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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
El Salvador recalls ambassador to Mexico after drug trafficking claims
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday he was recalling his country's ambassador to Mexico for consultations after its security minister claimed a drug trafficking plane had come from the Central American nation, which Bukele denied. In a post on X, Bukele said Mexico needed to clarify and rectify Tuesday's comments by the minister, Omar Garcia Harfuch, that the plane flown by drug traffickers had come from El Salvador before it was intercepted in the Mexican state of Colima. "We are summoning our ambassador in Mexico for consultations regarding this situation," Bukele added. Bukele provided a map of the plane's alleged flight path in which it appeared off the coast of Costa Rica, to the south of El Salvador, before heading north across the Pacific. "The plane flew over the Pacific Ocean and never touched Salvadoran territory," he said. Responding to Bukele on Wednesday, Garcia Harfuch said Mexican airspace authorities had first detected the plane about 200 km (120 miles) south of San Salvador. A map he posted on X also showed the plane's flight path across the Pacific. Mexican authorities said the three aboard were arrested and 427 kg (940 lb) of cocaine were seized after the plane landed. Bukele said the men were all Mexican, a fact the Mexican government had not made public. "El Salvador does not hide criminals or tolerate drug trafficking; we didn't do that before, and we won't do that now," Bukele said. "Nor will we allow them to try to involve us in operations that are not our responsibility." Garcia Harfuch acknowledged the men were Mexican and said they were facing criminal charges. "We reiterate our respect and appreciation for the people of El Salvador," he said.
Associated Press
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
El Salvador recalls its ambassador from Mexico and disputes origin of drug flight
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele recalled his ambassador to Mexico and demanded the country clarify its security chief's comments that an intercepted plane carrying cocaine had originated in El Salvador. Bukele labeled the information from Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch as 'FALSE' in a post on X, that went on to detail the plane's alleged flight path. Bukele also pointed out that the three men arrested with the plane were Mexican citizens. 'El Salvador does not provide cover for criminals nor does it tolerate drug trafficking,' Bukele wrote. 'We didn't do it before, we will not do it now.' It wasn't clear late Wednesday if Ambassador Rosa Delmy Cañas had left Mexico yet. On Tuesday, García Harfuch was summarizing drug seizures during the president's daily news briefing when he spoke of a flight detected in the Pacific coast state of Colima that he said had come from El Salvador. He said 943 pounds (428 kilograms) of cocaine had been seized and three men arrested without providing more detail. Bukele answered Wednesday that he had flight tracking data that showed the plane never entered Salvadoran air space. He demanded Mexico address García Harfuch's comments. Mexico's Foreign Affairs ministry said it was reviewing the case when asked for comment.
Reuters
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
El Salvador recalls ambassador to Mexico after drug trafficking claims
SAN SALVADOR, July 9 (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that he was recalling the Central American nation's ambassador to Mexico for consultations after Mexico's security minister claimed a drug trafficking plane had come from El Salvador, which Bukele denied. Bukele, in a post on X, said that the Mexican government needed to clarify and rectify the comments made by Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch. Garcia Harfuch, speaking in a morning press conference on Tuesday, had claimed that a small plane flown by drug traffickers had come from El Salvador before being intercepted in the Mexican state of Colima. Bukele shared a map of the plane's alleged flight path, which showed it appearing off the coast of Costa Rica - to the south of El Salvador - before heading north across the Pacific. "The plane flew over the Pacific Ocean and never touched Salvadoran territory," he said. According to Mexican authorities, the three men aboard were arrested and 427 kilograms of cocaine were seized after the plane landed in Colima. Bukele said that the men were all Mexican, "something no media outlet or official source has published so far." "El Salvador does not hide criminals or tolerate drug trafficking; we didn't do that before, and we won't do that now," Bukele said. "Nor will we allow them to try to involve us in operations that are not our responsibility." Mexico's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Guardian
04-07-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Weather tracker: Hurricane Flossie floods Mexico while Europe swelters
Parts of Mexico's west coast were affected by Hurricane Flossie this week. The storm initially developed in the eastern Pacific to the south of Mexico on Sunday 29 June and then travelled north-west, parallel to the coast. Fuelled by warm sea surface temperatures of 29-30C, Flossie quickly strengthened to a category 3 hurricane on Tuesday, with winds reaching 115mph at peak intensity. Though Flossie did not make landfall, the eye of the hurricane passed within 200 miles of the Mexican coast, with the outer bands of the storm delivering significant rainfall to the states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco. Flooding was reported in coastal regions, particularly in southernmost parts of Michoacán, where a major highway in the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas was covered in nearly half a metre of flood water, and a sewer collapsed in a nearby residential area. Sea conditions were also a major concern and authorities warned of large swells and rip currents, advising people to avoid beaches and closing some ports to smaller vessels. Flossie degraded almost as quickly as it had strengthened, weakening to tropical storm status by Thursday, and is now tracking more westerly as it veers away from Baja California. Meanwhile, parts of Europe continued to swelter in the ongoing heatwave this week, with the final days of June breaking multiple maximum temperature records around Europe for the month. On Thursday 26 June three cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded new June maximums, with 38.8C in Sarajevo, 38.2C in Doboj, and 37.7C in Tuzla. On the same day, the Austrian state of Carinthia reached a new maximum of 38.3C, and Bologna provisionally set a record for the highest overnight minimum temperature in June, at 27.3C. Two national June records fell in the following days: on Saturday Spain recorded 46C in the south-west town of El Granado, while Portugal followed suit on Sunday, beating the previous record by almost 2C when 46.6C was recorded in the town of Mora. This was also Portugal's fifth-highest temperature ever recorded. In the Alps, a different kind of June record was broken. On Saturday the freezing point – the altitude at which the temperature is 0C – rose to 5,233m. This was a significant record, marking the first June instance of the freezing point rising above the Alps entirely. The highest point in the range – the summit of Mont Blanc at 4,807m – even remained above freezing overnight.
CNA
01-07-2025
- Climate
- CNA
Storm Flossie strengthens into a hurricane near Mexico coast
MEXICO CITY: Tropical storm Flossie strengthened into a hurricane on Monday (Jun 30) near Mexico's Pacific coast, where it is expected to bring torrential rains, the United States National Hurricane Center said. Flossie was located 280km from the port of Manzanillo in the Mexican state of Colima, the meteorological agency said in its latest report. It was generating maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and was moving at 17 km/h, it added. The storm is expected to move parallel to the Pacific coast until it moves away from Mexican territory, likely leading to rain in the states of Michoacan, Guerrero, Colima and some areas of Jalisco and Oaxaca. "The rainfall could cause landslides, rising river and stream levels," Mexico's National Water Commission said in a statement, adding that flooding in low-lying areas could also be expected. Although a direct hit from Flossie is not expected, President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents to "exercise extreme caution" in a message posted on social media on Sunday.
