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Trump threatens to double Mexico tariffs over migrant caravans
Donald Trump has threatened to immediately double tariffs on all goods from Mexico if the country does not stop migrant caravans heading towards the United States. The threat was made on Thursday.
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Politics · United StatesMigrant Caravan of 2,000 Leaves Mexico for US After Midterms
A caravan of approximately 2,000 migrants departed southern Mexico for the United States following the Democratic Party's legislative victories in the U.S. midterm elections. Migrants voiced optimism that the election results would facilitate their entry into the U.S.
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Politics · Latin AmericaMexican judge closes case against former immigration chief Francisco Garduño
A judge in Mexico ordered the criminal case against former immigration chief Francisco Garduño to be closed, ending charges linked to the 2023 fire at a Ciudad Juárez detention centre that killed 40 migrants and injured 30. Victims’ groups plan to appeal the decision.
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Conflict & SecurityHurricane Simon and Rachel remnants kill six on Mexico's Pacific coast
Six people have died from the combined effects of Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel along Mexico's Pacific coast. Flooding and landslides caused by the storms have also left five people missing and damaged homes and infrastructure.
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PoliticsSuspect arrested in Mexico for murder of Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte
Mexican security forces have arrested Francisco Javier “N”, alias “El Trompas”, the man accused of murdering Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera. The 21-year-old was attacked near a medicinal plant fair in Cuautla, Morelos, and died from her wounds. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible robbery.
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Conflict & Security · AfricaMexican Arturo Carrera Loaiza arrested in Nigeria, meth lab dismantled
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport on August 19, 2026, while he was attempting to flee the country. The agency also dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State.
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PoliticsSpanish student murdered in Mexico; Spain seeks justice
A 21-year-old Spanish student, Claudia Tacoronte, was murdered in Mexico on Saturday, September 12. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álvarez has called for justice and a full investigation, with Mexican authorities examining the case under the protocol for femicide.
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Conflict & Security · Latin AmericaUS to launch land-based anti-drug operations in Latin America with 19-country alliance
The US plans to expand its anti-drug operations to include land-based attacks in Latin America, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in Panama. The move follows aerial bombardments in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that have killed at least 215 people since September 2025. Colombia has joined the 19-country alliance, but Mexico has not.
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