Sheinbaum ‘Happy’ About US and Colombia Deportation and Tariff Deal
The Mexican federal executive also confirmed Mexico’s participation in the upcoming Community of Latin American and Caribbean States meeting on Jan. 30
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Peru Accuses Mexico of Meddling in Its Internal Affairs
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), who has repeatedly accused the European Parliament, the United States, Spain and a slew of other countries of “meddling” in Mexico’s internal affairs, found himself with the shoe on the other foot on Friday, Dec. 9, after Peru’s Foreign Ministry called in his ambassador to Lima, Pablo Monroy, and ordered
Read morePacific Alliance Suspended over Peruvian President’s Travel Ban
By KELIN DILLON On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 22, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) confirmed that the 17th Pacific Alliance Summit – which was set to be held in Mexico from Wednesday, Nov. 23, to Friday, Nov. 25 – will now be suspended indefinitely as summit participant and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo remains barred from leaving Peru
Read moreThe View from the North: Short Honeymoon for Latin America’s Leftists
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Am I happy that Latin American nations are electing leftists? Of course not, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Down in Chile, leftist President Gabriel Boric, who came to power in March of this year, is already struggling in the polls. He is learning that changing a country’s constitution is
Read moreThe View from the North: Petro Vs Reality
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. A couple of nights ago, I got a taste of what politics in Colombia is all about these days. A 40-something Colombian lady in my class said she was worried about her country going to the left. Another young woman from Colombia had a smile on her face that reminded me of the Barack
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