GUADALAJARA: The Mexican army announced Sunday that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio &quot;El Mencho&quot; Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country. Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement. He had a $15 million US bounty on his head. Gunmen retaliating for the raid blocked more than 20 roads in western Jalisco state, burning cars and trucks. As violence spread across the country, at least eight states suspended in-person classes, and the judiciary authorized judges to close courts where necessary. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged citizens to remain calm. Oseguera, whose nickname was &quot;El Mencho,&quot; is one of the biggest Mexican drug lords to be taken down since the capture of the founders of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman and Ismael Zambada. Both are now serving time in the United States. Sunday&#39;s statement said that in addition to Mexico&#39;s own military intelligence, the raid was carried out with &quot;complementary information&quot; from US authorities. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Washington &quot;provided intelligence support.&quot; Six suspected cartel gunmen besides Oseguera were killed, and three soldiers were wounded, the Mexican army said. Two cartel suspects were arrested, and a variety of weapons were seized, including rocket launchers capable of taking down airplanes and destroying armored vehicles, the statement said. As gunmen blocked roads with retaliatory violence, Jalisco state, which is scheduled to host four World Cup games this summer, cancelled all events involving large crowds. &#39;Great development for Mexico&#39;&nbsp;The streets of the state capital, Guadalajara, were almost empty as stores, pharmacies, and gas stations shut down. Maria Medina, who works in a gas station that was set on fire, said men with guns showed up and told everyone to get out. &quot;I thought they were going to kidnap us. I ran to a taco stand to take cover with the people there,&quot; Medina told AFP. The violence spread to the neighboring state of Michoacan, where Oseguera&#39;s cartel also has a presence, and to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta. His cartel was formed in 2009 and became one of Mexico&#39;s most violent drug trafficking organizations, according to the US Justice Department. Amid the violence, Guatemala said it was reinforcing &quot;strategic&quot; sections of its frontier with Mexico, which has seen cross-border incursions by criminal groups linked to cartels in recent months. The United States has classified the Jalisco cartel as a terrorist organization and accuses it of sending cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl into the United States. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed the operation and called Oseguera &quot;one of the bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins.&quot; &quot;This is a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world,&quot; he added. The raid came amid pressure from US President Donald Trump for Mexico to stem the flow of drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States. Trump has threatened repeatedly to slap tariffs on Mexican exports, arguing that Sheinbaum has not done enough to combat the drug trade. In a statement on social media released after Sunday&#39;s violence broke out, the US State Department urged US citizens in large parts of Mexico to &quot;shelter in place until further notice.&quot; Canada also issued a travel warning for some areas, citing &quot;shootouts with security forces and explosions&quot; in Jalisco, Guerrero and Michoacan states. US and Canadian airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Mexico over the violence, with Air Canada saying cancellations to Puerto Vallarta would stretch into at least Monday.

A view of a burned car, allegedly set on fire by crime groups in response to an operation to arrest a high-priority security target, on a highway near Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco state, Mexico, on February 22, 2026. (AFP)

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Mexican forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes after a clash in Jalisco, triggering nationwide violence, road blockades and school closures, as US authorities confirmed intelligence support and officials urged citizens to remain calm.

Top Mexican drug cartel leader killed

MEXICO CITY: A train carrying 250 people derailed partially on Sunday in Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 98, officials said. The train&#39;s locomotive left the tracks during a trip in southern Oaxaca state, said the Mexican navy, which operates this particular rail line. The navy had initially reported 20 people injured, but hours later announced in a statement that &quot;98 were injured... and unfortunately, 13 people lost their lives.&quot; Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had directed the secretary of the navy and other senior personnel to travel to the area and assist the families of those affected. The country&#39;s Attorney General&#39;s office said it was opening an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. The train runs between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean and carries both passengers and freight. The line was inaugurated in 2023 as a major infrastructure project under then-president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to develop southeast Mexico. On December 20, a train on the same route collided with a cargo truck attempting to cross the tracks, although that incident did not result in any deaths.

