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      <title>The tired faces of Cuban deportees to Mexico: ‘I’m already old, I don’t want to die here’</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/the-tired-faces-of-cuban-deportees-to-mexico-im-already-old-i-dont-want-to-die-here.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Beatriz Guillén ,José Torres</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The governments of Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump maintain an unwritten agreement for the deportation of foreigners. A federal judge has estimated that 6,000 Cubans have been deported so far. Most arrive in the Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula, where they barely survive in the absence of state support</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The governments of Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump maintain an unwritten agreement for the deportation of foreigners. A federal judge has estimated that 6,000 Cubans have been deported so far. Most arrive in the Mexican cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula, where they barely survive in the absence of state support</description>
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      <category>México</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>Miguel Díaz-Canel</category>
      <category>Miami</category>
      <category>Fidel Castro</category>
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        <media:credit>José Torres (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>MÉXICO - MIGRANTES DEPORTADOS</media:title>
        <media:text>William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26.</media:text>
        <media:description>William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RZ5LZ7BXGBGFHC5Z2SVJNN6KHA.jpg?auth=e3e7ea7991a5d845521066d4c11dd9e3efc126ad19154a7c22beaa256fca5fc0" width="6240" height="4160" alt="William Herrera, Rolando Tito Vega and Jesús Gutiérrez Lima in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just a few weeks ago they were electricians &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-31/the-venezuelan-migrants-stranded-in-miami-we-want-to-leave-the-us-but-we-cant.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-31/the-venezuelan-migrants-stranded-in-miami-we-want-to-leave-the-us-but-we-cant.html"&gt;in Miami&lt;/a&gt;. Or department managers at a multinational corporation. They were still fishing, just like they had for the last 30 years. They drove trucks. They owned an air conditioning company. They were collecting retirement benefits after a lifetime of work. And now? Now they look for a gap between the arcades, hang wet clothes to dry in a sink, open and close the doors of an Oxxo convenience store hoping for a few coins, celebrate the blankets that a kind neighbor gave them so they don’t have to sleep directly on the hard concrete floor, treasure worn papers, documents in the wrong language, and rely on promised money to buy a cell phone so they can call their families, who remained thousands of miles away, on the other side of the border.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-04/the-tired-faces-of-cuban-deportees-to-mexico-im-already-old-i-dont-want-to-die-here.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AQMB6LJGUVB5JMFJCMBY6IWSPU.jpg?auth=9d5b824b125f751f660fe3780deb6ce70fd550d9ce419268c76ae6f02597ae18" width="6240" height="4160" alt="A group of Cubans deported to Mexico organize their documents in downtown Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 26."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WFUSZWXKN5AKXISGM7ICDMNOCQ.jpg?auth=9919359a93d4f728962093b522054c92b360e47f5997ea8d29b7fd06fa723597" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Arsenio Chirino was deported to Mexico while signing the revocation of his deportation order. He is pictured in Tapachula, Chiapas, on March 27."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YMCDKLACAFCPVNEZCNONUZNDWA.jpg?auth=fdb6348ed1f82b727058a998ccbfb742c17f26e3601f33e9faf9b8dd6de137f6" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Rolando Tito Vega was deported to the Arizona-Mexico border."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/O6L6KZY23VBIRPAMWKEZCLCFZM.jpg?auth=812c770546516ac2ac80f0f5ba2d87b6c9f9ce33be326f971f14ffa2f99093eb" width="6240" height="4160" alt="Juan Carlos Rodríguez, a chef, in Tapachula on March 27."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ROIE354Y3FEFPGMF3HU34V3ZKE.jpg?auth=e0b43e471992736ea82e906389baafa70cb9c255d9042e14512b9850aa114d5c" width="6240" height="4160" alt="William Herrera was arrested in court in October 2025 and transferred to Mexico."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The ‘Güeras Aliadas’: How two American women are helping locate migrants lost in the ICE labyrinth </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:30:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Patricia  Caro</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>A pair of North Carolina residents have launched a project that has helped more than 200 families connect with loved ones who were detained by federal agents</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>A pair of North Carolina residents have launched a project that has helped more than 200 families connect with loved ones who were detained by federal agents</description>
      <category>ICE</category>
      <category>Alabama </category>
      <category>Oaxaca</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Canadá</category>
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        <media:credit>Cedida</media:credit>
        <media:title>US - Devyn Brown y Kathryn Coiner - EP</media:title>
        <media:text>Devyn Brown and Kathryn Coiner-Collier are the Güeras Aliadas. </media:text>
        <media:description>Devyn Brown and Kathryn Coiner-Collier are the Güeras Aliadas. </media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;On December 24, while preparing the traditional Christmas Eve dinner at their home in Oaxaca, Mexico, Fernanda froze upon seeing a TikTok video showing &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-02/how-trump-uses-non-immigration-government-agencies-to-aid-his-deportation-campaign.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-02/how-trump-uses-non-immigration-government-agencies-to-aid-his-deportation-campaign.html"&gt;the arrest of migrants&lt;/a&gt; in Alabama by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE). One of the detainees appeared to be her father. The video was from the day before. She ran to tell her mother and they tried to contact him, but the calls did not get through and there was no response to the messages they left him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-03/the-gueras-aliadas-how-two-american-women-are-helping-locate-migrants-lost-in-the-ice-labyrinth.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-03/behind-the-scenes-in-mexicos-largest-stations-of-the-cross-procession-an-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity.html</guid>
      <title>Behind the scenes in Mexico’s largest Stations of the Cross procession, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-03/behind-the-scenes-in-mexicos-largest-stations-of-the-cross-procession-an-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Joaquín Patiño</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The annual reenactment in Iztapalapa – a borough of the Mexican capital – is charged with emotion and tension, due to the hyperrealistic scenes of Jesus Christ’s journey to the cross. The procession takes place on April 3, with recognition from UNESCO </dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The annual reenactment in Iztapalapa – a borough of the Mexican capital – is charged with emotion and tension, due to the hyperrealistic scenes of Jesus Christ’s journey to the cross. The procession takes place on April 3, with recognition from UNESCO </description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Unesco</category>
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        <media:credit>REBECA HERRERA</media:credit>
        <media:title>MEXICO - WAY OF THE CROSS</media:title>
        <media:text>Rehearsal of the Last Supper in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, on March 8, 2026. </media:text>
        <media:description>Rehearsal of the Last Supper in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, on March 8, 2026. </media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-02/easter-processions-in-spain-in-pictures-from-seville-to-zamora-to-malaga.html" title="Easter processions in Spain in pictures: from Seville to Zamora to Málaga" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Amid the murmur and the trumpets, the noise is overwhelming. More than 300 people are awaiting the prayer that marks the start of the penultimate dress rehearsal for the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-02/easter-processions-in-spain-in-pictures-from-seville-to-zamora-to-malaga.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-02/easter-processions-in-spain-in-pictures-from-seville-to-zamora-to-malaga.html"&gt;Passion of Christ&lt;/a&gt; in Iztapalapa, the most populous borough in eastern Mexico City. A woman opens her mouth and speaks, but she can’t be heard; she wants to say a few words of thanks. After several attempts, a man furiously shouts: “Quiet!” The crowd falls silent. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-03/behind-the-scenes-in-mexicos-largest-stations-of-the-cross-procession-an-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WWM5DF4MDRAFJKIP3CSM57CT34.jpg?auth=d5cce1483d16b41de7010a380fcd04b14bca13f808a00e492323820aac77ddab" width="3058" height="2039" alt="A rehearsal by those playing Jesus and his apostles, in the Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa, on March 8, 2026. "&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OPPQXL66RJG5RFSUQF55XRQET4.jpg?auth=27ccff9f8e706a514499bd50adb0608b9f715249db07e21598f2696535fa400f" width="3721" height="2481" alt="A crown of thorns and other props for the performance at the Rehearsal House."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TT36DQISV5B4XIE5DFXUL232NE.jpg?auth=1dc867e744767c14e9518b22e498dc71fe49c0d32effaf56ee317997895f80c9" width="3956" height="2637" alt="The Cano Reyes sisters, pictured at the Rehearsal House in Iztapalapa."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SZYXSUYRKBEJ7MYEYVVJH44QGY.jpg?auth=aa4478553fd91eded4192af6cb14de054bf2bb14e11f07ad708d9215a6cb2f0c" width="4014" height="2676" alt="Final rehearsals for the Passion of Christ in Iztapalapa, on March 8, 2026."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/U6APIUJFMRCN5CDBB3ZZHI3UG4.jpg?auth=8ad288c8207ee4966e6d5f028b26956a55c41f6a034dd60a5551906f38b0e09a" width="2392" height="1595" alt="The procession has been recognized by UNESCO. Rehearsals take place before this year's event, scheduled for April 3. "&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6ZOLAWIGHNELVOJAVMVH2RRKZY.jpg?auth=4121f8459cdd3e11ece01acfded9e174c31cf92354f9f36fa01b5ede3c845184" width="3424" height="2283" alt="Family, friends and neighbors enjoy the rehearsal near the Macroplaza, in the Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Blasting begins for border wall on cherished New Mexico mountain </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:09:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-03/blasting-begins-for-border-wall-on-cherished-new-mexico-mountain.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Martha Pskowski</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>A planned 1.3-mile barrier across Mount Cristo Rey has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>A planned 1.3-mile barrier across Mount Cristo Rey has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
