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Mexico president's summit snub shows limits of U.S. reach in Latin America

The Mexican president's refusal to attend a U.S.-hosted summit because of disputes over the guest list highlights how Latin America's leftists are pursuing an increasingly independent foreign policy from Washington.

Reuters

Mexico leader to skip Biden's Americas Summit

Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Monday he would skip the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.

AFP

Mexico’s AMLO will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas

The Mexican president says he will boycott the event over guest list that excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

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Mexico president says won't attend Americas Summit, will visit Biden in July

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week because not all countries from the region were invited, but that he would visit President Joe Biden in July.

Reuters

Mexican president's party wins most states in Sunday elections

Mexico's ruling party won four of six state elections held on Sunday, preliminary results showed on Monday, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's grip on power ahead of the contest to succeed him in 2024.

Reuters

Mexico ruling party poised to win at least four more states in election

Mexico's ruling party was on track to win four of six state elections on Sunday, preliminary results showed, tightening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's hold on power in the run-up to the contest to succeed him in 2024.

Reuters

Washington mulls final invite list for Americas summit - U.S. officials

The United States is still hammering out a final guest list ahead of next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday, after weeks of tension around several countries expected to be excluded.

Reuters

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Mexico Bans Sales of 'Harmful' E-cigarettes

Mexico banned sales of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices on Tuesday because of concerns about their health effects, the government announced. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a "lie" to claim that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke, AFP said. "The vapors are also…

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US readies to host regional summit, but attendance still unclear

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will not attend Summit of Americas unless all nations invited.

Al Jazeera

Mexico bans sales of 'harmful' e-cigarettes

Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico banned sales of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices on Tuesday because of concerns about their health effects, the government announced.

AFP

Mexican President's 'Mayan Train' multi-billion dollar project dealt new legal blow

A Mexican Court ruling that indefinitely suspended construction of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship "Mayan Train" rail project over environmental concerns was welcomed by activists on Monday.

Reuters

Mexico president's tourist train suffers new legal blow

Mexico City (AFP) - A Mexican judge has indefinitely suspended construction of part of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship tourist train project in the Yucatan peninsula on environmental grounds, campaigners said Monday.

AFP

Mexico's president expects to say Friday if he will attend U.S. summit

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he had received an invitation to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas and would probably decide on Friday if he will attend.

Reuters

Biden officials consider inviting Cuban representative to Americas summit -source

Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, a person familiar with the matter said, as Washington scrambled to head off a potentially embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.

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Mexico to receive U.S. delegation to discuss Americas summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he will receive a delegation on Wednesday of organizers of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, in which his government will set out why it wants all countries in the region to take part.

Reuters

Mexican girl at center of outcry over violence was sexually assaulted, murdered: autopsy

Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed on Friday to deliver justice for the killing of a Mexican teenage girl after an autopsy was published showing she had been violently sexually assaulted and murdered.

Reuters

Mexico president says soldiers did not confront cartel 'to avoid deaths'

A military convoy in the Mexican state of Michoacan did not confront the members of a drug cartel who chased them out of town in broad daylight "to avoid deaths," the country's president said Thursday.

Reuters

Mexico and Brazil leaders suggest they may snub Biden's Americas summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month if all countries in the region were not invited, while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is also likely to skip the meeting, sources told Reuters.

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Mexico to cut flights at main airport after near-miss on runway

A Mexican official overseeing an investigation of an incident in which two aircraft nearly crashed on a runway at the country's main airport said on Monday operations at the over-stretched facility would be reduced by 25%.

Reuters

Mexico president says hiring Cuban doctors, praises Cuban counterpart

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday lavished praise on Cuba's leader, reiterated his wish for the Caribbean island nation to be invited to the Summit of the Americas in June and said Mexico would be hiring over 500 Cuban doctors.

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Mexico’s AMLO to call on Biden for Cuba inclusion in OAS meeting

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday said he’ll call on U.S. President Joe Biden to include Cuba in the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Reuters

Mexico president says no country should be excluded from Americas Summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday during a visit to Cuba that he will emphasize to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that no country should be left out of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.

Reuters

Mexico urges U.S. to boost investment in Central America to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday urged the United States to boost investment in Central America to help curb migration, saying not enough had been done.

Reuters

Mexico's President not planning sanctions on Russia for war with Ukraine

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday his administration will not impose sanctions on Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Mexico opposition party pitches free solar panels for housing

Mexico's biggest opposition party on Sunday proposed installing solar panels for free onto residential housing, staking out its renewable energy credentials as it seeks to challenge the ruling party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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