Mexican President Sheinbaum says she had directed secretary of navy, other senior personnel to travel to the area, assist the families of those affected.

More than a dozen dead in Mexico train derailment

WASHINGTON:&nbsp;US President Donald Trump met Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with the talks partly focused on the future of a North American free trade deal. The leaders met in Washington on the sidelines of the draw for the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.&ldquo;The three leaders met for approximately 45 minutes,&rdquo; Carney spokesperson Audrey Champoux said in an email. &ldquo;They&#39;ve agreed to keep working together on CUSMA,&rdquo; she added, using the Canadian acronym for the existing free trade deal between the three countries, which Americans call the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA deal was struck during Trump&rsquo;s first term. Steep tariffs&nbsp;Trump has slapped steep tariffs on exports from Canada and Mexico that do not fall under the USMCA, which Washington is seeking to renegotiate next year. Friday&rsquo;s talks were the first between Trump and Sheinbaum. Carney has visited the White House twice since Trump&#39;s return to power, but it will be his first encounter with Trump -- except for a brief meeting at a summit in South Korea -- since the US leader suspended trade talks in a bizarre row over an anti-tariff ad. Trump has also threatened further punishment if they fail to curb cross-border migration and drug trafficking -- and irked Sheinbaum by saying he would be &ldquo;OK&rdquo; with air strikes on Mexico to tackle traffickers. She has vowed the strikes will never happen. 51st US state&nbsp;Canada also was outraged by Trump&rsquo;s calls earlier this year for it to become the 51st US state. Carney drew criticism at recent G20 meetings in South Africa when, asked by a reporter when he last spoke to Trump, answered, &ldquo;Who cares?&rdquo; The three countries launched their joint World Cup bid in 2017 during Trump&#39;s first term in the White House. Trump said Friday that the United States had worked closely with Mexico and Canada over the tournament, adding &quot;the coordination and friendship and relationship has been outstanding.&quot;

Trump met with Canadian PM Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the 2026 World Cup draw, discussing USMCA renegotiation, tariffs, and migration while affirming cooperation on trade and tournament coordination, despite ongoing diplomatic frictions.

Trump talks trade with Canada, Mexico leaders at World Cup draw

WASHINGTON: The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of trying to kill Israel&#39;s ambassador to Mexico, with Tehran rejecting the claim as a &quot;big lie&quot; and the Mexican government saying it was unaware of the plot. The purported assassination attempt came as tensions soared to new highs between Israel and Iran, which have each attacked the other&#39;s territory. &lsquo;Received no information&rsquo;&nbsp;Israel said Mexican authorities had intervened to stop the attempt to kill its ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger, but Mexico&#39;s foreign ministry later said it had &quot;received no information&quot; on the alleged incident. Without naming the United States or Israel, Mexico&#39;s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, which oversees intelligence, said it was open to &quot;respectful and coordinated cooperation, always within the framework of national sovereignty, with all security agencies that request it.&quot; Kranz-Neiger, when asked by Mexican media about the conflicting statements, said she was &quot;unaware of the reasons&quot; of Mexico&#39;s denial. &lsquo;A great big lie&rsquo;&quot;Those who acted to neutralize this threat were the Mexican security and intelligence authorities,&quot; she told Radio Formula. Iran&#39;s embassy in Mexico meanwhile called the alleged plot &quot;a great big lie.&quot; The objective &quot;is to damage the friendly and historic relations between both countries (Mexico and Iran), which we categorically reject,&quot; the embassy in Mexico posted on X.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1986891336268607836&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fsections%2F&sessionId=573f2936ea17d6b6d8659866035da40d90bb8df9&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 344px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1986891336268607836"></iframe></div></div>Mexico historically seeks non-intervention in international affairs and has taken a more cautious stance on the Gaza war than other leftist-led Latin American countries. Mexico has backed an investigation into allegations of Israeli war crimes but has also maintained diplomatic relations with Israel, which were established decades ago and have been largely cordial. <h2 style="line-height: 2;">Alleged Venezuela connection&nbsp;</h2>A US official alleged the Revolutionary Guards&#39; elite Quds Force initiated the plot in late 2024 and that it was disrupted this year. The plot allegedly included recruiting operatives out of Iran&#39;s embassy in Venezuela, whose leftist president, Nicolas Maduro, has a tactical alliance with Tehran. &quot;This is just the latest in a long history of Iran&#39;s global lethal targeting of diplomats, journalists, dissidents and anyone who disagrees with them, something that should deeply worry every country where there is an Iranian presence,&quot; the US official claimed on condition of anonymity. The official did not provide detailed evidence or say how the plot was contained. Attack on Iranian embassy&nbsp;The alleged plot would have taken place after Israel&#39;s April 1, 2024 attack on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, then a close ally of Tehran. The attack killed several top Revolutionary Guards officers and prompted vows of revenge by Tehran, which fired missiles and drones against Israel. A year later Israel carried out a much more extensive bombing campaign in Iran, which killed more than 1,000 people.&nbsp; The United States, Israel&#39;s main ally, joined by bombing key sites of Iran&#39;s contested nuclear program. Israel&rsquo;s war on Gaza has left most of the territory in rubble and Israel has also expanded its military offensive across the region, hitting Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, and Yemen. Israeli intelligence has accused the Quds Force of plotting against Israeli and Jewish targets overseas. Iran remains home to a historic Jewish community.

