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Sheinbaum vows Mexico won't bow to US as Trump prepares to take office

Ties between both nations will stay strong and dialogue will prevail, Sheinbaum said during the speech in a Mexico City square

6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts southwestern Mexico, causing no damage

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck a region in southwestern Mexico early Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey, causing no serious damage or casualties. It said the quake was centered 21 kilometers southeast of Aquila near the boundary of Colima and Michoacn states at a depth of 34 kilometers. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on social media platform X that the quake prompted emergency response teams to review their protocol. "There are no new developments," she wrote. Mexico's Social Security Institute said there were no reports of damage in the capital of Mexico City, some 600 kilometers east of the temblor's epicenter near the mountainous village of Coalcomn, Michoacn. Some people in Coalcomn and in Uruapan, the second largest city in Michoacn, posted surveillance footage on social media time-stamped at 2:32 a.m. local time that showed buildings sway and parked cars shake. Others reported that they ran into the streets to wait for the shaking to ...

Trump touts 'Gulf of America'; Mexico retaliates with 'Mexican America'

US President-elect Donald Trump proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America'; Mexico counters with 'Mexican America' for North America

Plan for Mexico truck factory ongoing despite US tariff threat: Volvo CEO

The maker of Volvo and Mack semi-trucks has targeted growth in North America, which accounts for about 30 per cent of company revenue

Mexican President Sheinbaum responds to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that North America should be renamed Amrica Mexicana, or Mexican America, because a founding document dating from 1814 that preceded Mexico's constitution referred to it that way. That sounds nice, no? she added with a sarcastic tone. She also noted that the Gulf of Mexico had been named that way since 1607. The exchange has started to answer a larger question lingering over the bilateral relationship between the two regional powers: How would newly elected Sheinbaum handle Trump's strong-handed diplomatic approach, and promises of mass-deportations and crippling taxes on trading partners like Mexico? Sheinbaum's predecessor and political mentor Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador who hailed from a similar strain of class popul

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump

Mexico opened the possibility on Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing that in cases where the US would not return migrants to their countries we can collaborate through different mechanisms. She did not offer details, but Mexico could limit it to certain nationalities or request compensation from the US to move the deportees from Mexico to their home countries. There will be time to speak with the United States government if these deportations really happen, but we will receive them here, we are going to receive them properly and we have a plan, she said. Sheinbaum had prefaced her comments by saying Mexico is not in favour of them. Trump has promised to begin massive deportations. Critics have observed that there will be logistical challenges to ...

From UK to US and India: World politics took a Left-Right-Left turn in 2024

The 2024 elections were a rollercoaster. Labour roared back in the UK, Trump staged a dramatic return in the US, and PM Modi retained power in India though with a lower mandate

Mexico tests app allowing migrants to send alert if detained in US

Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the US immigration department, a senior official said Friday. The move is in response to President-elect Donald Trump's threats to carry out mass deportations after he takes office on January 20. The app has been rolled out for small-scale testing and appears to be working very well, said Juan Ramn de la Fuente, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs. He said the app would allow users to press a tab that would send an alert notification to previously chosen relatives and the nearest Mexican consulate. De la Fuente described it as a sort of panic button. In case you find yourself in a situation where detention is imminent, you push the alert button, and that sends a signal to the nearest consulate, he said. US authorities are obliged to give notice to home-country consulates when a foreign citizen is detained. Mexico says it has beefed u

Recovery in markets, focus on key products boost export prospects for 2025

India's growing capabilities in high-value sectors like machinery and electronics are supporting the country's exports, amid global uncertainties caused by conflicts, and the gradual economic recovery in developed markets offers improved growth prospects for the Indian exporting community in 2025. Trade experts suggest that if the new US administration imposes higher tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada, Indian exporters could benefit further by seizing those opportunities. They noted that the possible intervention of the new US administration under Donald Trump to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict could ease the Red Sea crisis, streamline global supply chains, and reduce shipping costs for traders. However, Trump's threat for reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods may have an impact on the country's outbound shipments, as additional duties affect exporters' competitiveness. The European Union's green regulations, including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and deforestation

Hyatt in exclusive talks with Playa Hotels on options, including buyout

Playa, which runs 24 high-end, all-inclusive resorts across Mexico, said its board has been evaluating opportunities and has engaged with a number of potential counterparties

Mexico City to boost mobility, security ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

