40 h. ago Protests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors

Hundreds of protesters in Mexico City harassed tourists in the city’s hub

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3 d. ago El Salvador President Bukele denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has cast aside allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten and subject to psychological torture in a Salvadoran prison

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3 d. ago Who is Julio César Chávez Jr., the Mexican boxer facing deportation from the US?

Julio César Chávez Jr. is the firstborn son and namesake of the man considered the best Mexican boxer in history

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5 d. ago Mexican banks face cascading consequences following US sanctions

Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic consequences following the allegations that they helped launder millions of dollars for drug cartels

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5 d. ago Aaron Ramsey turned down two offers to seal Mexico move as he officially leaves Cardiff City

The midfielder has touched down in Mexico City ahead of opening a new chapter in his career

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6 d. ago Tropical Storm Flossie strengthens, hurricane warning issued for Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical Storm Flossie has strengthened off Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast

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9 d. ago Sinaloa cartel hacked FBI phones to track and kill informants, US says

Cartel run by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán also made use of Mexico City surveillance cameras, DoJ report allegesA hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtain an FBI official’s phone records and use Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to help track and kill the agency’s informants in 2018, according to a new US justice department report.The incident was disclosed in a justice department inspector general’s audit of the FBI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of “ubiquitous technical surveillance”, a term used to describe the global proliferation of cameras and the thriving trade in vast stores of communications, travel, and location data. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says

Hacker working for cartel run by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was also able to access phone records of an FBI legal attaché at the US embassy in Mexico CityA hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtain an FBI official’s phone records and use Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to help track and kill the agency’s informants in 2018, according to a new US justice department report.The incident was disclosed in a justice department inspector general’s audit of the FBI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of “ubiquitous technical surveillance”, a term used to describe the global proliferation of cameras and the thriving trade in vast stores of communications, travel, and location data. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Photos from Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding

As a starry guest list of celebrities descend on Venice for the weekend wedding of of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, activists have united under the banner “No Space for Bezos” to protest the nuptials. Protesters were drawing attention to overtourism, high housing costs and the constant threat of climate-induced flooding in the lagoon city.

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1 week ago Iconic World Cup stadium now looks unrecognisable during renovation works

The iconic Estadio Azteca looks unrecognisable as the stadium that towers over Mexico City undergoes renovation work ahead of the 2026 World Cup

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1 week ago Brit electrocuted while doing DIY for woman who gave him place to stay on holiday

Al Brown was due to fly home to meet his newborn grandson hours after the accident which happened at the property in Tepoztlan, a popular tourist destination near Mexico City

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2 w. ago The ultimate holiday dupes: Forget the chaos and crowds of Europe's most popular spots

With anti-tourist protests spreading across European hotspots, it's clear overtourism remains an issue. Here's our guide to dupes to avoid the crowds.

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2 w. ago Where to go in Europe if you want to avoid the crowds and overtourism protests this summer

Swap busy holiday hotspots for these less crowded alternatives

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Thousands to march on streets of Mallorca in overtourism protest this weekend

The organisation has called on ‘all of Mallorcan society’ to take to the streets once again, a year after its large-scale overtourism protest

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3 w. ago Aaron Ramsey's Pumas move takes new turn as FIFA take action

Aaron Ramsey is leaving Cardiff City this summer with a move to Mexico in the pipeline

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3 w. ago ‘It really is possible to be zero waste’: the restaurant with no bin

Baldío in Mexico City is part of a new wave of restaurants embracing a regenerative ethos – with delicious resultsHunched over the pass in the open restaurant kitchen, a team of chefs are dusting ceviche with a powder made from lime skins that would, in most cases, have been thrown away. The Mexico City restaurant where they work looks like most restaurant kitchens but it lacks one key element: there is no bin.Baldío was co-founded by brothers Lucio and Pablo Usobiaga and chef Doug McMaster, best known for his groundbreaking zero-waste spot Silo London. “In my eyes, bins are coffins for things that have been badly designed,” says McMaster. “If there was a trophy for negligence, it would be bin-shaped.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Solo female traveler reveals why Mexico is great for visiting alone (though there is a city she won’t return to)

Travel content creator Sam Saenz, from Texas, has spent a huge amount of time in Mexico and tells The Independent that she is "fascinated by the country"

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3 w. ago Tourists and locals at odds with each other in holiday hotspot

A housing crisis in popular cities has led to growing frustration about the proliferation of short-term rental apartments in city centres

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3 w. ago Spain cannot ignore ‘overtourism’ problems as 100 million visitors expected this year

A housing crisis in popular cities has led to growing frustration about the proliferation of short-term rental apartments in city centres

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