</description>
      <category>El Paso</category>
      <category>ICE</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Texas </category>
      <category>Ciudad Juárez</category>
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        <media:credit>Gaby Velasquez/ El Paso Times,  Puente News Collaborative</media:credit>
        <media:title>US - MURO FRONTERIZO - NUEVO MÉXICO</media:title>
        <media:text>Contractors are using explosives to carve out the side of the landmark Cristo Rey mountain that oversees two countries and three states.</media:text>
        <media:description>Contractors are using explosives to carve out the side of the landmark Cristo Rey mountain that oversees two countries and three states.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Editor’s note:&lt;i&gt; This story was co-published with&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.palabranahj.org/puente-news-collaborative" rel=""&gt;&lt;i&gt; Puente News Collaborative&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; in partnership with Inside Climate News. Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-03/blasting-begins-for-border-wall-on-cherished-new-mexico-mountain.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/mexicos-sheinbaum-shakes-up-foreign-ministry-to-further-prioritize-the-relationship-with-trump.html</guid>
      <title>Mexico’s Sheinbaum shakes up foreign ministry to further prioritize the relationship with Trump</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/mexicos-sheinbaum-shakes-up-foreign-ministry-to-further-prioritize-the-relationship-with-trump.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Beatriz Guillén ,David Marcial Pérez </dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The appointment of Roberto Velasco, a young official specializing in relations with the US, as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs represents a commitment to generational change for a department with multiple open fronts</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The appointment of Roberto Velasco, a young official specializing in relations with the US, as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs represents a commitment to generational change for a department with multiple open fronts</description>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>Marcelo Ebrard</category>
      <category>Andrés Manuel López Obrador</category>
      <category>Omar García Harfuch</category>
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        <media:credit>Gobierno de México</media:credit>
        <media:title>MEXICO-Roberto Velasco</media:title>
        <media:text>Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Claudia Sheinbaum and Roberto Velasco at the National Palace, this Wednesday.</media:text>
        <media:description>Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Claudia Sheinbaum and Roberto Velasco at the National Palace, this Wednesday.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Roberto Velasco, who has been chosen to be &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-02-03/mexico-us-relationship-faces-the-worst-bilateral-crisis-in-decades.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-02-03/mexico-us-relationship-faces-the-worst-bilateral-crisis-in-decades.html"&gt;Mexico’s next secretary of foreign affairs&lt;/a&gt;, embodies two of the qualities most valued by President Claudia Sheinbaum: technical expertise and generational renewal. “A young man is joining the Secretariat,” the president announced on Wednesday, referring to Velasco as Mexico’s new Foreign Affairs Secretary. It had been almost a century since the country had such a young person at the helm of the department. For Velasco, 38, this position is the latest step in a meteoric political career that officially began in 2018, when Marcelo Ebrard, now Secretary of Economy but then Foreign Secretary under Andrés Manuel López Obrador, brought him on as Director of Social Communication. Since then, Velasco has served as Director General for North America, Unit Chief and Undersecretary. Now he takes over at the top of the department from Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who is stepping down due to health issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/mexicos-sheinbaum-shakes-up-foreign-ministry-to-further-prioritize-the-relationship-with-trump.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Hair vs. oil: The curious method to clean beaches affected by the spill in the Gulf of Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/hair-vs-oil-the-curious-method-to-clean-beaches-affected-by-the-spill-in-the-gulf.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Paulina Anai Flores Ramírez</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Authorities insist on the effectiveness of conventional water cleanups while citizens are requesting hair donations to remove traces of crude oil in Veracruz</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Authorities insist on the effectiveness of conventional water cleanups while citizens are requesting hair donations to remove traces of crude oil in Veracruz</description>
      <category>Veracruz</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Pemex</category>
      <category>Tamaulipas</category>
      <category>Tabasco (México)</category>
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        <media:credit>Luis Manuel Lopez (REUTERS)</media:credit>
        <media:text>Collection of oil spilled in Puerto Ceiba, Tabasco, on March 20.</media:text>
        <media:description>Collection of oil spilled in Puerto Ceiba, Tabasco, on March 20.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-pemex-pipeline-repair-vessel-was-anchored-for-over-eight-days-in-the-area-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill.html" title="A Pemex pipeline repair vessel was anchored for over eight days in the area of ​​the Gulf of Mexico oil spill" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html" title="Lack of transparency about causes of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico fuels public concern " rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Amid the uncertainty surrounding the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html"&gt;oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico&lt;/a&gt;, a citizen initiative to clean the contaminated waters has gained attention. Businesses such as barbershops and dog groomers in Veracruz have requested donations of clean, dry hair to remove traces of crude oil from the ocean. The plan involves using the hair to create nets that will act as barriers to block the flow of the fuel and absorb what is dispersed in the sea. According to the civil organization Ayudando Patitas (Helping Paws), one kilogram of hair can clean up to eight liters of oil.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/hair-vs-oil-the-curious-method-to-clean-beaches-affected-by-the-spill-in-the-gulf.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Monterrey, the world capital of ‘carnita asada’</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/monterrey-the-world-capital-of-carnita-asada.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Verónica Garrido</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Grill culture prepares for the World Cup, with a stadium, businesses and families ready to receive thousands of fans</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Grill culture prepares for the World Cup, with a stadium, businesses and families ready to receive thousands of fans</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Monterrey</category>
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        <media:credit>Emiliano Molina (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
        <media:text>Meat on the grill near the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe on March 21.</media:text>
        <media:description>Meat on the grill near the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe on March 21.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>Exclusive grilling zone at the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe on March 21.</media:text>
          <media:description>Exclusive grilling zone at the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe on March 21.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>Clients at the San Juan Carnicería in Nuevo León on March 20, 2026.</media:text>
          <media:description>Clients at the San Juan Carnicería in Nuevo León on March 20, 2026.</media:description>
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        <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GY2GJTNOQNHAPHAYLIMO2SS35U.jpg?auth=506038da59fc15242f7e23cd9633beeccc9c9f5cfcc73f69841f767bd23cb037" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">
          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>The ‘San Juan Box’ is a travel pack of various cuts of meat, designed to be taken on a plane.</media:text>
          <media:description>The ‘San Juan Box’ is a travel pack of various cuts of meat, designed to be taken on a plane.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO - CARNE ASADA</media:title>
          <media:text>Meat grills outside the HEB near BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe.</media:text>
