Frida, the search-and-rescue Labrador famous for locating victims of the 2017 Mexico City earthquake, the 2013 Pemex Tower gas leak, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, has passed of natural causes and thus been declared an icon of the Mexican navy

Mexico has reiterated it has offered to facilitate dialogue between the US and Cuba amid rising tensions over Washington’s sanctions on countries supplying oil to the island, while continuing to send humanitarian aid to address Cuba’s energy crisis

Oil shipments to Cuba have been temporarily paused; President Sheinbaum says the halt reflects general supply fluctuations and a sovereign decision by state oil firm Pemex rather than direct pressure from the US

Mexican and US officials met to discuss measures to combat drug cartels and narcoterrorist networks, with the US urging stronger cooperation to dismantle trafficking while Mexico stresses collaboration that respects its sovereignty

Over 2.000 historical artifacts have been recovered by Mexico from abroad in 2025 through international cooperation and voluntary returns, reinforcing efforts to protect national heritage of President Sheinbaum’s administration