Mexico

The country has created a presidential commission to fight the trafficking of synthetic drugs, firearms and ammunition, as officials are heading to Washington to meet with their US and Canadian counterparts to tackle the issue

The government has deployed 4.724 members of the Armed Forces to monitor the main tourist areas of the country during Easter vacation in order to ensure touristic safety

In an attempt to make news more engaging and innovative, local news outlet Grupo Fórmula has presented “Nat”, Latin America’s first ever AI-generated news anchor

Heavy rains and winds have left over 270.000 people without access to electricity, so the government has sent emergency authorities to the streets to ensure that robbing and looting doesn’t take place

Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, currently suspected of leading the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel which his father founded, is the object of a formal extradition request by the USA

Due to its frequent earthquakes, the country has one of the most advanced search and rescue dog teams, and has thus decided to deploy a specialised team of dogs to Turkey to help find misplaced people

To prevent further harm to sharks and their habitats, the government has implemented an indefinite ban on tourism activities related to sharks in specific areas

One of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws has been imposed in the country, setting a total ban on smoking in public places as well as its promotion, advertising and sponsorship

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the first to respond by completely rejecting the idea of a single currency in all of Latinamerica proposed by Argentinian and Brazilian Presidents, Alberto Fernández and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo; the government claimed a victory in its efforts to combat violence during one of the most dangerous periods in its recent history

The government kicked off the new year by incrementing the minimum salary by 20% and doubling the number of mandatory vacation days

The country granted asylum to the family of impeached former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, as a response, Peruvian authorities have expelled Mexico’s ambassador and accused Mexico of interference in Peru’s affairs