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The View from the North: AMLO Needs Trump…and Vise Versa

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By SILVIO CANTO, JR. As expected, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) met U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday, July 8, the show was very diplomatic and cordial. It usually is when heads of state visit the White House. My guess is that the “face-to-face” conversation was much more blunt and candid. In other

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Envoy: Qatar Remains Defiant in the Face of Saudi Embargo

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     The Saudi-led economic blockade of Qatar may still be in force, but that didn’t stop the Arabian Peninsula state’s ambassador to Mexico, Mohammed bin Jassim M.A. al-Kuwari, from celebrating his country’s national day with a lavish diplomatic reception at Mexico City’s Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, Dec. 13. “Qatar today is recognized worldwide for the fruit of

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