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Beginner II
I'm back. It was a difficult, hard week, but we knew how to improve. Life is exactly that: a lot of imbalances that are suffered both on the court and off it. The goal is always to improve. And that's what we did. What defines us is not the fall, but the obsession with correcting course. Public opinion was very harsh on us, they judged us severely, especially me and the coach, Roberto Martínez.
Geneva. The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories accused Israel of “targeting” children in the Gaza Strip and reiterated that Tel Aviv forces are perpetrating “genocide.”
Mexico seeks statistical perfection in the World Cup. With one game remaining in the group stage, the team led by Javier Aguirre has already crossed out two of the three boxes it has won since the opening ceremony. In the debut against South Africa, they took off the burden of seven opening matches without a win: five defeats and two draws. Last Thursday, in Guadalajara, they beat South Korea and signed their first World Cup victory outside the Mexico City stadium.
King Felipe VI of Spain has made at least four visits to Mexico, both before and after his coronation. In July 2004 he made his first international trip after marrying Queen Letizia. In December 2014 he attended the 26th Ibero-American Summit in Veracruz. He returned the following year, in July 2015, his first state visit; met with President Enrique Peña Nieto. He returned in December 2018 and attended the inauguration ceremony of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He was not among those invited to the inauguration ceremony of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Tomorrow afternoon he will go to the National Palace to greet the president, which will mark a new stage in diplomatic relations with Mexico's second trading partner. Seven thousand Hispanic companies have businesses here.
The Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) will remain in force for at least 10 years, regardless of what happens on July 1, when the three countries must communicate whether they opt for a 16-year extension or to maintain the agreement in its original term with annual reviews, said the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, clarifying that the possibility of a withdrawal has already been ruled out because none of the parties notified their departure within the regulatory period.
Students from the National School of Biological Sciences (ENCB) of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) held an assembly yesterday to evaluate how the work is progressing at the dialogue tables, one month after the start of the work stoppage in that academic unit.
Paris. France experienced “the hottest day ever recorded” with temperatures of up to 42 degrees Celsius – amid an anticipated extreme heat wave across Europe – that left at least 40 people dead from drowning in five days, amid an increase in extreme weather events linked to climate change.
A district judge denied protection to Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna against his involvement in the process due to the accusations he faces for crimes related to hydrocarbons, organized crime and operations with resources of illicit origin.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean grew 1.7 percent last year, but it did so unevenly between countries and economic sectors. At the same time, “in the midst of a complex international scenario”, characterized by the geopolitical context derived from the trade policy of the United States, investment announcements towards the region fell 34.3 percent in amount, reported the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Roberto Velasco Álvarez, yesterday called on Mexico's ambassadors in the world to redouble efforts to strengthen the country's international presence, project a "positive, modern and balanced" image of the nation and disseminate the results achieved by the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Moscow. After pointing out that "the enemy (Ukraine) loses territory after territory and our (Russian) soldiers occupy one town after another," the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, yesterday downplayed the recent attacks with Ukrainian missiles and drones against military industry companies and refineries in Moscow, Voronezh and other cities in the country, as well as their progress in blocking the Crimean peninsula.
Zacatecas, Zac., After two consecutive days of searching, the group of searching mothers Las Escarabajo de Zacatecas located bone segments of four people on a rural farm in the municipality of Jerez, known as Las Albercas, near the town of La Ciénega de Fernández, which years ago was used as a safe house by organized crime.
There is a word that the opposition in Mexico pronounces with almost religious devotion: democracy, but they do not seem to know its meaning. We have heard them invoke it on the platform, stamp it on displays, use it as a shield when Morena advances a reform, always under the accusation that that same democracy would be at risk.
The councilors who make up the Commission on Prerogatives and Political Parties of the National Electoral Institute (INE) will vote today on a project that proposes granting party registration to the four finalist associations in this process that began in January 2025.