          <media:description>Meat grills outside the HEB near BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe.</media:description>
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        <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PZR46VWWGRFJ7A64MQKJ3ZOWHI.jpg?auth=0f940c1140276aaa5382066b1c63e76063becaf0ee06713fab01dc9f5ffea123" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">
          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>Carne asada is a Nuevo León tradition that will be enjoyed by World Cup visitors.</media:text>
          <media:description>Carne asada is a Nuevo León tradition that will be enjoyed by World Cup visitors.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>HEB grill worker in Monterrey on March 21.</media:text>
          <media:description>HEB grill worker in Monterrey on March 21.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>Piece of meat on a grill near the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Nuevo León on March 21.</media:text>
          <media:description>Piece of meat on a grill near the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Nuevo León on March 21.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text> Juan Carlos Sánchez is head meat griller for HEB customers, at the location near BBVA Stadium.</media:text>
          <media:description> Juan Carlos Sánchez is head meat griller for HEB customers, at the location near BBVA Stadium.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Emiliano Molina</media:credit>
          <media:title>MEXICO -CARNITA ASADA  - MONTERREY - EL PAIS</media:title>
          <media:text>Carne asada preparation at the BBVA Stadium grills.</media:text>
          <media:description>Carne asada preparation at the BBVA Stadium grills.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-21/all-the-effects-of-gentrification-in-one-corner-of-mexicos-colonia-roma.html" title="All the effects of gentrification in one corner of Mexico’s Colonia Roma" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-11-20/the-weight-of-the-michelin-star-complicates-life-for-mexicos-famous-taqueria-califa-de-leon.html" title="The weight of a Michelin star complicates life for Mexico’s famous taquería Califa de León" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/O5DPUNIYTNAYBOX5LC5HGEP66I.jpg?auth=1275ed5b37d1c496183c03c79ecd4324454d0509405406c5c6bf055f44b8512d" width="6960" height="4640" alt="Meat on the grill near the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe on March 21."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Monterrey, there is no lack of reasons to light up the grill. “Because it’s someone’s birthday, because it’s Saturday, because it’s Wednesday,” says Rubén Ramírez, a 50-year-old local electrician. Eating meat is an essential part of identity for people in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. “It is the pretext for getting together, for seeing the nieces and nephews, for having visitors over. And of course, for a beer,” he says. For this grill expert, an &lt;i&gt;asado &lt;/i&gt;can’t be without the &lt;i&gt;salsa borracha&lt;/i&gt;, the Argentinian chorizo, the onions, the roasted potatoes, and the most important factor: soccer. &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-03-27/the-azteca-stadium-gets-a-slight-facelift-without-losing-its-soul.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-03-27/the-azteca-stadium-gets-a-slight-facelift-without-losing-its-soul.html"&gt;With the World Cup&lt;/a&gt; around the corner, this everyday tradition will become a cultural experience for the half-million visitors who officials are predicting will make their way to the city. “Mexico [City] has its museums and Guadalajara, mariachi music and tequila, but here, there are carnita asada and Nuevo León hospitality, which is &lt;i&gt;con madre &lt;/i&gt;[the best],” Ramírez says proudly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/monterrey-the-world-capital-of-carnita-asada.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6J5TJBPXZRDIZF6BN5VVTAQITY.jpg?auth=6d2a4465054119f549f46709b383ddf4096429c668681beebda474d459a2c9dc" width="6960" height="4640" alt="Sausages and pieces of carne asada in Nuevo León on March 21."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/B2I5MBWZQNFPJPGHGO7WQN4KQI.jpg?auth=ca4b1604d6f6b2455590f991dc6a2a708a8cee11aae3817e805ac652dbf79416" width="6960" height="4640" alt="Grupo Fulminante performance outside BBVA Stadium on March 21."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>US says oil deliveries to Cuba will be made on a ‘case-by-case basis’</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:58:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/us-says-oil-deliveries-to-cuba-will-be-made-on-a-case-by-case-basis.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Macarena  Vidal Liy,Sonia Corona </dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Claudia Sheinbaum is considering resuming hydrocarbon shipments to the island after a Russian tanker bypassed the energy blockade</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Claudia Sheinbaum is considering resuming hydrocarbon shipments to the island after a Russian tanker bypassed the energy blockade</description>
      <category>Cuba</category>
      <category>Washington D.C.</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Karoline Leavitt</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>Marco Rubio</category>
      <category>Pemex</category>
      <category>Nicolás Maduro</category>
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        <media:credit>Juan Carlos Hernandez (REUTERS)</media:credit>
        <media:text>The 'Sea Horse,' carrying crude from Russia to Cuba, docked in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on March 28.</media:text>
        <media:description>The 'Sea Horse,' carrying crude from Russia to Cuba, docked in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on March 28.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/fuel-shipments-from-the-us-to-cuban-private-companies-a-drop-in-the-desert-that-angers-the-exile-community.html" title="Fuel shipments from the US to Cuban private companies: a drop in the desert that angers the exile community" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html" title="US eases Cuba blockade and authorizes Russian oil tanker to reach island" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The United States will decide on a case-by-case basis whether foreign oil enters Cuba. This was announced Monday by the White House, which asserted that &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-30/us-eases-cuba-blockade-and-authorizes-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-island.html"&gt;authorizing a Russian oil tanker&lt;/a&gt; to deliver fuel to the island does not represent a change in Washington’s policy of maintaining an energy embargo against Havana since January 29.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/us-says-oil-deliveries-to-cuba-will-be-made-on-a-case-by-case-basis.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>A Pemex pipeline repair vessel was anchored for over eight days in the area of ​​the Gulf of Mexico oil spill</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-pemex-pipeline-repair-vessel-was-anchored-for-over-eight-days-in-the-area-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Carlos Carabaña</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Public information obtained by EL PAÍS shows this ship located over a pipeline, with a large oil slick around it, in one of the spots where the Mexican government has placed the origin of the environmental disaster. The findings contradict the official version provided by the authorities, who denied that there was any problem at the state oil company’s facilities</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Public information obtained by EL PAÍS shows this ship located over a pipeline, with a large oil slick around it, in one of the spots where the Mexican government has placed the origin of the environmental disaster. The findings contradict the official version provided by the authorities, who denied that there was any problem at the state oil company’s facilities</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Pemex</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Veracruz</category>
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        <media:credit>EL PAÍS</media:credit>
        <media:title>MÉXICO - BUQUE REPARACIÓN DE DUCTOS ÁRBOL GRANDE</media:title>
        <media:text>The pipeline repair vessel Árbol Grande near an oil platform. </media:text>
        <media:description>The pipeline repair vessel Árbol Grande near an oil platform. </media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html" title="Lack of transparency about causes of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico fuels public concern " rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-21/the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-oil-spill-in-mexico.html" title="The invisible tragedy of the oil spill in Mexico" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N6QQKYZOVNGO7P47SP7IIIXXPY.jpg?auth=4a85359f0892394e16a74137b9f255ff677232ac30e52c2fcde180ea5e05ac3b" width="2560" height="1299" alt="The pipeline repair vessel Árbol Grande near an oil platform. "&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the first half of February, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-owned oil company, repaired a pipeline around which there was a slick of suspected crude oil covering more than 19 square miles (50 km2), running from one of the oil platforms in the Cantarell field to the Dos Bocas facilities. The site of this spill is one of the locations where the Mexican government has placed the origin of &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html"&gt;an oil spill that has already affected over 370 miles (600 km) of coastline&lt;/a&gt;. Public information obtained by EL PAÍS reveals that the ship Árbol Grande, dedicated to the maintenance of oil infrastructure, was anchored from February 9 to 16 of that month on an active pipeline that transports Maya crude. This contradicts the official version maintained since the beginning of the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico by the authorities, who denied that there had been any leak or rupture in Pemex facilities. EL PAÍS asked the oil company what happened to that pipeline during those dates, but had not received a reply by press time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-pemex-pipeline-repair-vessel-was-anchored-for-over-eight-days-in-the-area-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-28/the-cockfighting-business-on-the-border-illegal-breeding-farms-in-the-us-and-birds-sold-for-thousands-of-dollars-to-cartels-in-mexico.html</guid>
