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Violence Against Mayors Continues in Mexico's Michoacán State: Seven Killed, One Kidnapped Since 2021

Since Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla took office in October 2021, seven mayors in Michoacán have been assassinated and one elected official remains missing since 2021.

Latin America

Mexican President Sheinbaum Unveils 'Peace and Justice Plan' for Michoacán After Mayor's Killing

The killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, has sparked outrage among residents of the state, many of whom have voiced frustration with the security strategy of Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla's administration.

Who is El Chapo Isidro and was he captured

Latin America

There's a New 'El Chapo' in Mexico: Meet El Chapo Isidro, trained by, 'El Señor de los Cielos', and Was He Captured?

Rumors swept across Mexico overnight after a violent federal operation left thirteen alleged gunmen dead in the Sinaloan municipality of Guasave, long known as the stronghold of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, the drug lord better known as "El Chapo Isidro."

Latin America

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Says Previous Administrations Helped Fuel Cartel Violence: 'The War on Drugs Failed'

President Sheinbaum stressed that violence should not be answered with more violence and said that actions must remain within the law.

Latin America

Mexican Officials Arrest 'El Carnal' in Southern Mexico, An Alleged Plaza Boss for the Jalisco Cartel in Chiapas

Leonardo Arturo Leyva Ávalos' background as a public official also points to ties with La Barredora, a group that began as a Jalisco cartel cell dedicated to fuel theft.

Latin America

Mexican Authorities Linked to Over 1,500 Enforced Disappearances Over The Past 20 Years: Report

The report found that most victims were young people from low-income or vulnerable communities and that they were arbitrarily killed or disappeared by federal, state or municipal authorities.

Latin America

Mexican Officials Arrest Another Los Gigios Member in Sonora, Group Tied to La Mayiza Faction

The arrest of Martín de Jesús "N" is the second this month by federal forces targeting members of Los Gigios. Earlier in October, authorities captured the Nogales plaza boss for La Mayiza, a Sinaloa Cartel faction loyal to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

Latin America

Venezuela's María Corina Machado Has Long Sought Trump's Support To Step Up Pressure on Maduro, Report Details

The report revealed that the opposition pushed the narrative that Maduro had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, discussing the theory publicly and privately when it aligned with the administration's priorities.

Latin America

Criminal Group Accused Of Killing Mexican Journalist for 'Spreading False Accusations'

According to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, Mexico ranks 121 out of 180 countries, making it the most dangerous country for journalists in Latin America.

Latin America

Cartel Infighting and Betrayals Escalate, Mexican Authorities Claim In New Report

Heavy losses and La Mayiza's rising dominance have sparked a wave of defections from Los Chapitos, with several operators switching allegiances to join the faction led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias " Mayito Flaco."

The initials of the CJNG painted on a Jalisco wall

Latin America

Jalisco Cartel–Chapitos Alliance Battles to Maintain Control in Central and Coastal Sinaloa Amid Advance From La Mayiza

The Los Chapitos–CJNG alliance holds central and northwestern coastal areas of Sinaloa, while in the south, including Mazatlán, both factions continue to contest territories.

Latin America

These Are The U.S. Forces Deployed in the Caribbean as Tensions with Venezuela Keep Escalating

The U.S. has deployed a powerful naval fleet to the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and attack submarines, in a show of force that heightens pressure on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. Ships and Troops Near the Venezuela Coast

Latin America

Trump Denies Considering Strikes Against Venezuela While More U.S. Warships and Troops Amass Near Its Coasts: What The Photos Show

While President Donald Trump declared that he isn't considering attacking Venezuela, the United States has concentrated a rare mix of naval, air, and special operations power across the southern Caribbean and the approaches to the Venezuelan coast, what the photos show.

Interviews

'We Ate Dirt and Found the Truth': The Cast of Prime Video's 'Unburied' on Magic Realism, Super Heroes, and Survival in Mexico City

Lilith Curiel, Juan Daniel García Treviño, Lizeth Selene, Iván Martz, and Max Peña talk about Prime Video's newest Latin series, 'Cometierra,' or 'Unburied' (in English), a hypnotic fusion of crime investigation of feminicides and disappearances and realismo mágico latinoamericano.

Juan Luiz ‘Bosho’ Martínez López Grupo Dorado de Abasolo Killed

Entertainment

Gunmen Kill Grupo Dorado Singer Juan Luiz 'Bosho' Martínez Inside His Home

The regional Mexican music scene is in mourning after the violent death of Juan Luiz Martínez López, the beloved vocalist of Grupo Dorado de Abasolo, who was fatally shot in front of his family during a private gathering at his home in Abasolo, Guanajuato.

Victor Alvarez, Ines Gomez Puga's husband, arrested by ICE

Entertainment

Meet the New 'El Chapo': The Fugitive Mexican Tycoon Owner of Cher's Old Miami Home

he man once known in Mexico as the "El Chapo of tax fraud" did not move tons of cocaine or wage bloody battles against rivals. Instead, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga allegedly built a billion-peso empire through fake invoices, phantom companies, and money-laundering schemes that reached the highest levels of government.