Mexico breaks tourism record with 59.7 million international visitors

Mexico received 59.7 million international visitors during the first seven months of 2026, who spent $21.743 billion, figures that consolidate tourism as one of the country’s main economic engines. Presenting the sector’s results nearly two years after the start of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez Zamora reported that visitor arrivals increased 7 […]
Mexico calls for an end to the logic of war and renewed strength for diplomacy

Before an international community fractured by wars, the weakening of international law and the inability of multilateral institutions to contain violence, Mexico called from the United Nations General Assembly for abandoning the logic of force and building peace based on social justice, cooperation and respect for sovereignty. Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez delivered that message […]
Less Violence, More Roots: México Canta Strengthens Its Binational Bridge in Its Second Edition

*The competition promoted by the Government of Mexico surpassed one million votes and opened a professional path for young people on both sides of the border. More than one million votes, 16,289 participants from Mexico and the United States, and three new careers backed by the music industry marked the second edition of México Canta, […]
From Acapulco to the World: Mexico Invented Padel Amid Sun, Walls and Glamour

Acapulco smelled of salt, coconut and suntan lotion. It was 1969: the sun was setting over the bay, and Las Brisas embodied the carefree luxury of a port frequented by stars, businesspeople and aristocrats. In the backyard of one of those residences, Mexican businessman Enrique Corcuera built a court too small to be a tennis […]
Raúl ‘Tayzon’ Flores Takes Mexico to the Top as the World’s Strongest Man in the Deadlift

Raúl Abraham “Tayzon” Flores Castro took Mexico to the top of strength sports by lifting 511 kilograms—approximately 1,127 pounds—winning the World Deadlift Championship and setting the heaviest mark in the history of the discipline. The Mexican athlete achieved the feat this Saturday, September 5, during the 2026 World Deadlift Championships, held at Utilita Arena in […]
‘Sovereignty Is Not Negotiable,’ Sheinbaum Says as She Delivers Her Second Government Report

“Sovereignty is not negotiable, it is not surrendered and it is not shared,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her Second Government Report, in which she defended a relationship based on dialogue with the United States, rejected any form of subordination, and pledged to protect Mexicans living abroad. Speaking from the National Palace, the president acknowledged […]
Sheinbaum Arrives at Her Second Government Report With the Support of Nearly 7 in 10 Mexicans

Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at her Second Government Report this Tuesday, September 1, with the support of nearly seven in 10 Mexicans: 68 percent approve of her administration, according to the latest national poll by El Financiero, while 68.4 percent rate her performance as good or very good in the FactoMétrica survey. The president will deliver […]
Mexican Detector Seeks to Make History at the Large Hadron Collider

A particle detector developed under Mexican leadership could become part of ALICE 3, the next-generation experiment expected to operate at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider beginning in 2036. If the project moves forward, it would mark the first time Mexico has led the construction of one of the international project’s central scientific subsystems. The device, known […]
Mexico Prepares 255 Military Personnel for Colombia; Awaits Authorization to Deploy Them

Mexico has a contingent of 255 military personnel ready, including search-and-rescue specialists, physicians and canine teams, to support Colombia following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but their deployment depends on a formal request from the Colombian government. President Claudia Sheinbaum reported Tuesday that the Armed Forces had begun assembling personnel, equipment and humanitarian aid to depart […]
Alfonso ‘N’, alias ‘Poncho’ or ‘Quiringua’, head of the criminal group ‘Cártel de los Reyes’, was apprehended. He is on the U.S. Government’s most wanted list.

Lomas de Sotelo, Mexico City, August 1, 2026. It was reported that as a result of intelligence work by the XII Military Region, with jurisdiction in the state of Michoacán, members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard, in coordination with personnel from the Navy, the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Federal […]