      <title>The cockfighting business on the border: Illegal breeding farms in the US and birds sold for thousands of dollars to cartels in Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-28/the-cockfighting-business-on-the-border-illegal-breeding-farms-in-the-us-and-birds-sold-for-thousands-of-dollars-to-cartels-in-mexico.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Andrés Rodríguez </dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>An investigation by two NGOs indicates that some of the main breeders of fighting birds have operations in both countries and supply hundreds of thousands of specimens to criminal organizations each year</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>An investigation by two NGOs indicates that some of the main breeders of fighting birds have operations in both countries and supply hundreds of thousands of specimens to criminal organizations each year</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Texas</category>
      <category>Oklahoma </category>
      <category>Arizona </category>
      <category>Dallas</category>
      <category>Michoacán</category>
      <category>Nemesio "El Mencho"</category>
      <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OHZWNPEMDVFADDK7WARECQ42LE.png?auth=3d83054fc32b39b676472455e53fd1c95caed7e879d73f7e25ab3e57273ad0a3" type="image/png" medium="image">
        <media:credit>CEDIDA</media:credit>
        <media:text>Spectators at a cockfight.</media:text>
        <media:description>Spectators at a cockfight.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/loose-ends-remain-after-the-downfall-of-el-mencho-the-last-great-drug-lord.html" title="Loose ends remain after the downfall of El Mencho, the last great drug lord" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-21/the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-oil-spill-in-mexico.html" title="The invisible tragedy of the oil spill in Mexico" rel="related">
        <media:thumbnail url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PT2DDLMHCBFJNCESZSXHKTPVDY.jpg?auth=892ebc2b988ef9245c6a990785778edb2ff4526da487408d4c0d452437db1d0a" height="4000" width="6000"/>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OHZWNPEMDVFADDK7WARECQ42LE.png?auth=3d83054fc32b39b676472455e53fd1c95caed7e879d73f7e25ab3e57273ad0a3" width="3580" height="1964" alt="Spectators at a cockfight."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cockfighting is an important aspect of organized crime in both the United States and Mexico, serving as a link to various illicit activities, including drug and arms trafficking, illegal gambling, and violence. According to investigations by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, two U.S. non-governmental organizations, &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-15/a-new-crime-map-for-mexico.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-15/a-new-crime-map-for-mexico.html"&gt;Mexican cartels&lt;/a&gt; often use these clandestine events for meetings, money laundering, and as a platform for settling disputes. Through their research, these organizations have revealed how the illicit trade operates between breeders and organizers of these animal fights in the U.S. and the drug cartels that largely control the cockfighting arenas south of the border.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-28/the-cockfighting-business-on-the-border-illegal-breeding-farms-in-the-us-and-birds-sold-for-thousands-of-dollars-to-cartels-in-mexico.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-03-27/the-azteca-stadium-gets-a-slight-facelift-without-losing-its-soul.html</guid>
      <title>The Azteca Stadium gets a (slight) facelift without losing its soul</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-03-27/the-azteca-stadium-gets-a-slight-facelift-without-losing-its-soul.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Diego Mancera,Mónica Juárez ,Emiliano Molina</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The world’s largest soccer stadium underwent a controversial and delayed renovation two years before the World Cup began. It reopens this Saturday with a friendly match between Mexico and Portugal</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The world’s largest soccer stadium underwent a controversial and delayed renovation two years before the World Cup began. It reopens this Saturday with a friendly match between Mexico and Portugal</description>
      <category>FIFA</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Pelé</category>
      <category>Maradona</category>
      <category>Televisa</category>
      <category>Emilio Azcárraga Jean</category>
      <category>Club América</category>
      <category>Cristiano Ronaldo</category>
      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2025-11-27/gabriela-cuevas-today-we-complain-about-potholes-but-during-the-1986-world-cup-half-the-city-was-devastated-by-the-earthquake.html" title="Gabriela Cuevas: ‘Today we complain about potholes, but during the 1986 World Cup, half the city was devastated by the earthquake’" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-02/azteca-stadium-residents-vs-the-2026-world-cup-theyre-getting-rich-at-our-expense.html" title="Azteca Stadium residents vs. the 2026 World Cup: ‘They’re getting rich at our expense’" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The literature surrounding the Azteca Stadium is endless. From cathedral of world soccer to temple and sanctuary. Hyperbole upon hyperbole that magnifies its nearly 60-year history. It will reach its 60th anniversary on May 29, a few days before the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2024-02-06/2026-world-cup-calendar-matches-cities-and-stadiums-in-the-us-mexico-and-canada.html?agr=taboola" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2024-02-06/2026-world-cup-calendar-matches-cities-and-stadiums-in-the-us-mexico-and-canada.html?agr=taboola"&gt;opening game of the World Cup&lt;/a&gt; between Mexico and South Africa on June 11. Such euphoria clashes with its turbulent renovation, which began and now continues with delays.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-03-27/the-azteca-stadium-gets-a-slight-facelift-without-losing-its-soul.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Photography and video:&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emiliano Molina&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Design and layout: &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mónica Juárez Martín and Ángel Hernández&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Visual editing:&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mónica González&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Mexican Navy searching for two sailboats carrying aid to Cuba lost in the Caribbean</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-27/mexican-navy-searching-for-two-sailboats-carrying-aid-to-cuba-lost-in-the-caribbean.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Juan Carlos Espinosa</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The boats set sail six days ago from Isla Mujeres, in Quintana Roo, and according to authorities, there is no confirmation that they have reached their destination</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The boats set sail six days ago from Isla Mujeres, in Quintana Roo, and according to authorities, there is no confirmation that they have reached their destination</description>
      <category>Cuba</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Quintana Roo</category>
      <category>Semar México</category>
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        <media:credit>Paola Chiomante (REUTERS)</media:credit>
        <media:text>Boats carrying aid for Cuba at Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, on March 21.</media:text>
        <media:description>Boats carrying aid for Cuba at Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, on March 21.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-25/miamis-cuban-american-community-demonstrates-for-freedom-in-cuba-they-must-be-removed-by-force.html" title="Miami’s Cuban-American community demonstrates for freedom in Cuba: ‘They must be removed by force’" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/cuba-is-nudged-closer-to-the-edge-shower-fast-cook-quickly-before-the-power-goes.html" title="Cuba is nudged closer to the edge: ‘Shower fast! Cook quickly, before the power goes!’" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) has launched a search-and-rescue operation for two sailboats, carrying nine crew members, that departed from Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo on March 20 to deliver &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-20/cubans-praying-for-humanitarian-aid-from-the-nuestra-america-flotilla-god-willing-something-will-reach-me.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-20/cubans-praying-for-humanitarian-aid-from-the-nuestra-america-flotilla-god-willing-something-will-reach-me.html"&gt;humanitarian aid to Cuba&lt;/a&gt;, the agency reported in a statement on Thursday. The Navy stated that the vessels were scheduled to arrive in Havana between Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. However, “so far” there has been “no communication or confirmation of their arrival.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-27/mexican-navy-searching-for-two-sailboats-carrying-aid-to-cuba-lost-in-the-caribbean.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html</guid>
      <title>Lack of transparency about causes of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico fuels public concern </title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Carlos Carabaña,Paulina Anai Flores Ramírez</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The government claims the state company Pemex has no responsibility, while experts and environmental groups wonder whether the spill originated from a ship or a failure in the pipe infrastructure</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The government claims the state company Pemex has no responsibility, while experts and environmental groups wonder whether the spill originated from a ship or a failure in the pipe infrastructure</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Pemex</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Estado de Veracruz</category>