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Israel said Mexican authorities had intervened to stop the attempt to kill its ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger, but Mexico's foreign ministry later said it had "received no information" on the alleged incident.

US accuses Iran in plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico

TENANGO DE DORIA: Rescuers scrambled on Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing. Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning streets into rivers, triggering landslides, and sweeping away roads and bridges. Dozens of small communities remained inaccessible by road on Monday, days after the deluge, and residents worked tirelessly to clear paths for the delivery of food and other supplies. President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that around 10,000 troops have been deployed with boats, planes, and helicopters as part of rescue efforts and to deliver critical food and water for those trapped. Shelters have been opened for those displaced from their homes, and helicopters were flying to and fro to bring essentials to people cut off from the rest of the world. &quot;Many flights are needed...to deliver enough food and water,&quot; the president told reporters Monday. According to Laura Velazquez, the head of Mexico&#39;s civil defense authority, the states of Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla were hardest hit by flooding brought on by days of heavy rains. In Hidalgo alone, 43 people were reported missing. She updated the death toll that had stood at 47 just 12 hours earlier, indicative of the fast-unfolding scale of the disaster. Mexico has been hit by particularly heavy rains this year, including a record for the capital Mexico City. &#39;Difficult&#39; to predict&nbsp;In the municipality of Tenango de Doria in Hidalgo state, AFP witnessed residents walking kilometers in search of food and water, with flooded roads inaccessible for most vehicles. Some carried bundles of belongings with them in the hopes of finding a shelter for displaced people. &quot;We walked two-and-a-half hours through the mud...Everything is completely undone; we have no supplies, no food, nothing,&quot; Marco Mendoza, a 35-year-old farmer, told AFP of his unsuccessful search for food in stores in Tenango de Doria, the main urban center for miles. Stores in the center had no electricity, and residents massed in the central plaza to inquire about road openings and the arrival of aid. Francisco Hernandez, a 63-year-old farmer from the neighboring town of El Texme, said a river that burst its banks left his community &quot;trapped.&quot; Heavy rains often occur during Mexico&#39;s wet season from May to October, but last week&#39;s downpours were made more dangerous by the combination of a tropical system from the Gulf of Mexico and a cold front from the north, according to meteorologists. Dwellers of coastal cities and towns in the state of Veracruz, crisscrossed by many rivers, were instructed last Friday to evacuate due to rising waters. In several high-lying inhabited areas, however, the persistent rains washed away mountain sides that spilled downhill as landslides. Sheinbaum on Monday batted away questions about possible failures in early warning and preparedness. &quot;It would have been difficult to have information in advance about this situation, unlike what happens with hurricanes,&quot; she said, citing a combination of unpredictable meteorological factors. Skies cleared in many parts on Sunday, allowing work with heavy clearance machinery to get underway.