The city's proposed mobility budget, which includes initiatives to make it easier for fans to enter and exit the iconic Azteca stadium, will increase to nearly 7 billion pesos

US lawmakers propose bills targeting China's role in fentanyl crisis

According to the American authorities, China is the primary source of chemical precursors used by Mexican cartels to manufacture fentanyl

Mexico, Canada, Asean gained more from US-China trade war than India: GTRI

Mexico, Canada, and 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN benefited more from the US-China trade war than India, economic think tank GTRI said in a report. It said that India has to strengthen its local supply chains and produce critical intermediates to reduce reliance on China, while improving cost efficiency and ease of doing business to enhance competitiveness of domestic industries and increase exports to the US. With Donald Trump again becoming the US President, the evolving trade landscape offers huge opportunities for the Indian industry as he is now planning new tariffs targeting Mexico, Canada, China, and others. The US-China trade war, initiated in 2018 under President Trump with tariffs targeting key sectors, has significantly reshaped global trade flows but failed to achieve its primary goals. "Key beneficiaries of the trade war included Mexico, Canada, and ASEAN nations, which collectively accounted for 57 per cent of the growth in US imports. India also emerged as a

Donald Trump picks CIA veteran Ron Johnson as US ambassador to Mexico

Ronald Johnson served as the ambassador to El Salvador from 2019 to 2021

If we are subsidising Canada, Mexico let them become a state of US: Trump

Observing the US is subsidising its two neighbours Canada and Mexico to the tune of USD 100 billion and USD 300 billion, respectively, incoming US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that if that is the case then these two countries better be a part of America. Trump, 78, has threatened to impose hefty tariffs on both Canada and Mexico if they don't stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the US through their territories. We're subsidising Canada to the tune of over USD 100 billion a year. We're subsidising Mexico for almost USD 300 billion. We shouldn't be subsidising. Why are we subsidising these countries? If we're going to subsidise them, let them become a state (of the US), Trump told NBC News in an interview, his first on a Sunday talk show after winning the November 5 presidential elections. We're subsidising Mexico, we're subsidising Canada, and we're subsidising many countries all over the world. All I want to do is have a level, fast, but fair playing field, he ...

California governor promotes trade with Mexico after Trump's tariff threats

Governor Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have emerged as prominent Democratic opponents of Trump's agenda, pledging to defend the state's liberal policies

8 killed, 2 injured after gunmen opened fire in central Mexican town

Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders, authorities reported Sunday. Prosecutors in the cartel-ravaged state of Guanajuato said the shooting occurred late Saturday in the town of Apaseo el Grande. Eight men died just outside the stand, which was selling a traditional type of milk-based fudge. Another man and a woman were wounded in the attack, but there was no immediate report on their condition. Local media reported that a paramedic was one of those killed in the shooting. The state ambulance and paramedic agency said an emergency medical technician had died late Saturday, but did not confirm whether he was one of those killed in the attack. Video posted on social media showed men's bodies with apparent head wounds scattered among motorcycles parked outside the stand. The town of Apaseo el Grande, and its sister community of Apaseo el Alto, have been hit by mas

Mexican President Sheinbaum confident of averting tariff war with US

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. But her statement the day after she held a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump did not make clear who had offered what. There will be no potential tariff war, Sheinbaum said flatly when asked about the issue at her daily morning news briefing. On Wednesday, Trump wrote that Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorised migration across the border into the United States. She wrote on her social media accounts the same day that migrants and caravans are taken care of before they reach the border. But whether that constituted a promise, a pledge or a simple statement of reality remains unclear. In recent years, migrants who have been unable to obtain permission to cross Mexico have joined together in caravans to walk or hitchhike north toward the US border, seeking safety in numbers. In fact, apart from the first caravans in 2018 and 2019 which were .

Mexico must stop flow of illegal immigrants into US, says Donald Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said Mexico has agreed to immediately stop illegal immigrants from going to its border with the United States. This comes days after Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada for their inability to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he spoke to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on the phone and the two had a productive conversation. "Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately. THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD STOPPING THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE USA. Thank you," Trump said in his post. "Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border," he said. Trump said the two also talked about what could be done to stop the drug .

Mexico warns Trump tariffs may kill 400,000 US jobs, threatens retaliation

Mexican President Sheinbaum and US President-elect Trump spoke by phone later on Wednesday, with the two discussing topics at the top of Trump's agenda