      <category>Tabasco (México)</category>
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        <media:credit>Yahir Ceballos (REUTERS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico</media:title>
        <media:text>Authorities inspect the carcass of a dolphin in Alvarado, Veracruz, on March 24.</media:text>
        <media:description>Authorities inspect the carcass of a dolphin in Alvarado, Veracruz, on March 24.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-21/the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-oil-spill-in-mexico.html" title="The invisible tragedy of the oil spill in Mexico" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html" title="An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is met with two weeks of evasive responses" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;In early March, the first alerts were raised that tar slicks were washing up on several beaches in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, staining the flora and killing the fauna. Almost a month later, two main questions remain unanswered about &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html?event_log=oklogin" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html?event_log=oklogin"&gt;this oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico&lt;/a&gt;: the Mexican government has still not identified its cause, or whether it is still ongoing. Until now, authorities had maintained the version given by state authorities in Veracruz, namely that it was a spill from a ship belonging to a company not associated with the state oil company Pemex. But on Tuesday, during her daily press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that an interdisciplinary group had been formed with environmental and energy sector authorities, as well as the Mexican Navy, to determine “the cause of the spill” and “whether there is still a leak, or if it was just a one-off incident.” That same day, according to the president, she had received reports on the matter from Pemex and the Navy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/lack-of-transparency-about-causes-of-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-fuels-public-concern.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The violence of the ‘incel’ world strikes Mexican classrooms again</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:21:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-violence-of-the-incel-world-strikes-mexican-classrooms-again.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Verónica Garrido</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>A teenager shot and killed two teachers in Michoacán in a direct attack after spreading misogynistic messages on social media</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>A teenager shot and killed two teachers in Michoacán in a direct attack after spreading misogynistic messages on social media</description>
      <category>Michoacán</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Instagram</category>
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        <media:credit>@vodka.om</media:credit>
        <media:text>Osmer H, during recording of a social media post. </media:text>
        <media:description>Osmer H, during recording of a social media post. </media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html" title="An assault rifle, a 15-year-old, and a trophy video: The tragedy that shattered Michoacán" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-01-22/hammers-to-the-face-and-amphetamines-hypermasculine-looksmaxxing-invades-the-internet.html" title="Hammers to the face and amphetamines: hypermasculine looksmaxxing invades the internet" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Nine hours before the attack, 15-year-old Osmer H recorded himself in front of a mirror dressed in black, holding an AR-15 rifle. He posted a message on social media: “Today is the day.” He then shared a video on Instagram with references to hatred toward women and school shootings. Later, he entered the private Anton Makarenko High School, where he was a student, in the coastal municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas, &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-23/from-chickens-to-lemons-the-criminal-life-of-el-botox-michoacans-biggest-extortionist.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-23/from-chickens-to-lemons-the-criminal-life-of-el-botox-michoacans-biggest-extortionist.html"&gt;Michoacán&lt;/a&gt;, and killed two of his teachers, María del Rosario and Tatiana, aged 36 and 37, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-violence-of-the-incel-world-strikes-mexican-classrooms-again.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>An assault rifle, a 15-year-old, and a trophy video: The tragedy that shattered Michoacán</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Juan Carlos Espinosa</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Osmer H killed two of his high school teachers with 14 shots from an AR-15 in an attack he had foreshadowed on social media</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Osmer H killed two of his high school teachers with 14 shots from an AR-15 in an attack he had foreshadowed on social media</description>
      <category>Michoacán</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Instagram</category>
      <category>Charles Manson</category>
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        <media:credit>@vodka.om</media:credit>
        <media:text>Osmer H, a 15-year-old who opened fire at a high school in Michoacán.</media:text>
        <media:description>Osmer H, a 15-year-old who opened fire at a high school in Michoacán.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/on-the-trail-of-el-botox-in-mexicos-citrus-growing-wall-street.html" title="On the trail of ‘El Bótox’ in Mexico’s citrus-growing Wall Street" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-06/michoacan-untamed-territory-one-of-the-symbols-of-mexicos-security-crisis.html" title="Michoacán, untamed territory: One of the symbols of Mexico’s security crisis " rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The terror seemed endless. But the clock only registered 10 minutes. Between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, everything changed at the Antón Makarenko high school in &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.html"&gt;Michoacán&lt;/a&gt;. In those 10 minutes, the lives of teachers María del Rosario and Tatiana were taken by the roar of 14 gunshots. In that brief moment, Osmer H, just 15 years old, fulfilled the threat he had made hours earlier in a video on social media, with a rifle in his hand and images linked to the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-12/trapped-by-the-incel-algorithm-in-mexico-i-thought-i-would-always-live-miserably.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-12/trapped-by-the-incel-algorithm-in-mexico-i-thought-i-would-always-live-miserably.html"&gt;extremist and misogynistic incel movement&lt;/a&gt;: “Today is the day.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-23/prognathodon-cipactli-a-sea-monster-from-the-age-of-the-dinosaurs-discovered-in-mexico.html</guid>
      <title>‘Prognathodon cipactli,’ a sea monster from the age of the dinosaurs discovered in Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:45:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-23/prognathodon-cipactli-a-sea-monster-from-the-age-of-the-dinosaurs-discovered-in-mexico.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Alejandro  López Ramírez</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The aquatic reptile, a superpredator of the mosasaur family, inhabited the seas of what is now the northeast of the country about 70 million years ago</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The aquatic reptile, a superpredator of the mosasaur family, inhabited the seas of what is now the northeast of the country about 70 million years ago</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Nuevo León</category>
      <category>Orcas</category>
      <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BSD3NDWCEZFKPHAYJEUEP2YF7U.jpeg?auth=7a63826851e42a6dd0b1124a3ec4a8a7d5c2a5f9cba7cfd69c6d65eadd53bd45" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">
        <media:credit>Pavel Galván</media:credit>
        <media:text>Reconstruction of the 'Prognathodon cipactli.'</media:text>
        <media:description>Reconstruction of the 'Prognathodon cipactli.'</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-02-25/a-chicken-sized-dinosaur-related-to-t-rex-debunks-the-hypothesis-that-its-lineage-shrank.html" title="A chicken-sized dinosaur related to T. rex debunks the hypothesis that its lineage shrank" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-02-20/a-wonderful-new-dinosaur-species-with-a-colorful-crest-is-unearthed-in-the-sahara-desert.html" title="A ‘wonderful’ new dinosaur species with a colorful crest is unearthed in the Sahara Desert" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;A six-meter-long sea monster with powerful jaws is the latest prehistoric creature found among the fossil deposits of northern Mexico. The &lt;i&gt;Prognathodon cipactli&lt;/i&gt;, an aquatic reptile from the mosasaur family that &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-09-23/joaquinraptor-casali-a-previously-unknown-top-predator-that-lived-in-argentine-patagonia-they-were-truly-powerful.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-09-23/joaquinraptor-casali-a-previously-unknown-top-predator-that-lived-in-argentine-patagonia-they-were-truly-powerful.html"&gt;shared the era with dinosaurs&lt;/a&gt; but was not related to them, dominated the seas some 70 million years ago in the late Cretaceous period, just before the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-06-28/the-mystery-of-the-last-mammoths-neither-the-climate-nor-human-hunting-nor-genetics-explain-their-extinction.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-06-28/the-mystery-of-the-last-mammoths-neither-the-climate-nor-human-hunting-nor-genetics-explain-their-extinction.html"&gt;mass extinction event&lt;/a&gt; that ended the age of the dinosaurs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-23/prognathodon-cipactli-a-sea-monster-from-the-age-of-the-dinosaurs-discovered-in-mexico.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/loose-ends-remain-after-the-downfall-of-el-mencho-the-last-great-drug-lord.html</guid>
