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Sheinbaum vows humanitarian aid to Cuba despite US moves to curb oil — I.guim.co.uk

Sheinbaum vows humanitarian aid to Cuba despite US moves to curb oil

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, pledged to send humanitarian aid this week to Cuba and said Mexico was "exploring all diplomatic avenues to be able to send fuel to the Cuban people," despite US efforts to cut off oil to the Caribbean nation, she said at a public

Sheinbaum warns Trump oil tariffs on Cuba could spark humanitarian crisis — I.guim.co.uk

Sheinbaum warns Trump oil tariffs on Cuba could spark humanitarian crisis

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, warned on Friday that Donald Trump’s executive order laying the groundwork for tariffs on countries sending oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis on the island, which already faces chronic fuel shortages and regular blackouts. A White House statement cited the Cuban government’

Trump declares emergency to cut oil shipments to Cuba, threatens tariffs — Static01.nyt.com

Trump declares emergency to cut oil shipments to Cuba, threatens tariffs

On Thursday, President Trump declared a "national emergency" over what he called an "unusual and extraordinary threat" by Cuba and moved to cut off oil shipments to the island, warning he might impose additional tariffs on countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba. Mr. Trump

Trump signs order enabling tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba — I.guim.co.uk

Trump signs order enabling tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday laying the groundwork to impose tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, the White House said. The order declares a national emergency and establishes a process for the US secretaries of state and commerce to assess tariffs, but the

Mexico asks South Korea to help secure more BTS concerts amid high demand — I.guim.co.uk

Mexico asks South Korea to help secure more BTS concerts amid high demand

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has formally asked South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, to help arrange more concerts by K-pop group BTS in Mexico, saying “Everyone wants to go,” she told reporters and adding she had sent a diplomatic letter. Sheinbaum said around 1 million young people want

Sheinbaum says Mexico cancelled Cuba oil shipment as a 'sovereign' decision — I.guim.co.uk

Sheinbaum says Mexico cancelled Cuba oil shipment as a 'sovereign' decision

Mexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba, President Claudia Sheinbaum appeared to confirm on Tuesday, saying the decision was “sovereign” and denying it was a response to pressure from the US. Fuel shortages are causing increasingly severe blackouts in Cuba, and Mexico has been the island’s biggest

Gunmen kill at least 11 at football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato — I.guim.co.uk

Gunmen kill at least 11 at football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato

Gunmen opened fire at a football match in Salamanca in central Guanajuato state on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, the town mayor said. César Prieto, Salamanca's mayor, posted that the attackers arrived at the end of the match; ten people died at the scene

Sheinbaum defends transfer of 37 cartel operatives to US as a ‘sovereign decision’ — I.guim.co.uk

Sheinbaum defends transfer of 37 cartel operatives to US as a ‘sovereign decision’

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the transfer of 37 Mexican cartel operatives to the United States as a “sovereign decision”, saying her government is trying to alleviate pressure from the Trump administration. It was the third such flight this year since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Polls show majority of Latin Americans approved U.S. action in Venezuela — Static01.nyt.com

Polls show majority of Latin Americans approved U.S. action in Venezuela

Several polls indicated that a majority of Latin Americans questioned endorsed President Trump’s intervention in Venezuela after the capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, even as reactions varied across the region. The polls cited support levels of 74 percent in Peru and 63 percent in Chile, and found

Mexico sends 37 accused cartel operatives to U.S. amid Trump pressure — Static01.nyt.com

Mexico sends 37 accused cartel operatives to U.S. amid Trump pressure

Mexico sent 37 people accused of being criminal operatives to the United States on Tuesday, the latest move aimed at easing pressure from President Trump for stronger action against drug cartels. It was the first such transfer this year and the third since Mr. Trump took office; Mexican authorities have

Mexico’s president defends antidrug efforts after U.S. criticism — Static01.nyt.com

Mexico’s president defends antidrug efforts after U.S. criticism

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico defended her government’s efforts to combat drug trafficking at a morning news conference on Thursday, after the U.S. State Department called Mexico’s border security policy unacceptable and the two countries issued a joint statement noting “significant challenges.” Sheinbaum presented data she said

U.S. presses Mexico to allow joint raids on fentanyl labs — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. presses Mexico to allow joint raids on fentanyl labs

The United States is intensifying pressure on Mexico to permit U.S. military forces to take part in joint operations to dismantle fentanyl labs inside Mexico, according to American officials. U.S. officials have renewed a proposal, first raised last year, that would have Special Operations troops or C.I.

Sheinbaum seeks narrow diplomatic path after U.S. strike in Venezuela and Trump threats — Static01.nyt.com

Sheinbaum seeks narrow diplomatic path after U.S. strike in Venezuela and Trump threats

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has been trying to thread a narrow diplomatic needle after the U.S. strike in Venezuela and direct warnings from President Trump that the United States would "start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels," a remark he made in a Fox

U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro divides Latin American leaders — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro divides Latin American leaders

The United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3 has scrambled politics across Latin America, prompting urgent and divergent responses from regional leaders. The region split along ideological lines: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, led by leftist presidents, publicly criticized the U.S. action, while right-wing governments

U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro deepens political split across Latin America — Static01.nyt.com

U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro deepens political split across Latin America

By Jan. 3 the United States had swept into Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, prompting frantic exchanges among Latin American leaders as they weighed how to respond. The reactions exposed regional fault lines: the region’s three largest countries — Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, all led by leftists — criticized