Mexico

21 dead, 70 injured after explosion in gas pipeline in Mexico

At least 21 people have been killed and more than 70 others injured after a fiery explosion at a pipeline leaking fuel in central Mexico. Omar Fayad, the governor of…

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Trump to address the nation through media on the wall

US President Donald Trump is expected to address the nation on Tuesday and visit the US-Mexico border on Thursday to highlight his demands for a border wall as the government remains partially shut down.…

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Governor of Mexico’s Puebla state dies in helicopter crash, days after being sworn into office

The governor of Mexico's central Puebla state, Martha Erika Alonso, has died in a helicopter crash, just days after being sworn into office. Her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno Valle, and…

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sworn in as Mexico’s President

Mexico ushered in a new political era on Saturday when veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as the country's next president at a ceremony in the capital. The 65-year-old…

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US – Canada – Mexico trade deal signed

President Donald Trump has joined the leaders of Mexico and Canada to sign a revised North American trade deal. AP reports that Trump gathered with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

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Tijuna Mayor declares humanitarian crisis at border city

The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and said he was asking the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American…

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US to send 5,200 soldiers to Mexican border as Trump hardens position on migration ahead of mid-terms

The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected deployment as President Donald Trump hardens his stance…

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“Yes we could” chants heard as Central American migrants defied Trump and streamed into Mexico from Guatemala

Thousands of Central American migrants have defied Donald Trump and streamed over the international bridge from Guatemala into Mexico, where some clashed with riot police in an attempt to continue their journey…

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US-Canada reach agreement to reshape NAFTA

The United States and Canada reached a deal to update NAFTA and keep it a trilateral pact with Mexico, beating a midnight deadline with agreements to boost U.S. access to…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest news developments, a review of Malta's newspapers' front pages and the headline digest of the past hours to make sure you start…

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Mexican journalist murdered

A Mexican journalist was murdered in the southern state of Chiapas on Friday, authorities and his employer said, the latest attack against the press in one of the world’s most…

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166 bodies found in illegal mass graves in Mexico

The bodies of at least 166 people have been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, prosecutors said on Thursday, the latest in a string of grim discoveries made in…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the Morning Briefing for Friday, with the latest news to start informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines are, and…

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New and revamped NAFTA deal possible by Friday

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, and Donald Trump, the US president, said a deal on revamping Nafta by Friday was within reach as talks intensified in Washington to salvage the…

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Canada and US meet to discuss revised NAFTA

A day after President Trump threatened to exclude Canada from a revised North American Free Trade Agreement, top Canadian officials raced to Washington and said they were moving “full steam…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today apart from the regular Malta's newspaper front pages' review also refers to the worrying developments in Libya's capital Tripoli, the Mexico - US…

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US and Mexico reach NAFTA preliminary deal

The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with a new deal that would be intended to encourage more manufacturing…

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Eleven bodies, believed to be of people who died of clashes between criminal groups, discovered near Mexican border

Reuters report that eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the U.S. border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series…

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Everyone on board survives after Aeromexico jetliner crashes

AP: An Aeromexico jetliner crashed while taking off during a severe storm in northern Mexico on Tuesday, smacking down in a field nearly intact then catching fire, but officials said everyone…

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1,800 migrant children reunited, 700 not as not eligible

BBC: The Trump administration says it has reunited more than 1,800 migrant children with family members by a court-ordered deadline. This includes 1,442 children back with their parents in US immigration…

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Judge suspends deportations of immigrant families reunited following separation at the border

AP: A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to deportations of immigrant families reunited after being separated at the border, as the Trump administration races to meet a July…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Wishing everyone a good Sunday. Here's our morning briefing. In an official statement, the government of Malta said that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat pledged to participate in…

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Mike Pompeo urged for reunification of migrant families during visit in Mexico

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday urged a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to quickly reunite migrant families separated at the border. Pena Nieto said…

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The Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The successful rescue operation in Thailand ended successfully, highlighting a number of 'human traits' that at times are overshadowed by the dullness of other happenings around us. This…

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91-year-old man beaten with brick, told ‘go back to Mexico’

CNN: Tears glistened on the black and purple bruises covering 91-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez's face as he described being attacked by a group of people while going for a walk on the…

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World Cup Brazil vs Mexico

Neymar scored his sixth FIFA World Cup™ goal, before substitute Roberto Firmino added one late on, to lift Brazil past Mexico 2-0 to advance into the quarter-finals at Russia 2018.…

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Mexico Election Update

Mexican ruling party candidate Jose Antonio Meade conceded he had lost the presidential election on Sunday, saying his rival, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, bore the responsibility of the next government and…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Sunday's morning briefing follows. Spain said that Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not…

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Mexico Elections to be held on Sunday

TIME: Mexico heads to the polls Sunday in national elections that will likely mark a sharp change in the political direction of Latin America’s second largest economy. It comes at a…

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World Cup Round Up

South Korea 2 Germany 0 Korea Republic's historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress to the Round of…

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World Cup Round Up – Day 10

Belgium 5 Tunisia 2 Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard each scored twice and substitute Michy Batshuayi added a deserved fifth as Belgium cruised past Tunisia to edge closer to…

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Babies and other young children sent to at least three ‘tender age’ shelters

AP: Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three “tender age” shelters in South Texas,…

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Mexico fans cheers trigger seismic report

New York Times Late Sunday morning, seismic sensors in Mexico City detected what was reported to be a small earthquake. But it was triggered in an “artificial manner,” according to…

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Malta amongst the 134 countries which voted for the United bid to host World Cup 2026

NYTimes: Malta was among the 134 countries which voted to award the hosting rights to a World Cup in 2026 to the United States, Mexico and Canada. Bloc voting by the…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here's a our morning briefing for today. The Maltese newspapers dedicate ample coverage to the Aquarius saga and Malta's position, which you can read further down. In other…

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USA, Canada and Mexico to host 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup will be held in USA, Canada and Mexico, following Tuesday’s vote at the Fifa Congress in Moscow. The United States, Canada and Mexico’s combined bid was…

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