      <title>Loose ends remain after the downfall of El Mencho, the last great drug lord</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/loose-ends-remain-after-the-downfall-of-el-mencho-the-last-great-drug-lord.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Pablo Ferri </dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The Attorney General Office’s failure to secure the site where the cartel kingpin was killed, the gaps in the narrative about the subsequent violence that left dozens dead, and the doubts about the future of the CJNG paint a picture of the current criminal landscape in Mexico</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The Attorney General Office’s failure to secure the site where the cartel kingpin was killed, the gaps in the narrative about the subsequent violence that left dozens dead, and the doubts about the future of the CJNG paint a picture of the current criminal landscape in Mexico</description>
      <category>Nemesio "El Mencho"</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Jalisco</category>
      <category>Michoacán</category>
      <category>Sinaloa</category>
      <category>Omar García Harfuch</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Los Chapitos</category>
      <category>Ovidio Guzmán López</category>
      <category>Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada</category>
      <category>Joaquín Guzmán Loera "El Chapo"</category>
      <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GBLTM576YBDVXL6EVHLQ46W4EM.jpg?auth=512c617ca42f9f4559d828b9b98c2dda010702ec3eb0c31f26f7c4a0f23049cb" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">
        <media:credit>Carlo Echegoyen (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:text>National Guard troops at the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, in Mexico City, February 22.</media:text>
        <media:description>National Guard troops at the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, in Mexico City, February 22.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-15/a-new-crime-map-for-mexico.html" title="A new crime map for Mexico" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-26/following-the-trail-of-el-menchos-last-battle-in-tapalpa.html" title="Following the trail of El Mencho’s last battle in Tapalpa " rel="related">
        <media:thumbnail url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WM6TMG5WOBCJREXLJYE7V3W65M.jpg?auth=1a39a8978dbf47bc50c7bc2dd1c636ff36f9e8c0c4bc42f4ada841ddf504af8a" height="5464" width="8192"/>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GBLTM576YBDVXL6EVHLQ46W4EM.jpg?auth=512c617ca42f9f4559d828b9b98c2dda010702ec3eb0c31f26f7c4a0f23049cb" width="6000" height="4000" alt="National Guard troops at the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, in Mexico City, February 22."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;A chess game is being played in western Mexico, which is anxiously awaiting the new shape of organized crime. The &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/el-mencho-the-discreet-drug-lord-who-revolutionized-mexicos-criminal-landscape.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/el-mencho-the-discreet-drug-lord-who-revolutionized-mexicos-criminal-landscape.html"&gt;capture of Nemesio Oseguera&lt;/a&gt;, alias “El Mencho,” a month ago now calls into question the future of the criminal group he led, the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-a-criminal-enterprise-with-a-turbulent-rise.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-a-criminal-enterprise-with-a-turbulent-rise.html"&gt;Jalisco New Generation Cartel&lt;/a&gt; (CJNG), one of the most powerful on the continent, with roots in that area of Mexico and sustained by the firepower of its underlings and the businesses it was able to build. Doubts about the group’s leadership and the consequences of a foreseeable succession share the spotlight with the gaps in the official narrative about the violence in the hours following the kingpin’s death, and with the failure of the Attorney General’s Office to secure the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-24/el-menchos-hideout-was-a-tourist-cabin-flagged-by-the-us-treasury.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-24/el-menchos-hideout-was-a-tourist-cabin-flagged-by-the-us-treasury.html"&gt;cabins where the military located the criminal&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/loose-ends-remain-after-the-downfall-of-el-mencho-the-last-great-drug-lord.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QRWWYP44X5BFHHLOG5IFQQG62I.jpg?auth=e48038fc7ab26fe0e1f71e43b2c5d451d558ca8d386cfa39660d1bdada8a1941" width="6720" height="4480" alt="The remains of Nemesio Oseguera, 'El Mencho,' are laid to rest in Jalisco, on March 2, 2026."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The invisible tragedy of the oil spill in Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-21/the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-oil-spill-in-mexico.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Paulina Anai Flores Ramírez</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Crude oil is poisoning the livelihoods of hundreds of families who live around Laguna del Ostión, in Veracruz state, while residents demand support from the authorities</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Crude oil is poisoning the livelihoods of hundreds of families who live around Laguna del Ostión, in Veracruz state, while residents demand support from the authorities</description>
      <category>Pemex</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Veracruz</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <media:content url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PT2DDLMHCBFJNCESZSXHKTPVDY.jpg?auth=892ebc2b988ef9245c6a990785778edb2ff4526da487408d4c0d452437db1d0a" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">
        <media:credit>Nayeli Cruz (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>MÉXICO-DERRAME PETROLERO-MINATITLÁN</media:title>
        <media:text>Evaristo Hernández and Santos Hernández collect oil-contaminated waste on Tenantitanapan Beach, in Pajapan, Veracruz.</media:text>
        <media:description>Evaristo Hernández and Santos Hernández collect oil-contaminated waste on Tenantitanapan Beach, in Pajapan, Veracruz.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html" title="An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is met with two weeks of evasive responses" rel="related">
        <media:thumbnail url="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CLWJVVHHGFLXDMYRYZSHG3DF3M.jpg?auth=4b09ab2f7d9da8206fe104bf14d3522d4454ff5950d2c0a4b53a2964100a80db" height="3333" width="5000"/>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-22/the-open-war-against-the-oil-phantom-fleet.html" title="The open war against the oil ‘phantom fleet’ " rel="related">
        <media:thumbnail url="https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EEAIKZRTYVNEZA4O4DAJVVFAT4.jpg?auth=26be43e12026b84e62a887c9b86e8f72c0a37b6b81a8ec0673c8acac978ec5b7" height="1467" width="2200"/>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PT2DDLMHCBFJNCESZSXHKTPVDY.jpg?auth=892ebc2b988ef9245c6a990785778edb2ff4526da487408d4c0d452437db1d0a" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Evaristo Hernández and Santos Hernández collect oil-contaminated waste on Tenantitanapan Beach, in Pajapan, Veracruz."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;The oil is no longer visible, but it’s still there. Fish swim in the sea, but they’re no longer being caught. The water isn’t stained, but it leaves a strange brown foam. While it looks like life is back to normal in the municipality of Pajapan, in southern Veracruz, the invisible threat of &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html?event_log=oklogin" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-03-13/an-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-is-met-with-two-weeks-of-evasive-responses.html?event_log=oklogin"&gt;the oil spill that began almost two weeks ago&lt;/a&gt; and has affected 142 miles (230 km) of the Gulf of Mexico coast permeates every minute of its inhabitants’ days. Uncaught crabs and unsold shrimp paint a picture of the new reality for dozens of families who, faced with the pollution of the Laguna del Ostión (Oyster Lagoon), are struggling to survive an emergency that has left them without their main source of income. “It’s critical because I haven’t worked a single day since the pollution started,” says Vicente Vargas, a 49-year-old fisherman with 14 years of experience in the trade.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-21/the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-oil-spill-in-mexico.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/R765WMWOBVCRNML3Q2T7ZANNFQ.jpg?auth=355fae0b140fe646e05574e813bb12eb9352459aa627f05f4c24148c7ce0b084" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Oil-covered waste is kept in sacks by fishermen in Laguna del Ostión and Playa Linda, in Veracruz state. "&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OR4MFZ3OP5GTPMH3SCQUSOC2LA.jpg?auth=c5d1e6ee0d39eb3708dd65021fbda0e6e4046cb9dc55b10f9aae3b48af82219d" width="3936" height="2624" alt="Fish and seafood vendors affected by the pollution of the lagoon and the sea."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HN5RHYOFIJAPNKIZ2PFNDGN5DY.jpg?auth=85612cc46a50990a1bfe9a82df85b065a243cfd6bfebeb8cf58a7e8589b385af" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Evaristo Hernández looks for contaminated waste in the Laguna del Ostión on March 13, 2026. "&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PP6CM54MDJGTHDE737XU4RQGOA.jpg?auth=a6acbca1551fdddc044676ceb40ef344416ffaf4c5c3fb5e6fa5c6b76bb30c96" width="4000" height="2250" alt="The Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Refinery, in Minatitlán, Veracruz, on March 14."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The new life of hand-painted signs in Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-21/the-new-life-of-hand-painted-signs-in-mexico.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Rodrigo Soriano</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The ban on this signage in the streets of downtown Mexico City caught the attention of younger generations. EL PAÍS speaks with artists and apprentices, who have revived an essential profession in the urban landscape </dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The ban on this signage in the streets of downtown Mexico City caught the attention of younger generations. EL PAÍS speaks with artists and apprentices, who have revived an essential profession in the urban landscape </description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Oaxaca</category>
