Sources: CNN
Atlatlahucan mayor Agustín Toledano Amaro and former Yecapixtla mayor Irving Sánchez Zavala are arrested in Morelos, Mexico, during "Operación Enjambre", a crackdown on officials tied to organized crime. A manhunt is underway for Cuautla mayor Jesús Corona Damián. 2026-05-20
Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru's internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup. 2025-11-3
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration announces that it seized more than 2300 lb of methamphetamines hidden in celery at a farmers market in Forest Park, Georgia, United States. A Mexican citizen was arrested in relation to the seizure. 2024-08-14
Twenty-three bodies are found near hot springs in Michoacán, Mexico. 2022-07-12
Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in a traffic collision in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico. 2022-05-22
Mexico reports a record 21,366 new confirmed cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 1.61 million. 2021-01-15
The Health Ministry reported a record jump of 2,789 deaths and 28,115 cases in Mexico, far surpassing the previous record of 1,092 deaths and 9,556 cases. The government said the record was due to a change of methodology which includes additional cases that were not reported from June. 2020-10-5
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano sends a cloud of smoke, ash and steam around 5,900 feet (1798 meters) above the peak, the largest eruption since 2013. 2017-11-23
Nazario Moreno González, the leader of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel, is killed in a shootout with police in Michoacán, Mexico. 2010-12-11