Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito | Politics News

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito | Politics News

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released footage of the police raid on its embassy in Quito, Ecuador, calling the law enforcement action an “unauthorised and violent break-in”. In an accompanying statement on Tuesday, published both in Spanish and English, the ministry blasted Ecuador for violating international accords protecting embassies…

Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse | Space

Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse | Space

A major golf tournament ground to a halt. Schools emptied of students. And thousands of people across North America turned their eyes to the sky to watch a rare celestial event. On Monday, parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States were treated to a total solar eclipse, a phenomenon…

Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial? | Politics News

Mexico to Iran, why are attacks on embassies so controversial? | Politics News

EXPLAINER International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Recent attacks on embassies have breached that understanding, prompting anger. Mexico and Ecuador are locked in a diplomatic spat after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been seeking…

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid | Police News

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid | Police News

Mexico has withdrawn personnel from its embassy in Ecuador following the unprecedented storming of the building by security forces, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said. The two countries severed ties after the raid made on Friday in a bid to arrest former Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas, who was sheltering…

Retiree loses m in timeshare fraud by Mexican drug cartel known for cannibalism
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Retiree loses $1m in timeshare fraud by Mexican drug cartel known for cannibalism

Two California retirees say they lost nearly $1 million after falling victim to a bizarre timeshare scam run by a notorious Mexican drug cartel that is known for horrifying claims of cannibalism. The rapidly evolving scam, run by the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), is estimated to have fleeced hundreds…

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy | News

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy | News

Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela sharply rebuked Ecuador on Saturday, hours after the seizure…

How one Mexican beach town saved itself from ‘death by tourism’ | Sustainability

How one Mexican beach town saved itself from ‘death by tourism’ | Sustainability

Puerto Escondido, Mexico – With its bucolic beaches, lush greenery and kaleidoscopic sunsets, it is not difficult to see why the remote tropical paradise of Puerto Escondido has become so popular. The coastline, tucked away on the southern Pacific hip of Mexico’s Oaxaca region, is a mecca for surfers, bar…

Mexico suspends ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy | Politics News

Mexico suspends ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy | Politics News

Mexico has suspended diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police forcibly broke into its embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas who had sought political asylum there. Glas, who had been convicted twice of corruption, has been staying in the Mexican embassy since December, claiming he was…