      <category>Cuauhtémoc</category>
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        <media:credit>Eva Lepiz (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>MEXICO - ARTURO GIOVANNI - ROTULOS BAUTISTA</media:title>
        <media:text>Arturo Bautista at the Bautista Sign Workshop, in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca, on February 25.</media:text>
        <media:description>Arturo Bautista at the Bautista Sign Workshop, in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca, on February 25.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Aurea Del Rosario (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
          <media:title>MÉXICO-ROTULOS - BIRRIA LOS TORITOS</media:title>
          <media:text>Painted signs at the Los Toritos birria stand in Mexico City on March 3.</media:text>
          <media:description>Painted signs at the Los Toritos birria stand in Mexico City on March 3.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Aurea Del Rosario (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
          <media:title>MÉXICO-ROTULOS - BIRRIA LOS TORITOS</media:title>
          <media:text>Fernando Moreno, “El Shoker,” is holding two signed plates.</media:text>
          <media:description>Fernando Moreno, “El Shoker,” is holding two signed plates.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Aurea Del Rosario (El País)</media:credit>
          <media:title>MÉXICO-ROTULOS - BIRRIA LOS TORITOS</media:title>
          <media:text>Signs at Los Toritos birriería.</media:text>
          <media:description>Signs at Los Toritos birriería.</media:description>
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          <media:credit>Aurea Del Rosario (El País)</media:credit>
          <media:title>MÉXICO-ROTULOS - BIRRIA LOS TORITOS</media:title>
          <media:text>Fernando Moreno making tacos for the customers.</media:text>
          <media:description>Fernando Moreno making tacos for the customers.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AM4YORHLERCGBLTI5KH4ZKGOMY.jpg?auth=81994724b6e96e10b559df4f8ca9b89698080ffc5a56749c8d2b32919b2f7c32" width="7907" height="4448" alt="Arturo Bautista at the Bautista Sign Workshop, in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca, on February 25."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alina Kiliwa’s studio in northern Mexico City is a haven amidst the capital’s hustle and bustle. She opens a can of blue paint, picks up one of her brushes and delicately begins to paint five letters on one of the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-14/la-taco-the-food-outlet-that-became-a-chronicler-of-trumps-immigration-crusade.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-14/la-taco-the-food-outlet-that-became-a-chronicler-of-trumps-immigration-crusade.html"&gt;taco shop&lt;/a&gt;-shaped piggy banks scattered across her table: “SIGNS.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-21/the-new-life-of-hand-painted-signs-in-mexico.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OVZ6PQOL7JHGTERC3AXTSG4T4U.jpg?auth=9c3a65104070329f41a20cac519f67b10d1cfde012ae57c77c7015c0c1c299ab" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Alina Kiliwa in her workshop, in Mexico City, on February 19."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5QATJDJTQ5AONISBLQGCPWW624.jpg?auth=23182d2178480bc6eeb3db27d706c4aba9911165b3480bff5803a6091e5b61f9" width="8192" height="5464" alt="Arturo Bautista in his workshop in the town of Etla, Oaxaca."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The criminal underworlds of Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador converge in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:41:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/the-criminal-underworlds-of-mexico-colombia-and-ecuador-converge-in-the-murder-of-fernando-villavicencio.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Pablo Ferri ,Carolina Mella Happe,Santiago  Torrado</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The arrest of ‘Lobo Menor’ in the Mexican capital sheds light on the criminal relationship between the three countries, connected to cocaine trafficking</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The arrest of ‘Lobo Menor’ in the Mexican capital sheds light on the criminal relationship between the three countries, connected to cocaine trafficking</description>
      <category>Fernando Villavicencio</category>
      <category>Ecuador</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Colombia</category>
      <category>FARC</category>
      <category>Gustavo Petro</category>
      <category>Nemesio "El Mencho"</category>
      <category>Jalisco</category>
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        <media:credit>Colombian Migration (via REUTERS)</media:credit>
        <media:text>Colombian police escort Ángel Esteban Aguilar 'Lobo Menor' at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, this Wednesday.</media:text>
        <media:description>Colombian police escort Ángel Esteban Aguilar 'Lobo Menor' at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, this Wednesday.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Mexico on Wednesday captured Ángel Esteban Aguilar, alias “Lobo Menor,” one of the leaders of the Ecuadorian criminal group &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-21/criminal-mining-militarization-and-indigenous-challenges-in-the-ecuadorian-crisis.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-21/criminal-mining-militarization-and-indigenous-challenges-in-the-ecuadorian-crisis.html"&gt;Los Lobos&lt;/a&gt;, which was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in September. Having arrived in Mexico under a false name, Lobo Menor was transferred to Colombia on Wednesday, a necessary step before facing justice in Ecuador, whose Interior Minister John Reimberg explained that Aguilar was wanted for the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-12/four-hitmen-drug-cartels-and-security-failures-the-murder-of-fernando-villavicencio.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-12/four-hitmen-drug-cartels-and-security-failures-the-murder-of-fernando-villavicencio.html"&gt;2023 murder of Fernando Villavicencio&lt;/a&gt;, then a presidential candidate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/the-criminal-underworlds-of-mexico-colombia-and-ecuador-converge-in-the-murder-of-fernando-villavicencio.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/D3QQ2MPL35A2FMRBHE4NJD3EEI.jpg?auth=c61b87b8a3d1fa933d9b638be31cadcacf11d1b113c970a8178d44ac340a1257" width="8192" height="5464" alt="One of the cabins where El Mencho was hiding out, in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>First international aid convoy carrying five tons of medical supplies arrives in Cuba amid tension with the US</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:28:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/first-international-aid-convoy-carrying-five-tons-of-medical-supplies-arrives-in-cuba-amid-tension-with-the-us.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Carlos  Salinas Maldonado</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>The initiative, originating in Europe and supported by well-known activists such as Greta Thunberg, includes humanitarian aid worth €500,000. Another shipment is due on March 21 from Mexico </dcterms:alternative>
      <description>The initiative, originating in Europe and supported by well-known activists such as Greta Thunberg, includes humanitarian aid worth €500,000. Another shipment is due on March 21 from Mexico </description>
      <category>Cuba</category>
      <category>Greta Thunberg</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>Granma</category>
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        <media:credit>Consulado de Cuba en Roma</media:credit>
        <media:title>First international aid arrives in Cuba </media:title>
        <media:text>The Nuestra América flotilla convoy arrives in Havana this Wednesday.</media:text>
        <media:description>The Nuestra América flotilla convoy arrives in Havana this Wednesday.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cuban authorities applauded the arrival Wednesday at Havana’s airport of a convoy from Europe carrying five tons of humanitarian aid valued at €500,000 ($573,394). The initiative, spearheaded by the Progressive International, a left-wing transnational organization, and supported by well-known activists such as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, aims to alleviate &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/cubans-at-their-limit-how-is-it-possible-that-in-my-country-they-listen-to-anyone-but-the-people.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/cubans-at-their-limit-how-is-it-possible-that-in-my-country-they-listen-to-anyone-but-the-people.html"&gt;the crisis gripping Cubans&lt;/a&gt; amid heightened tensions with the Trump Administration, which is demanding a change in the island’s leadership. “This demonstrates the magnitude of the battle being waged around the world today for Cuba, a battle fought because of the example we represent,” said Rodrigo Zarza, director for Europe of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/first-international-aid-convoy-carrying-five-tons-of-medical-supplies-arrives-in-cuba-amid-tension-with-the-us.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/I4K3S55CIZG7VH6MSSQVFXF36I.JPG?auth=33d3a4c3cc078b54c98ebe21999d4873923c4dc71a5fea555f75ccc91bebe2d1" width="6000" height="4000" alt="European volunteers of the 'Nuestra América Convoy' deliver supplies to a hospital on Wednesday in Havana."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Mexico’s economy secretary: ‘Our vision in the USMCA is to reduce dependence on other regions’</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-18/mexicos-economy-secretary-our-vision-in-the-usmca-is-to-reduce-dependence-on-other-regions.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Sonia Corona </dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Marcelo Ebrard is visiting Washington to present his plan for the upcoming review of a treaty that represents 29% of global GDP in trade</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Marcelo Ebrard is visiting Washington to present his plan for the upcoming review of a treaty that represents 29% of global GDP in trade</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Marcelo Ebrard</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>Washington D.C.</category>