Although the registration of pre-candidacies for Morena, the PT and the PVEM is currently taking place in a “party” atmosphere, the risk of subsequent disagreements and desertions cannot be ruled out. Even in states like San Luis Potosí, the ruling coalition could divide, which would open the door to an eventual victory for the opposition.
The World Press Photo, which will celebrate seven decades in 2025, will have this year an additional exhibition to the contest called The Archive, which includes winning images in past editions.
The Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, reported that the possibility of a withdrawal from the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) has already been ruled out because none of the parties notified their withdrawal within the regulatory period. Therefore, a minimum of 10 years will continue to be in force, regardless of what happens next July 1, when the three countries must communicate whether they opt for a 16-year extension or to maintain the agreement in its original term with annual reviews.
Oaxaca, Oax., The former mayor of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz José Alberto Martínez, member of the Popular Revolutionary Front (FGR) and son of Tomás Martínez, a leader of said organization in the Sierra Sur and murdered in 2020, suffered an armed attack last night in which a security element died. Martínez was injured, as was a guard.
There is a direct dialogue channel between Cuba and the United States in which the island's government is willing to discuss any issue, except independence, sovereignty, self-determination and the internal order of the country, said Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba. However, this process has not registered any significant progress: every time both governments sit down to talk, Washington responds days later with new sanctions against the island. “It raises doubts about how seriously and responsibly the United States is viewing this conversation,” says the official.
Toluca, Méx, While the mayor of Tenancingo, Nancy Nápoles Pacheco, insists that she was a victim of the crime of illegal deprivation of liberty and the accusation made by the state prosecutor's office is a fabrication to discredit her politically, yesterday a control judge of the Judiciary of the State of Mexico, linked Karla Valeria N and Víctor Manuel N to the trial, for the crime of simulating a kidnapping, considering that the Public Ministry provided sufficient elements to presume his responsibility in that crime.
Querétaro, Qro., Josefina Arellano Chávez, a 62-year-old retired teacher, announced that she sued the municipality of the capital Querétaro, governed by PAN mayor Felipe Fernando Macías Olvera, to demand compensation for the damage caused by an accident in which she lost the visibility of her left eye, when she fell against a stone left in a telephone work authorized by the city council, which was repaired after the accident.
Lionel Messi showed that the instinct to score is non-negotiable. Despite missing a penalty in the opening minutes of the game, he overcame with the ferocity of a predator in the area to become the World Cup's all-time top scorer.
The Government of Mexico City inaugurated four stations on Line 2 of the Metro and announced that this Tuesday the Chabacano station will reopen, the only one that remained closed for works, which will conclude the comprehensive rehabilitation of this route that goes from Tasqueña to Cuatro Caminos and that required an investment of 2.2 billion pesos.
The National Guard (GN), the Mexican Army and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) seized 24,400 liters of liquid methamphetamine in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), said that it is the largest seizure of its type in the current administration, and the second in the historical record.
With the motto “United for Transformation”, Morena, PT and PVEM yesterday began the registration of candidates for state coordination in defense of transformation, a position that in this movement translates into eventual candidacies for governorships.
United States authorities seized 43,000 cartridges at the border port of Mariposa, Arizona, reported yesterday the US ambassador to Mexico, retired Colonel Ronald Johnson.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) arrested Alina Rosales Aguirreurreta, daughter of the historic Cuban general Ulises Rosales del Toro, in Florida for alleged unauthorized stay.
After the shocking US request for provisional arrest, for extradition purposes, of 10 Sinaloa political and police figures (Governor Rubén Rocha Moya in the first place), versions of new judicial demands from Washington towards Mexico have multiplied, by opponents of the process called Fourth Transformation.
Minutes after 7:30, the white figure of Merlin appeared in the Treasury Room of the National Palace, the place where the Presidency has been held since 2018. Wearing his Mexican soccer team shirt, the duck appeared accompanied by his family and his main host: the President.
