Mexico

Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled to Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo confirmed, stating that the country is coordinating with local governments to assist the refugees

A 10ft-tall statue of the Greek god Poseidon in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico, was symbolically "closed" due to a legal complaint by indigenous activists who said it offended local Maya beliefs

As Hurricane Beryl approaches, the Mexican government has begun evacuating sea turtle eggs from beaches near Cancun, moving them to safer spots and creating sand-bag barriers to protect nests against the expected storm surge

Despite surviving the feared "Day Zero", Mexico City's reservoirs, especially those in the Cutzamala system, remain critically low, averaging 26,18% capacity prompting severe water flow reductions, despite the rain received from Tropical Storm Alberto

Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and Mexico City’s former mayor, has won the country’s largest election in history becoming Mexico's first female president

Over 1.000 international observers, including representatives from the OAS and the US, Canadian, and British embassies, will monitor Mexico's June 2 elections

Nearly 150 forest fires are currently active across Mexico, consuming over 70.000 hectares of green areas, with challenges for the 5.000 firefighters combating them posed by difficult access to high-altitude zones

Angry farmers in drought-hit Michoacan, Mexico, are targeting water-intensive avocado orchards and berry fields, organizing teams to remove illegal pumps and breach unlicensed irrigation ponds, amid disappearing streams and lakes

Nicaragua will have 8 new technical projects financed by Mexico's government, covering areas such as environment and disaster risk management, aiming to strengthen the "National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development”

Mexico will request Ecuador's suspension from the United Nations until Ecuador publicly apologizes for the armed forces' raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, announced by Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena during a press conference

Mexico's new Airbnb regulations require hosts to sign up in a new technological registry and list their properties with civil liability insurance; the aim is to balance real estate development and protect residents from rising house costs