National Mexico Security
Mexico reports lowest homicide rate since 2016 as Sheinbaum touts security gains
Mexico's government said May homicides averaged 44.3 a day, down about 49% from September 2024 and the lowest since 2016, as President Sheinbaum touted her security strategy.
International World Cup 2026
World Cup 2026 kicks off at Estadio Azteca as 48-team tournament begins
The biggest World Cup in history opens Thursday at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, the first stadium to host matches at three tournaments, with Mexico facing South Africa after the opening ceremony.
Local World Cup 2026
Mexico City's Estadio Azteca readies to host a record third World Cup opener
Estadio Azteca prepares to launch the 2026 World Cup with Mexico vs South Africa on Thursday, becoming the only stadium to stage three tournament openers after 1970 and 1986.
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Earlier coverage
- 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