More than a year after the closure of the export of national livestock to the United States due to the detection of cases of screwworm, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reported that there is no possibility of calculating when the border will open, because it does not depend on Mexico.
During May, private consumption by Mexican households grew 0.4 percent, driven by greater spending in the services sector, such as spending in restaurants, as well as online purchases, BBVA México announced this Monday.
Time and again throughout history, the demonization of social movements has been promoted by conservative governments and sectors, and our country is no exception, concluding in the chronicle of a defeat foretold. Such is the case of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), in its most recent struggle, after almost five decades of a profound effort to democratize union life, vindicate the rights of teachers, defend the quality of education and therefore build from below another world for everyone in our country.
The plenary session of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) confirmed that indigenous peoples and communities have the right to self-determination, to preserve their own forms of organization and to resolve their conflicts in accordance with their rules and procedures.
Businessmen and managers of premises in the streets of the Historic Center urged the authorities of the federal and local governments to “recompense” them for the sales not made during the 27 days that the sit-in of members of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) remained.
The writer Israel Nicasio Álvarez develops simple language in his poetic work: “I write so that my father and mother understand what I am saying.” In his three most recent collections of poems he addresses the reality of the Afro-Mexican people from which he descends, rugby, new masculinities, homeless people, the meaning of poetry and the infrarealist poet Darío Galicia.
Beijing. China announced sanctions against 10 US companies linked to the military in response to a recent US measure that prevents prominent Chinese technology companies from accessing defense contracts.
The Mexican peso depreciated on Monday amid a global advance in the dollar, while investors evaluate a first round of talks between the United States and Iran regarding the end of the conflict in the Middle East.
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation determined that the Federal Consumer Prosecutor's Office (Profeco) has jurisdiction to hear complaints about the provision of private educational services. The matter arose from a parent's claim to Profeco for reimbursement of amounts paid for school supplies and general expenses, after having reported that his children would not attend the school year. The school did not attend the conciliation hearing, a fine was imposed and a procedure for possible violations was initiated. The educational institution maintained that the authority lacked the authority to intervene, since it was constituted as a civil society and did not carry out commercial acts, but the plenary session considered that a consumer relationship did exist with the father of the family.
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) declared constitutional article 37, section V, of the Popular Savings and Credit Law, which empowers the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) to revoke the authorization of a Popular Financial Company (Sofipo) for non-compliance with the capitalization requirements required by the legal framework.
If we look at this year's newspapers, a vague feeling of déjà vu runs through us. Nothing that happens is entirely new, but everything is presented with the clarity of a long-rehearsed nightmare.
Irish rap trio Kneecap celebrated the resignation of Keir Starmer with a powerful “farewell” in Irish hours after the British prime minister addressed the nation from Downing Street.
To analyze whether the activities of the alcohol company Complejo Agroindustrial de Santander are related to the mortality of fish in the Limón River, in Veracruz, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa) imposed a temporary total closure regarding actions related to wastewater discharges.
A total of 445 drivers were sent to El Torito for exceeding the permitted blood alcohol limit in the first 10 days of the 2026 Soccer World Cup Drive Without Alcohol program.
President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed out that the day laborers of San Quintín, Baja California, work “piece-rate” because they are paid according to what they collect, so they sometimes work up to 18 hours a day, so they already have a service center so they can present their complaints directly.
A fire in a commercial food establishment at the Cuatro Caminos station on Metro line 2 left two women injured, one due to burns and the other due to poisoning due to smoke inhalation; one required being transferred to a hospital.
The Mexico-Russia friendship group of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday expressed its "strongest condemnation" for the bombing that occurred in May against the Starobelsk Pedagogical College, in the Lugansk region, where 21 young people between 14 and 17 years old were murdered while they were sleeping in a student residence.
Beirut. The ceasefire in Lebanon largely held yesterday, marking the longest truce to date in the three-month war between Hezbollah and Israel, although fears of renewed hostilities prevented displaced people from returning to their homes.