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Trump says he’d support tougher action against drug cartels in Colombia, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest sabre-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Trump has intensified his campaign against maritime drug trafficking, authorizing more forceful interdiction operations and giving U.S. forces expanded authority to disable or sink vessels suspected of carrying narcotics. Asked at an event in the Oval Office whether he backed similar ground strikes in Mexico to stem drug trafficking, Trump said:Read more
Tepid reaction in Mexico to groping of president shows country has ‘normalized gender violence’: expert
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says she has filed a criminal complaint against a man who appears to have sexually assaulted her in an incident caught on video. (REUTERS) The tepid and partisan domestic reaction to the apparent sexual assault Tuesday of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reveals how normalized gender violence has become in the country, according to experts. Sheinbaum said Thursday she had sent a letter to Mexico City’s attorney general Wednesday outlining a criminal complaint against the man, identified as Uriel Rivera Martinez, 33. Widely circulated cell phone videoRead more
Carney to visit Mexico next month as both countries navigate tense U.S. relations
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Mexico next month. He last spoke face-to-face with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the G7 summit in Alberta. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit Mexico next month as the countries try to navigate trade relations with the United States. Both Mexico and Canada have been subject to tariffs and tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump since he was re-elected last fall. Trump upped tariffs on Canadian non-CUSMA-compliant goods to 35 per cent earlier this month, but exemptedRead more
U.S. extends trade deal with Mexico, sets tariffs for dozens of countries
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, signed an executive order on Thursday imposing ‘reciprocal’ tariffs ranging from 10 per cent to 41 per cent on U.S. imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing “reciprocal” tariffs ranging from 10 per cent to 41 per cent on U.S. imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations. The order was issued shortly after 7 p.m. ET on Thursday evening. It came after aRead more
CP Rail, Kansas City Southern merger clears path for more cargo, but hitches remain
Continent’s 1st major railway merger in over 2 decades Under the banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the merger of North America’s two smallest Class 1 railways became official Friday morning as CEO Keith Creel drove home a platinum spike at a ceremony in Kansas City, Mo. Combining Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. with Kansas City Southern Railway Co., the fusion creates the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico and marks the continent’s first major rail merger in more than two decades after a U.S. regulatorRead more