President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico completed a migration-themed tour of Central America and the Caribbean on Sunday with a stop in Cuba, which has suffered its own exodus in recent months. Throughout his trip, which has brought him to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize, Lopez Obrador has pushed the United States to … Read more
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador were virtually meeting Friday to discuss “unprecedented” flows of migrants and refugees at the US-Mexico border, a major political headache for the White House ahead of the November elections. The call, set to begin for 1:00 p.m. (1700 GMT), focuses on the increasingly complex relationship … Read more
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday rejected appraisal from a United Nations committee that urged the country to fight systemic impunity in the face of forceful disappearances. “No international organization is going to put us in the dock if we are acting legally, humanely — if we do not allow corruption or impunity,” … Read more
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has withdrawn his nomination of former finance minister Arturo Herrera to head the central bank, Herrera announced. Lopez Obrador had proposed his then finance minister in June to be governor of the Bank of Mexico, subject to approval by the Senate. “The president informed me a week ago … Read more
