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Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president said Thursday his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuador’s police raid last week on the Mexican embass y in Quito. Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador...
Mexico's outgoing leader is unhappy with the first presidential debate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — There were plenty of reasons to criticize Mexico’s first presidential debate leading up to the June 2 election. The format was a bit constrictive, and the candidates’ timer wasn’t working at some points, leaving it unclear how much longer they could speak. ...
Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In Mexico’s first presidential debate on Sunday ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her polling lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez's personal attacks. Jorge Álvarez...
Ecuador and Mexico were feuding over election and asylum before embassy break-in
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare show of force that legal experts, presidents and...
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The global condemnation of Ecuador's government for its decision to break into the Mexican Embassy snowballed Sunday with more presidents and other leaders expressing disapproval, shock and dismay. The criticism came as Mexico's ambassador and other personnel...
Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico's embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador's former vice president. Glas, arrested late Friday, had been convicted on charges of bribery and...
Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Mexico's government severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. Ecuadorian police late...
A new declaration in Mexico gives 19 cats roaming the presidential palace food and care fur-ever
MEXICO CITY (AP) — They prowl through palace gardens stalking pigeons and make cameos on televised press briefings. Some greet tourists at the doors, while others take a sneaky lick of ice cream from staff. Nineteen feral cats have free rein of Mexico's National Palace, long...
As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Are Mexicans ready for a woman president? As two female candidates lead in Mexico’s presidential race, the question has appeared in polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico. But it is also a sample of the sexism and “macho” culture that...
Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the way
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico’s old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America, but what he’s managed to do is get several of his country’s ambassadors kicked out of countries in the region. ...
