Tag Archives: Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexican Navy Ships Arrive to Cuba with Humanitarian Aid

The two Mexican ships taking aid to Cuba mentioned in an earlier article have arrived to Havana, Cuba. (See Mexico Sending Aid But Not Oil to Cuba). From NBC: “Two Mexican navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba … Continue reading

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Mexico Sending Aid But Not Oil to Cuba

Trump’s noose is tightening on Cuba and Mexico is not sending oil there. (See here and here). From the New York Times: “When President Trump declared a ‘national emergency’ last month, accusing Cuba of harboring Russian spies and ‘welcoming’ enemies like … Continue reading

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So How was Ryan Wedding Actually Taken Into Custody?

In a recent article I reported the case of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Olympics who is now in U.S. custody, accused of being a major drug trafficker with the Sinaloa Cartel. From the Toronto Star: … Continue reading

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Mexico Stops Oil Shipments to Cuba “At Least Temporarily”

In a recent article I reported that Mexico is Cuba’s Biggest Oil Supplier and Trump is OK With That. That may be about to change. From the Associated Press: “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday [January 27] her government has at least … Continue reading

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Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily Investigates Mexican Homicide Statistics

According to the Mexican government, the Mexican murder rate went down in 2025. Is that correct? Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily dealt with this issue in his January 26th article entitled Is security in Mexico improving or are the … Continue reading

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President Sheinbaum’s Response to Trump’s Strike on Caracas

In case you’ve been living in a cave with no internet, on January 3rd, 2025, under President Trump’s direction, U.S. forces attacked Caracas, Venezuela, captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and took them to the United States. What … Continue reading

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Claudia Sheinbaum #5 on Forbes Most Powerful Women List

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was recently named the 5th-most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. The Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women was released December 10th. According to Forbes, the world’s most powerful woman is Ursula … Continue reading

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Mexican Congress Votes to Slap Tariffs on China

Following a proposal of President Claudia Sheinbaum, both houses of the Mexican Congress have voted to put tariffs on China and other countries, mostly China. From Bloomberg: “Mexican lawmakers gave final approval for new tariffs on Asian imports, broadly aligning … Continue reading

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Trump and Sheinbaum Finally Meet in Person, at the World Cup Drawing

Until December 5th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump had never met in person, though they had conversed by telephone. On December 5th, 2025, the two met in person for the first time. The occasion was the … Continue reading

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Will Ricardo Salinas Run for President of Mexico in 2030?

A billionaire from outside the formal political system who criticizes the political establishment, runs for president, and wins. Didn’t that occur in one of Mexico’s neighbors ? Could it also occur in Mexico? There are indications that Ricardo Salinas Pliego … Continue reading

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