International Mexico Economy
Mexico received $918m more in remittances this year. In pesos, households got 82 billion less
Banco de México's June figures show first-half remittances up 3.1% in dollars. Converted at the rates recipients actually face and adjusted for inflation, the same money buys 13% less.
International Mexico Security
El Mayo Zambada sentenced to life in prison and a record $15 billion forfeiture
The Sinaloa co-founder was sentenced in Brooklyn on Monday. His $15 billion forfeiture is nominally the largest in a US drug case, but trails El Chapo’s in real terms.
International World Cup 2026
World Cup Round of 16: Mexico vs England at the Azteca, Brazil vs Norway as the Field Narrows
Mexico host England at a sold-out Estadio Azteca and Brazil face Norway on Sunday as the 2026 World Cup's round of 16 thins the field. Morocco knocked out co-hosts Canada, France edged Paraguay, and the United States meet Belgium on Monday.
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- Mexico City's Estadio Azteca readies to host a record third World Cup opener
- Mexico enters USMCA review with US ties strained over cartels and corruption
- Sheinbaum uses Thursday mañanera to push back on Moody's downgrade with twelve data points
- Mexico City races to finish metro, airport and corridor projects two weeks before World Cup opener
- Sheinbaum says intentional homicides down 49 per cent as Operation Swarm arrests pass 54,000
- Mexican coalition rallies in CDMX over Sheinbaum’s reversal on fracking ban
- Sheinbaum draws line on US agencies operating inside Mexico
- Sheinbaum denies CIA carried out lethal cartel operations on Mexican soil; CNN stands by report
- Sheinbaum welcomes BTS Arirang tour as Mexico City wraps three-night run
- Sheinbaum vows probe of unauthorised CIA operation in Chihuahua