40 h. ago Mexican president demands proof after US accuses banks of laundering drug money

Claudia Sheinbaum frustrated as US says trio – placed under sanctions – are ‘vital cogs in the fentanyl supply chain’Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum expressed frustration at US sanctions against three Mexican financial institutions accused of laundering drug money, and said the US has not yet provided any evidence of criminal activity.“Until now, the treasury department has not sent any proof that indicates there is money laundering,” Sheinbaum said. “We will act if there is proof.” Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions

Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosionsMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launches across the border in the United States.Mexico’s government was studying which international laws were being violated in order to file “the necessary lawsuits” because “there is indeed contamination”, Sheinbaum told her morning news conference on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Has Brexit has been a success? Take our poll as UK marks nine years since referendum vote

As the UK marks nine years since the Brexit referendum, we want to know whether you think leaving the EU has been a success

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9 d. ago Lawyer who once represented drug kingpin El Chapo wins judge post in Mexico

A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a judgeship in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua in Mexico’s historic judicial elections this month

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2 w. ago Matheus Cunha seals ‘dream’ £62.5m Manchester United move on deal to 2030

Brazil forward, a childhood United fan, joins from Wolves Jason Wilcox hails ‘exciting and productive’ signingManchester United have completed the £62.5m signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves, with the forward intent on helping the club “back to the top”. The 26-year-old has a five-year contract with the option of a further year and will be paid about £150,000 a week.Cunha said: “It is hard to put into words my feelings about becoming a Manchester United player. Ever since I was a child in Brazil watching Premier League games on TV at my grandmother’s house, United was my favourite English team and I dreamed of wearing the red shirt. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mexican president hails ‘complete success’ after just 13% vote in judicial elections

Claudia Sheinbaum defends decision to put 2,600 judges’ posts to vote despite record low turnoutMexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the country’s unprecedented judicial elections after just 13% of Mexicans turned out to vote, a record low in a federal election.Roughly 2,600 posts, from local magistrates to supreme court justices, were up for grabs on Sunday, as an entire judicial system was put to the vote for the first time in the world. Continue reading...

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