With only the weekend’s events remaining in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Mexico has won five medals, overtaking its Tokyo 2020 total of four bronze medals.

Mexico’s headline inflation in July increased to 5.57 percent, its highest rate in 14 months.  The National Consumer Price Index (INPC) showed an increase of 1.05 percent compared to June.

The Russian and Ukrainian presidents have both been invited to the October 1 inauguration of Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. 

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador boasted that Mexico “passed the test” in withstanding the August 5 global market meltdown thanks to this country’s “strong economy.” 

A 12-year-old boy on vacation from Mexico City was shot and killed by a stray bullet when gunmen riding jet skis opened fire at a rival drug dealer on a beach in Cancun. The boy was rushed to a hospital but died later. The gunmen managed to flee the scene.

Travelers from Mexico entering the United States accompanied by canine companions must adhere to new requirements established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), effective as of Thursday, August 1.