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Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl

Amid US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, Mexico has seized record 20 million doses of fentanyl drug as part of ramped up crackdown on drug production and distribution in the country Mexican authorities have ramped up action against production and distribution of drugs such as fentanyl in the country in recent days. In two instances on Tuesday, Mexican authorities …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Easily bamboozled' Trump could get owned by Mexico in trade war: Paul Krugman

Raw Story

Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is seeing signs that President-elect Donald Trump may have already bitten off more than he can chew when it comes to his threats to launch trade wars with Mexico and Canada. Writing on BlueSky, Krugman makes the case that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appears to be ready to call Trump's …

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Canada examines possible retaliatory tariffs on US items after Trump's threat

India Today

Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the US should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mexico's leftist president rips Trump tariff threat

Raw Story

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday sharply criticized U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico, calling the proposal a potentially disastrous distraction from meaningful solutions to drug trafficking and mass migration. "Migration and drug consumption in the United States cannot be addressed through threats or tariffs," Sheinbaum, a member …

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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. She said Tuesday that Mexico had done a lot to stem the flow of migrants, …

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Canada, Mexico leaders stress cooperation after Trump tariffs threat

Al Jazeera

Justin Trudeau and Claudia Sheinbaum urge dialogue as Donald Trump plans to hit US neighbours with 25-percent tariffs. The leaders of Mexico and Canada are urging dialogue and cooperation after United States President-elect Donald Trump pledged to impose 25-percent tariffs on the two countries when he takes office early next year. In a post on social media on Monday evening, …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bluff or existential threat? As Trump vows tariffs on all imports from Canada, Mexico and China, leaders wonder if he’s serious

LA Times

World leaders, economists and investors are struggling over how to view President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated threats to impose broad tariffs on imports to the United States. In a post Monday on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would levy a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

For every tariff, there'll be a response in kind: Mexico fires back after Trump's threat

India Today

President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested on Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn't stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. "One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

How Trump tariff threats might plunge Mexico into recession and stoke immigration

LA Times

If former President Trump is reelected and follows through with his promise to slap new tariffs on all imports to the U.S., experts say much of the global economy could be upended. Harris says it could be higher, adding nearly $4,000 a year to the typical household’s bills, an increase she calls a “Trump sales tax.” It’s difficult to say …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

In Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, a hidden underground world under threat by the Maya Train

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, construction of President Andrés …

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8 months ago

Mexico's leading presidential candidate is stopped by masked men at checkpoint

NPR

Mexico's leading presidential candidate is stopped by masked men at checkpoint Enlarge this image toggle caption Aurea Del Rosario/AP Aurea Del Rosario/AP MEXICO CITY — Mexico is a country in the midst of a deadly turf war between rival cartels and government security forces. On Sunday, Claudia Sheinbaum, the leading presidential candidate in Mexico, was stopped at one of those …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Could scientist Claudia Sheinbaum be Mexico’s next leader?