Trump seeks to use force to secure influence over Latin America
Left-wing leaders from Brazil, Mexico and Colombia notably not involved in US president’s forceful regional initiative
Mexico
Trump administration to close controversial Ice jail in Texas
Three detainees have died at the camp on the Mexico border since it opened last July
Why is the US blocking oil imports to Cuba?
Inside Politics: Hannah McCarthy on how tightening economic sanctions are affecting the lives of Cubans
‘Like something out of a movie’: The tranquil town where El Mencho met his end
Mexico’s most-wanted cartel boss made his last stand as military forces swept into a residential area favoured by wealthy families and tourists
‘Mexico is losing everything’: Expats in Ireland react to violence at home
‘History shows us that when a cartel leader falls, somebody else takes their place’
Death of a Mexican drug lord: Killing of ‘El Mencho’ prompts violent revenge attacks and fears for World Cup
In the News podcast: Cartel boss El Mencho was killed in daring military raid on Sunday
Mexico pledges safety for World Cup after violence erupts from cartel boss’s killing
Country’s president says there is ‘no risk’ for those visiting for Fifa games after military killed drug lord ‘El Mencho’
‘We could see the smoke rising’: Irish family on holiday in Mexican resort town engulfed in violence
Paul Kenny’s planned route home showed burnt-out cars along the side of a highway
Who is ‘El Mencho’, Mexico’s most-wanted drug cartel leader?
At least 25 members of Mexican army left dead in aftermath of military raid which killed crime boss
Irish citizens advised against all travel to Mexican state of Jalisco
Warning from Department of Foreign Affairs follows killing of wanted drug trafficker 'El Mencho'
‘El Mencho’: His cartel, his death, and what happens next
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes was killed in Mexico after a government operation on Sunday
Violence grips parts of Mexico after security forces reportedly kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
Death of powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel leader sparks outbreak of disorder across the region he ruled
Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs caused a downturn in the US?
Despite the negative predictions, the US economy is performing better than expected
US blockade of Cuba serves only ambitions of empire
Ireland, and the international community more broadly, must turn our eyes to Cuba
From Mexico to Ireland: ‘People in Dublin assume that in my country we are just poor’
Angel Morelos Ortiz-Castillo moved to Ireland in 2021
We owe Mark Carney thanks for the reminder that the arc of history doesn’t bend to bullies
Worldview: In a remarkable speech in Davos, Canada’s PM Mark Carney spoke through the fog of diplomatic niceties of ‘a rupture in the world order’
Work brings me all over the world, but it’s chats over tea in Mayo that cleanse my soul
Growing up in Ireland taught me of life’s duality – you can be at a wedding one day and a wake the next
Mexico: 11 shot dead in ‘regrettable and cowardly’ soccer field attack
Woman and child among 12 injured in Guanajuato state, one of country’s most violent due to drug cartel turf wars
Ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin arrested in Mexico
Ryan Wedding described as ‘largest narco-trafficker in modern times’ by FBI director
It’s worth asking again why Sinn Féin sent a delegation to Maduro’s inauguration
Is the ugliness of the Trump regime in Washington mirrored in Sinn Féin’s ambitions for a hard-left Chavista socialist republic in Ireland?
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Plan your year with our perfect picks for international travel, from El Salvador to Mozambique
Ireland has Newgrange’s light show, Mexico has a sky dance – both welcome brighter days
La Danza de los Voladores takes place atop poles on shores of Lake Chapala, a testimony to tenacity of indigenous people
Saints by Tim MacGabhann: Survival, struggle and the shadows of our times
Collection of nine short stories is darkly funny, humane and alive to everyday miracles
Why is Latin America shifting hard right?
Chile looks set to elect its most right-wing president since Pinochet on Sunday, reflecting a broader regional swing away from leftist governments
Ireland would play group games in middle of night Irish time if they qualify for World Cup
Kickoffs set for 2am and 3am Irish time in group stage matches in Mexico
Team-by-team guide to Ireland’s potential World Cup group opponents
Mexico at home would be difficult opposition, while Son Heung-min is prolific in MLS
Businessman jailed over State’s largest crystal meth haul faces forfeiting part of house sale
Former garden centre operator Nathan McDonnell pleaded guilty to importing €32m of drugs into Cork in 2023
The Canadian former snowboarding champion who slalomed into drug trafficking
How did Ryan Wedding go from representing Canada in the 2002 Olympics to being on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list?
I’m far from home, but the similarities between Ireland and Mexico are many
I’m hunkering down, blooming where I planted myself, I’ve even bought a washing machine
Gen Z protests against Mexico president turn violent following anger over mayor’s death
Many protesters showed support for Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Uruapan who was assassinated
Man gropes Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum as she meets citizens on streets
Incident raises concerns over lack of security and level of sexual harassment of country’s women
Mexico’s first woman president balances continuity and change but pressure is mounting
In her first year in office, Claudia Sheinbaum has deftly managed tensions with the US and at home. But the pressure is starting to mount
Mexico: Almost 130 dead or missing after heavy rain brings flooding and landslides
Hidalgo and Veracruz states worst affected as authorities deploy thousands of personnel in response
Phone data will prove innocence of man accused in Ballyseedy Garden Centre meth case, court hears
Case relates to seizure of 564kg of methamphetamine in Cork in February 2024
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