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The explosion of a landmine in Michoacán has claimed the lives of eight members of the National Guard (GN), according to federal authorities. An armored tactical vehicle in which eight members of the GN’s Immediate Reaction Special Force (FERI) team were traveling ran over the landmine on a dirt road in the municipality of Los Reyes Tuesday night, causing it to detonate. The initial death toll was reported to be six with two GN members injured. The injured troops were reportedly transferred to hospital by helicopter. Military sources said on Wednesday that the number of fatalities had risen to eight, making the landmine explosion the deadliest since it first became know that criminal groups such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) were using improvised explosive devices in their fight against authorities and each other. At least two of the victims occupied leadership positions within the National Guard’s FERI team. According to media reports that cited federal sources, th...

The state of Jalisco has integrated three Tesla Cybertrucks into its police fleet as part of a 678-vehicle security upgrade ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, drawing both cross-border praise and domestic scrutiny. Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro said the investment of “around 970 million pesos” (US $50.1 million) — which also includes armored Black Mamba units —  aims to bolster safety and project a modern image for the host region. The update Jalisco fleet also includes Black Mamba Sandcats, armored vehicles that state Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro describes as “sort of like tanks.” (Special Military Forces/Facebook) The Black Mambas “are sort of like tanks,” the governor noted, saying all the new vehicles will be distributed to state and municipal police in the Guadalajara metropolitan area and the interior of Jalisco. “We need to work hard on security perception,” Lemus said. Zapopan, a city of 1.5 million next to Guadalajara, will host four games during next yea...

The special prosecutor leading the investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero earned a rebuke from President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday after stating that authorities have been “searching for corpses.” “We have visited more than 800 sites in the mountains [of Guerrero] searching for corpses,” Rosendo Gómez Piedra told reporters outside the National Palace in Mexico City before a meeting on Tuesday with parents of the 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College students who were abducted in Iguala in September 2014 and presumably killed. #IMPORTANTE | Rosendo Gómez Piedra, Fiscal Especial para el caso Ayotzinapa informó que uno de los avances que presentará a los padres de los estudiantes desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa es la detención de la ex magistrada Lambertina Galeana por haber desaparecido los videos del… pic.twitter.com/mOofObEg3e — @diario24horas (@diario24horas) May 27, 2025 Remains of just three of the stu...

Puerto Vallarta is undergoing a series of infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving mobility, connectivity and public safety for residents and visitors, with the latest news from the city all centered around these upgrades. In 2024, the state government allocated more than 178 million pesos for tourism-related public works, including expanded sidewalks, new bike lanes and road improvements. A new fleet of ecofriendly buses is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2025. Major projects include the construction of the Las Juntas road node to ease traffic north of the airport and the expansion of Puerto Vallarta International Airport with a new terminal. Maritime infrastructure is also expanding with new docks and digital access is increasing through the Red Jalisco program.  Gov. Enrique Alfaro, center, inaugurated Puerto Vallarta’s latest bike lanes — part of a new initiative to add more green mobility options in the city — in October. (Gov of Jalisco) New bike lanes and ec...

Mexico’s Health Ministry officially confirmed six cases of parasitic infestation caused by screwworm in southern Mexico. Five patients have been treated and released, while one remains hospitalized. Five of the cases — which include myiasis (embedded larvae) in the heads of four patients — are located in the state of Chiapas; the sixth is in Campeche.  ¿Has escuchado hablar de la miasis? Es una enfermedad causada por el #GusanoBarrenador , que puede afectar al ganado y al ser humano. Evitemos su propagación y cuidemos a nuestros animales. #SomosNaturaleza #GuardianesDeLaNaturaleza pic.twitter.com/JjZQoCF8Up — CONANP (@CONANP_mx) May 26, 2025 Screwworm larvae can enter animals and humans through open wounds and feed on living tissue. The disease can be fatal for livestock, and while cases in humans are rare, they can be serious if left untreated. More than 800 cases of screwworm have been detected in animals in southern and southeastern Mexico since November, pro...

The National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), one of Mexico’s most powerful teachers’ unions, has maintained a series of protests in Mexico City since May 15 as part of a national strike to demand changes in working and educational conditions.  Demonstrations have included toll booth takeovers, embassy protests, sit-ins at the capital’s Zócalo, blockades at Mexico City International Airport (AICM) and main roads such as Chapultepec, Cuauhtémoc, Paseo de la Reforma and Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos, significantly affecting traffic and daily life in the capital. Travelers faced delays and long lines at Mexico City International Airport on May 23, as CNTE teachers’ protests blocked access and disrupted flights. (Rogelio Morales/Cuartoscuro) The CNTE protests have also resulted in school closures, affecting some 1.2 million children who are unable to attend classes. The Education Ministry (SEP) reported that most of the affected schools are located in the southern states of ...

The five members of the Reynosa-based Norteña band Grupo Fugitivo have been reported as missing after their families lost contact with them on Sunday. The young men reportedly disappeared after a performance in the Riberas de Rancho Grande neighborhood of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on Sunday night. Relatives of the musicians subsequently reported their disappearance to the Specialized Missing Persons Unit in the northern border city, according to media reports. There is scant information about what happened to the members of Grupo Fugitivo, which, according to the band’s Facebook page , is available to play at events in Reynosa and surrounding areas. The newspaper La Jornada reported that the men disappeared along with their SUV, instruments and audio equipment. The Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office issued boletines de busqeuda , or search bulletins, for the five men. They are: Francisco Xavier Vásquez Osorio, 20. Nemesio Antonio Durán Rodríguez, 40. Livan Edyberto Solís de la ...