President Claudia Sheinbaum says around 10,000 troops deployed with boats, planes, and helicopters as part of rescue efforts and to deliver critical food and water for those trapped.



At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods

<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">POZA RICA: The death toll from Mexico&rsquo;s torrential rains rose to 47 on Sunday as the fallout mounted from flooding and landslides throughout the country, with authorities rushing to help affected residents and look for missing people.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Days after heavy rains drenched several parts of Mexico, the country saw over the weekend the extension of devastation in some states, where the flooding swept away vehicles and destroyed houses and roads.<figure><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/4f536df9-d91d-4b50-9b5c-33b6b9e0bb72-AP25285857233726.jpg" alt="Damaged vehicles sit in mud after flooding in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><figcaption>Damaged vehicles sit in mud after flooding in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)</figcaption></figure> <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President Claudia Sheinbaum traveled to several states and announced that the government will conduct a census among affected people to distribute aid. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mexico&#39;s Civil Protection agency said as of Sunday night, the heavy rains had killed 18 people in Veracruz state on the Gulf Coast and 16 people in Hidalgo state, north of Mexico City. At least 12 people were killed in Puebla, east of Mexico City. Earlier, in the central state of Quer&eacute;taro, a child died while being caught in a landslide. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That toll could still rise as rescue workers continued to dig through sodden villages clogged with mud and debris on Sunday.<img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/e8c1a4cc-76d6-4bf1-a350-9a1ca933970d.png" style="width: 810px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"> <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Civil Protection said at least 38 people were missing in three different states<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Authorities have attributed the deadly downpours to two tropical systems that formed off the western coast of Mexico and have since dissipated, Hurricane Pricilla and Tropical Storm Raymond. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Veracruz and Puebla, hundreds of army personnel, police officers, and firefighters conducted rescue operations and set up temporary shelters where stranded residents could find food and medical attention. Thousands of residents across the country were still struggling with a lack of running water and electricity. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;There are still various communities in Veracruz that find themselves cut off, but fortunately, today they were able to establish air bridges to be able to take food, water, and attend to any sick people,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said on a visit to Veracruz on Sunday. &ldquo;We know that there is a lot of desperation and worry. We&rsquo;re going to get to everyone.&rdquo; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parts of Veracruz state received some 21 inches (54 centimeters) of rain from Oct. 6 to 9. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Poza Rica, an oil town 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Mexico City, where Sheinbaum spoke with residents in muddy streets, some low-lying neighborhoods saw 12 feet of water or more when the Cazones River jumped its banks Friday.

A Marine helps a woman cross a flooded street in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

The death toll rose to 47 on Sunday as the fallout mounted from flooding and landslides throughout the country; authorities were rushing to help affected residents and look for missing people.

Mexico rushes rescue efforts after torrential rains leave 47 dead

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ISLAMABAD: Canada and Mexico hope next year&#39;s review of their free trade deal with the United States will make it &quot;fairer and more effective,&quot; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said after a meeting with Mexico&#39;s president, AFP reported on Thursday.After their talks in Mexico City, Carney said both he and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum were &quot;committed&quot; to the deal that had &quot;helped make North America the economic envy of the world.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><iframe width="1312" height="738" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KC8MOpTB5qU" title="LIVE | Mark Carney Visits Mexico Holds Bilateral Talks With President Claudia Sheinbaum | N18G" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="">&nbsp;</iframe></div>Canadian Prime Minister Carney arrived in Mexico City on Thursday for a two-day mission designed to improve recently strained ties and seek a common front in crucial trade talks with the United States, Reuters reported.The visit comes as the US-Mexico-Canada free trade deal is to be reviewed in 2026, and the three countries kick off public consultations.&nbsp;

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum aim to strengthen ties and ensure the 2026 review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal makes it fairer and more effective.

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