July. The controversial case of Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh, who mowed three people in Florida after taking a wrong U-turn, took a new development after an old video shows him speaking […]

Six severed heads found on Mexico road: Blanket note signed by ‘La Barredora’ recovered; authorities launch probe | World News

Six severed heads found on Mexico road: Blanket note signed by ‘La Barredora’ recovered; authorities launch probe (Representative image) Mexican authorities launched an investigation after six severed human heads were discovered on a road between the central states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, the Tlaxcala Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday. In a statement posted on X, […]