      <category>Canadá</category>
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        <media:credit>CEDIDA</media:credit>
        <media:title>MÉXICO - EBRARD GREER TMEC</media:title>
        <media:text>A working meeting between Marcelo Ebrard and Jamieson Greer in  Washington, on Wednesday.</media:text>
        <media:description>A working meeting between Marcelo Ebrard and Jamieson Greer in  Washington, on Wednesday.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-13/chinese-automakers-byd-and-geely-bid-to-acquire-a-nissan-plant-in-mexico.html" title="Chinese automakers BYD and Geely bid to acquire a Nissan plant in Mexico" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) began Wednesday in Washington with a meeting between Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, and the U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer. Ebrard shared a photo of the two countries’ teams at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on his social media accounts. The Mexican Secretary explained that the purpose of this first meeting was to discuss the countries’ expectations &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-09-09/mexico-prepares-for-tough-usmca-treaty-negotiations-with-the-united-states.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-09-09/mexico-prepares-for-tough-usmca-treaty-negotiations-with-the-united-states.html"&gt;for the future of the trade agreement&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-18/mexicos-economy-secretary-our-vision-in-the-usmca-is-to-reduce-dependence-on-other-regions.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Symbolic gesture by the king of Spain accelerates a thaw in relations with Mexico</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:35:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/symbolic-gesture-by-the-king-of-spain-accelerates-a-thaw-in-relations-with-mexico.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Elena San José</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Felipe VI’s remarks about colonial-era ‘abuses’ help restore political ties at a time when Mexico is feeling pressure from the US and cannot keep up the tension with a major historical and trade partner</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Felipe VI’s remarks about colonial-era ‘abuses’ help restore political ties at a time when Mexico is feeling pressure from the US and cannot keep up the tension with a major historical and trade partner</description>
      <category>Felipe VI</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Madrid</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
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        <media:credit>José Jiménez Casa de S.M. el Rey (EFE)</media:credit>
        <media:title>El rey dice que hubo "mucho abuso" en la conquista de América</media:title>
        <media:text>King Felipe VI at the National Archaeological Museum, in Madrid, on March 16.</media:text>
        <media:description>King Felipe VI at the National Archaeological Museum, in Madrid, on March 16.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-16/spains-king-felipe-vi-acknowledges-that-there-were-many-abuses-in-the-colonization-of-america.html" title="Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges that there were ‘many abuses’ in the colonization of America" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Mexico and Spain are moving toward a thaw after seven years of diplomatic tensions and one year of displays of goodwill. The trail of gestures by Spanish authorities, which their Mexican counterparts have been taking note of, culminated this Monday with the Spanish monarch’s acknowledgment &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-08-09/the-conquest-of-mexico-under-question-500-years-on.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-08-09/the-conquest-of-mexico-under-question-500-years-on.html"&gt;of the “abuses”&lt;/a&gt; committed during the colonization of the Americas by the conquistadors. This rapprochement by Felipe VI — unthinkable when former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent him a letter demanding accountability for the atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples during that period — marks a turning point. It reverses, at least partially, the rift that opened in 2019. Spain has been softening its position, from a complete refusal to make any concessions, to the king’s recent statements, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has welcomed the shift. In the current international scenario, with Donald Trump exerting pressure on Mexico from the north, it is also in her government’s best interest to achieve a de-escalation and secure a firm ally with whom it shares fundamental historical and commercial ties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/symbolic-gesture-by-the-king-of-spain-accelerates-a-thaw-in-relations-with-mexico.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>Mexican president welcomes ​​King Felipe’s ‘gesture of rapprochement’ in admitting abuses during Spanish conquest</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/mexican-president-welcomes-king-felipes-gesture-of-rapprochement-in-admitting-abuses-during-spanish-conquest.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Elena San José</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Spain and Mexico have reached their closest point in seven years following diplomatic tensions over the interpretation of colonial history</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Spain and Mexico have reached their closest point in seven years following diplomatic tensions over the interpretation of colonial history</description>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
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        <media:credit>José Méndez (EFE)</media:credit>
        <media:title>México destaca el "gesto de acercamiento" de Felipe VI tras sus palabras sobre conquista</media:title>
        <media:text>Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Tuesday.</media:text>
        <media:description>Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Tuesday.</media:description>
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      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has responded to Spain’s King Felipe VI and acknowledged the “gesture of rapprochement” he made on Tuesday during his visit to the exhibition of Indigenous women that Mexico sent to Spain last autumn. Felipe VI said on Monday that there was a great deal of “abuse” and “ethical controversies” in the colonization of the Americas by the conquistadors — the greatest concession to date from the Spanish Royal Household.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/mexican-president-welcomes-king-felipes-gesture-of-rapprochement-in-admitting-abuses-during-spanish-conquest.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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      <title>The king of Spain takes another step: The ball is now in Mexico’s court</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:52:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/the-king-of-spain-takes-another-step-the-ball-is-now-in-mexicos-court.html</link>
      <dc:creator>Carmen Morán Breña</dc:creator>
      <dcterms:alternative>Felipe VI’s acknowledgment of ‘abuses’ during the colonization of the Americas awaits a response from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum</dcterms:alternative>
      <description>Felipe VI’s acknowledgment of ‘abuses’ during the colonization of the Americas awaits a response from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum</description>
      <category>Felipe VI</category>
      <category>México</category>
      <category>Claudia Sheinbaum</category>
      <category>Andrés Manuel López Obrador</category>
      <category>Pedro Sánchez</category>
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        <media:credit>Nayeli Cruz (EL PAÍS)</media:credit>
        <media:title>MÉXICO-CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM-ELECCIONES</media:title>
        <media:text>Claudia Sheinbaum receives the party's baton of command from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on September 7, 2023.</media:text>
        <media:description>Claudia Sheinbaum receives the party's baton of command from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on September 7, 2023.</media:description>
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-16/spains-king-felipe-vi-acknowledges-that-there-were-many-abuses-in-the-colonization-of-america.html" title="Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges that there were ‘many abuses’ in the colonization of America" rel="related">
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      <atom:link href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-09/king-of-spain-warns-about-the-risk-of-dismantling-the-link-between-europe-and-the-us.html" title="King of Spain warns about the risk of ‘dismantling’ the link between Europe and the US" rel="related">
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      <content:encoded>&lt;img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QDP37O7UL5H5DFZ5Y6ZTN53VOE.jpg?auth=fe429ccfcdc2fdfe19bf2cf8e3b8cf93082fab0b8db97c138ecb21f467803624" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Claudia Sheinbaum receives the party's baton of command from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on September 7, 2023."&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;p&gt;Culture is proving to be a crucial tool in repairing the strained diplomatic relations between Spain and Mexico, which soured in 2019 when the then newly elected Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, demanded a gesture of reparation from the Spanish Crown for the &lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-08-09/the-conquest-of-mexico-under-question-500-years-on.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-08-09/the-conquest-of-mexico-under-question-500-years-on.html"&gt;excesses of colonization&lt;/a&gt;. The letter sent to the monarch at that time was private, but the matter was resolved publicly with a firm rejection from the Spanish government and a breakdown in relations that continues to this day. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/the-king-of-spain-takes-another-step-the-ball-is-now-in-mexicos-court.html" target="_blank"&gt;Seguir leyendo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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