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Mexico City

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Head of Government

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

last updated:

25 September, 2024

Jessica Chastain in a still from Dreams, directed by Michel Franco and co-starring Isaac Hernández. Photo: Teorema

American cinema

Review | Dreams, chilling film with Jessica Chastain about US-Mexico ties

Jessica Chastain plays the rich lover of an illegal immigrant in Michel Franco’s exploration of America’s relationship with poorer neighbour.

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Food and Drinks

Plunging price of tequila ingredient agave gives farmers a headache

15 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM

Donald Trump

Trump says car tariffs coming around April 2

15 Feb 2025 - 2:15PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump unveils reciprocal blanket tariffs review of all major US trading partners

US president cites unfair duties imposed by other countries on American goods, marking further escalation towards a global trade war.

14 Feb 2025 - 3:50PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as ‘enemy’

Bracing for tariffs, provincial leaders seek to win over ‘results-oriented’ White House and ‘protect ourselves from the likes of China’.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:55AMvideocam

Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | Consumers everywhere will lose if Trump tariffs raise food prices

Food politics is to the fore with Trump’s tariffs, from a ‘buy Canadian’ movement to China’s levy on US farm equipment. Where will it end?

12 Feb 2025 - 7:45AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump ally Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

The former Trump strategist was accused of enriching himself with money he told donors would be used to build a wall on the Mexico border.

12 Feb 2025 - 1:14AMvideocam

Steve Bannon talks to reporters outside a New York courthouse after pleading guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China relations

Opinion | Why Trump believes the US can outlast China in the tariff war

Tariffs can be a double-edged sword, but the administration has decided to use economic pressure to achieve broader strategic objectives.

11 Feb 2025 - 3:34PM

US-China relations

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports with ‘no exceptions’

US president says ‘it’s time for our great industries to come back to America’ after promising broader reciprocal tariffs.

11 Feb 2025 - 3:12PMvideocam

China-EU relations

Opinion | What would it take for EU to partner China to counter Trump? A lot

EU’s friendly overture to China may be aimed at bargaining with Trump. Meanwhile, China has installed a Wolf Warrior envoy.

11 Feb 2025 - 7:25AMvideocam

President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China Jens Eskelund talks during a press conference for the latest report on European companies in China, January 9, in Beijing. Photo: AP

Donald Trump

Trump to impose 25% steel, aluminium tariffs in latest trade escalation

The US president also confirmed his plan to announce further ‘reciprocal’ tariffs this week.

10 Feb 2025 - 9:53AM

Donald Trump

High approval rating for Trump in first month, CBS poll shows

Half of people surveyed say Elon Musk should have some influence over government operations and spending.

10 Feb 2025 - 11:14AM

Americas and the Caribbean

41 killed after bus and truck collide in Mexico

The bus was engulfed in flames after the crash, leaving 38 of the passengers and the drivers of both vehicles dead.

9 Feb 2025 - 7:12AM

US-China relations

US tariffs on China face legal challenge, but not the taxes you might think

Trade war’s initial losses and Donald Trump’s latest levies will spark fresh questions about limits of presidential authority, experts say.

9 Feb 2025 - 10:36PMvideocam

US-China trade war

Asian businesses at risk of getting caught in crossfire of US-China trade war

As trade tensions between Washington and Beijing rise, analysts warn of inflation, weaker currencies and slower growth in Asia.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

Trucks wait to be loaded with cargo shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: AFP

United States

Letters | A high school playbook for dealing with a bully like Trump

Readers discuss the US president’s actions since taking office, and his proposal on Gaza.

7 Feb 2025 - 11:30AM

Diplomacy

Opinion | In world of sound bites, leaders need a forum to engage with candour

We must reassess our levels of engagement in a world dominated by sound bites and social media. There is transformative power in genuine dialogue.

7 Feb 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

United States

Macroscope | How Trump is setting US reputation and creditworthiness alight

Many investors continue to downplay or rationalise the damage Trump’s trade policy does, but there are signs the honeymoon might soon end.

6 Feb 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump holds a marker as he signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, in Washington, DC. As of February 5, Trump has issued 80 executive actions, including executive orders, proclamations and memos, according to the CNN. Photo: AFP

Singapore

Will Singapore avoid Trump’s tariffs but face US-China trade war ‘crossfire’?

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said the city state is unlikely to be on the US tariff “hit list”.

6 Feb 2025 - 5:04PM

US-China relations

Editorial | China shows restraint in measured response to Trump tariff salvoes

Countries that believe in free trade should stand together as US president targets nations, sows chaos and prompts responses.

6 Feb 2025 - 9:12AM

US-China relations

China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs

The US president has paused measures against Canada and Mexico, but left his 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods in place.

6 Feb 2025 - 3:42AMvideocam

Since December 2019, the WTO’s dispute settlement system has been effectively paralysed following the collapse of its Appellate Body which has the final say on disputes. Photo: AFP

European cinema

‘Vain’ and ‘offensive’: Mexico-set Oscars darling Emilia Perez irks many there

Filmed in France with non-Mexican actors, musical about a drug cartel boss who has a sex change angers Mexicans, including LGBTQ community.

5 Feb 2025 - 9:48AMvideocam

Karla Sofia Gascon, right, and Zoe Saldana in a scene from Emilia Perez. The film has met with criticism in Mexico for its use of non-Mexican actors, implausible story and being filmed in France. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Trump downplays China’s retaliatory tariffs, ‘in no rush’ to talk to Xi

‘We’re going to do very well against China and against everybody else,’ US president says after 10% tariffs hit mainland imports.

5 Feb 2025 - 5:14PMvideocam

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China trade

The US paused tariffs on Mexico – what does it mean for Chinese companies there?

Dynamics in the China-Mexico-US trade relationship are seen as very difficult to profoundly change, and they will extend well beyond Donald Trump’s presidency.

4 Feb 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

United States

US delays tariffs on Canada, Mexico

4 Feb 2025 - 4:32PM

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US-China relations

Editorial | Trump renews trade war despite risks at home and globally

China, along with much of the world, is better prepared for US president’s latest tariffs that are likely to stoke American inflation.

4 Feb 2025 - 6:30AM

It is unclear how effective Trump’s bid will be. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & finance

Gold hits record high as Trump’s tariffs spur safe-haven buying

Gold hit US$2,830.49 per ounce on Monday due to the safe-haven demand driven by uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariffs.

4 Feb 2025 - 8:25AMvideocam

Sexual harassment and assault

Footballer says she felt ‘disrespected’ by World Cup kiss from ex-Spain boss

On first day of a sex assault trial in Madrid, Jenni Hermoso also said she felt coerced to exonerate Rubiales after 2023 incident in Sydney.

4 Feb 2025 - 8:23AM

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