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Claudia Sheinbaum gesturing at a map at a point where it shows the words “America Mexicana”.

In message to Trump, Mexico’s president displays old map of ‘Mexican America’

Claudia Sheinbaum gave a sarcastic history lesson to the president-elect, while Canada has also hit back at comments about it becoming the 51st US state.

  • Megan Janetsky

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A view of Monterrey in Mexico, a country that emerged as an attractive manufacturing hub for U.S.-focused companies as tariffs on Chinese imports and pandemic shipping costs highlighted overseas risks.

‘Trump hates China more’: Mexicans bet that Trump is bluffing on tariffs

As Donald Trump vows an expanded trade war, Mexican businesses are continuing with factory expansions. They assume Mexico remains central to America’s goal to be less dependent on China.

  • Peter S. Goodman
Dancers perform to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe at Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico.
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World of photos, December 13, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Art is front and centre at Casa Malca.

Former property of world’s most notorious drug lord now a stunning hotel

Casa Malca, the reimagined former beach mansion of Pablo Escobar, isn’t trying to be an art hotel. But it could rival many modern art museums.

  • Katherine Scott
Donald Trump speaks on the southern border with Mexico in August. Only a fraction of his “beautiful wall” was built during his first term – and mainly to replace older dilapidated sections.

‘Unacceptable’: Mexico, Canada reply to Donald Trump’s tariff pledge

The president-elect said on social media he intends to slap heavy tariffs on America’s neighbours and top trading partners as soon as he returns to the White House in January.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Trump’s tough tariff talk could translate into a trade own goal.

Trump is about to shoot himself in the foot with his favourite weapon

If the president-elect proceeds with tariffs on the United States’ three biggest trade partners, it would damage the US economy.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Ricardo Salinas,

‘Golden cage’: The billionaire whose fortune is set to plunge in a bizarre market mystery

Mexico’s third-richest person, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, is no stranger to controversy and crisis. But even this is a little odd.

  • Michael O'Boyle and Carolina Wilson
Venezuelan migrant Jonathan Morales Aguilar appeals for humanitarian aid for people of a migrant caravan walking along the Huixtla highway, in southern Mexico.

Mexico’s migrant caravan shrinks to half its size after Trump victory

After hearing that Donald Trump had won the presidency again, many of those in the caravan felt less hopeful about their chance at a new life in the US.

  • Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz
Using a Lidar dataset, researchers revealed a previously unrecorded dense Mayan urban settlement, which they are calling Valeriana. 

More than 6000 Mayan structures discovered buried in Mexican jungle

The city, which has been named Valeriana by archaeologists, bears the hallmarks of an important regional capital.

  • Sarah Knapton
Mexican navy shopy Cuauhtémoc will be in Melbourne until October 8.

This ‘majestic’ triple-masted Mexican Navy ship is in Melbourne. Here’s how to get onboard

Named after the last Aztec emperor, the 90-metre barque Cuauhtémoc sailed into Melbourne on Thursday and is open to the public until Monday.

  • Hannah Kennelly

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