A group of former U.S. ambassadors to Mexico representing both Republican and Democratic presidents have banded together to urge US President Donald Trump to treat trade and migration as separate issues, the diplomats wrote in an article. The article is signed by all six living ex-U.S. ambassadors to Mexico who …

The U.S. military said on Monday it would send about 320 Defense Department personnel to the border with Mexico in roles that would increasingly put them in contact with migrants, including driving them in vehicles and “monitoring” their welfare. The Pentagon’s statement said the latest deployment would alone cost about …

More than a thousand migrants broke out of a detention center in southern Mexico on Thursday evening, authorities said, in a fresh sign of how a surge in arrivals has stretched the country’s resources to the limit. More than half of the roughly 1,300 migrants later returned to the Siglo …

US President Donald Trump has threatened to send more armed troops to the southern border with Mexico after Mexican soldiers confronted US personnel and disarmed at least one of them on the American side of the border. “Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a …

A group of approximately 100 Central American migrants was detained by members of the National Migration Institute during an operation close to the Mexican town of Huixtla in Chiapas State on Tuesday afternoon (April 16), Milenio TV reported. A group of migrants, resting at a toll booth along the Huixtla-Escuintla …

US President Donald Trump has warned that the nation’s immigration system was overwhelmed by illegal immigrants and the country has no more room for undocumented migrants as he inspected a newly built barrier at the US-Mexico border. Trump made the comments on Friday during a press briefing on immigration and …

At least 14 people have reportedly been killed in Mexico after armed gunmen stormed a nightclub in Salamanca. Local newspapers said another four people had been injured in the attack at the La Playa nightclub. The attackers arrived at the venue shortly after midnight, entered and opened fire on revelers, …

Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Republican president’s move, circumventing Congress, seeks to make good on a 2016 presidential …

Thousands of refugees and migrants are continuing to cross the United States border from Mexico, overwhelming the city of El Paso in the State of Texas, and leaving President Joe Biden’s administration scrambling to stem the influx of people. “The city of El Paso only has so many resources and …

Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season. Lee was not expected to make landfall while on a projected path that will take it near the northeast Caribbean, although forecasters said tropical storm conditions are …

El Niño has been declared by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, marking the start of a natural climate phenomenon that will influence weather patterns right across the Pacific Ocean. In a statement, NOAA said “El Niño conditions are present and are expected to gradually strengthen into the winter”. …

Former US vice-president Mike Pence has formally launched his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, accusing former president Donald Trump of being unfaithful to the US constitution. The former Indiana governor and congressman formally announced his candidacy on Wednesday, saying “different times call for different leadership.” In a speech …

Most DNA comes from the child’s two parents but about 0.1 percent comes from a third person – another woman. The United Kingdom’s fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the UK’s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people, an effort to prevent the …

A local sheriff said police and fire crews responded to reports of an explosion at the facility. At least eight workers were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a Shell chemical plant in Texas on Friday, sending a towering column of black smoke into the sky. Officials say they …

A man who authorities believe is the suspect accused of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night was arrested near the crime scene on Tuesday, NBC News reported, citing a prosecutor. The report came as the FBI said …

The Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built and is designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, or beyond. SpaceX’s massive Starship has launched but failed to make orbit. The stainless steel space vessel – composed of a spacecraft sitting atop the so-called Super Heavy booster rocket – …

Washington believes it’s the “government of the world,” Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has claimed Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has bristled over his government being accused by the US State Department of human rights abuses, and dismissed his country’s neighbors to the north as “liars.” Speaking at a press …

The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous three years, according to the United Nations culture agency (UNESCO). In the recently released 2021-2022 freedom of expression report, UNESCO noted the deaths of 86 journalists last year, amounting to one every four days, …

Joe Biden is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office nearly two years ago, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he prepares for a reelection bid. Biden on Thursday announced fresh plans to block Cuban, Haitian, and …