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Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC will be the latest illustration of the ever-closer relationship between US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.

The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms.

With enthusiasm so strong that credible evidence is beside the point, the growing UFO craze is turning into a tourism bonanza, especially in the Gulf of Mexico port of Tampico. The post Does alien-crazed Tampico, home of the Martian Fest, have a UFO museum in its future? appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.

The island city-state maintains relations with more than 180 sovereign nations, but the new Mexican embassy will be only its second official embassy in Latin America (after Brazil). The post Visiting Singapore president announces plans for his nation’s first embassy in Mexico appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district.

Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that she will travel to Washington, D.C. for the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw this Friday, though a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump remains up in the air. The post Sheinbaum to make first US trip as president Friday: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Carmakers hailed the change as a victory for "common sense", while environmental groups criticised the plan.

Police in Brantford, Canada, are reminding the public that while the signs were not illegal, embracing the festive season is encouraged.

Dr Salvador Plasencia is the first of five people to be sentenced in the Friends star's overdose death.

The wage hike, her second since assuming office, advances the president's aim of setting the minimum at the equivalent of 2.5 "basic baskets" of essential food items per month by 2030. The post Sheinbaum announces 13% minimum wage hike to 315 pesos a day appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The Hudson’s Bay Company Royal Charter - considered one of the country's founding documents - will be donated to Canadian museums and archives.

According to the government's proposal, the current 48-hour workweek will be gradually reduced to 40 hours by 2030, with mandatory two-hour reductions each year starting in 2027. The post Labor ministry unveils business-backed plan to reduce workweek to 40 hours appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The OECD's adjustment to its 2025 forecast came after Mexico's national statistics agency INEGI reported in late November that the Mexican economy grew 0.4% in the first nine months of the year. The post After lackluster Q3, OECD trims growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has distanced himself from a follow-up attack on a suspected drug vessel.

Trump says he will issue a "full and unconditional" pardon of the Texas representative and his wife.

Boxing! is a brand that evokes childhood nostalgia and resonates with generations of Mexicans, and its manufacturer Pascual is a model of cooperatism. Due to new laws, however, both face an uncertain future. The post Made in Mexico: Cooperativa Pascual y Boing! appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The strike has prompted concerns that US forces may have violated laws governing armed conflict.

The president says the US will "go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country".

Their winning margin has been much-reduced, after a contest that was seen as a test of Donald Trump's popularity.

Art, celebration and Christmas cheer: San Miguel de Allende has it in spades this month. The post MND Local: San Miguel de Allende community roundup appeared first on Mexico News Daily

A man was hoisted to safety and uninjured after his truck partly skated off an icy bridge road in the US

The age-old problem of people maxing out their credit cards and not paying them off has reached new heights in Mexico, as the "non-performing loan portfolio" soared to US $2.9 billion in October. The post Mexican banks report record-high consumer credit defaults in October appeared first on Mexico News Daily

The coming show and venue are all about water: the 696-seat venue combines a 360-degree aquatic stage, a wrap-around “human aquarium” and a submersible platform. The post Cirque du Soleil prepares a permanent aquatic mega-show on the Riviera Nayarit appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Thirteen other people were also safely lowered to the ground after a power outage hit the Sunburst Ski Area in the US state of Wisconsin.

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with cocaine, walked free after the pardon.

This year's theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and features Lego portraits of Donald Trump and George Washington, and 3D-printed ornaments.

The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died, while Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in a critical condition.