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Dozens of hot air balloons take part in annual US festival

The annual nine-day fiesta in the US state of New Mexico is one of the most photographed event in the world.

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Mexicans sing to pay respects to beloved crooner Jose Jose

People gathered in Mexico City to pay tribute to their beloved native crooner Jose Jose in the best way they knew how — by singing along to his ballads.

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Mexico hosts fashion show promoting diversity and inclusion

Groups "Cambiando Modelos" (Changing Models) and Kadima hope the show will help to change the way disability is seen

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Watch: Yoga lovers strike a pose on the US-Mexico border

Ciudad Juarez yoga enthusiasts held a morning class next to the Rio Bravo on the US-Mexico border, to express a wish for harmony and change negative perceptions of Mexico.

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Watch: Mariachis gather in Guadalajara for Mexican music festival

Musicians came from 25 countries including Australia, Sweden, Peru and the United States to Guadalajara, considered the capital of traditional Mexican culture and music

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Mexican women knit hearts to honour the memory of those murdered

A group of women constructed a memorial made of hand-knitted hearts in Mexico City's Alameda park to honour the memory of murdered women.

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Mexicans keep ancient pre-Hispanic game of 'pelota' alive

'The game of life, the game of death' - Mexicans keep an ancient pre-Hispanic game alive. Dozens of enthusiasts of this ritual sport gather each evening to practice it on the first ball court constructed in the Mexican capital in modern times.

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El Paso shopper took a bullet for his wife

Juan de Dios Velazquez had only moved to El Paso, Texas, with his wife Estela Nicolasa from Ciudad Juarez, just across the border in Mexico, six months before they were caught in Saturday's mass shooting at a Walmart store.

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Chefs make Mexico's longest-ever 'torta' sandwich

Crowds gathered to watch chefs craft Mexico's longest-ever "torta" sandwich.

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Watch: Mexican, American children play across border wall on seesaws

The three seesaws are intended "as a recognition of the actions that happen on one side and have a direct impact on the other," said the architect who built them.

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Civil rights group: 911 children split at US-Mexico border since 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday 911 children had been separated from their parents in the past year, including 678 whose parents faced allegations of criminal conduct.

USA

Supreme Court temporarily grants Trump funds for border wall

The Supreme Court overturned an earlier decision that prevented the US president from using military funds to build a border wall between the US and Mexico.

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Watch: Panda celebrates birthday in Mexican Zoo

Xin Xin and her aunt Shuan Shuan are particularly special in the panda world as they are the only living captive pandas who are not considered the property of the Chinese government.

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Rare hail carpets eastern Mexican city in 1.5 metres of ice

A blanket of hail and ice covered streets in Mexico's Guadalajara region after a heavy storm of rain and hail on Sunday (June 30).

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Freak hailstorm covers Mexico's Guadalajara in thick layer of ice

Hail blanketed roads in Mexico's Guadalajara that covered some parts of the city in ice 1.5 metres deep.

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Photo of drowned migrants shows desperation facing many at US border

A photo showing a father and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande has highlighted the dangers facing migrants trying to cross into the US.

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Carolina Herrera under fire for misappropriating Mexican culture

The Venezuelan-born designer has handed over the creative director role to Wes Gordon.

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Trump waves paper with Mexico immigration plans written on it

US President Donald Trump on Monday waved a paper containing details of his immigration deal with Mexico after refusing to comment on plans to reporters, saying they were "secret".

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Annual nude bike ride turns heads in Mexico City

Dozens of naked bikers took to Mexico City's streets Saturday to raise awareness of cycling as a healthy transportation option

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Mexican President offers “outstretched hand” to Trump after averting tariff war

Mexican President López Obrador has promised to stem flow of migrants entering the U.S. after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican goods.