Gunmen ambushed the members of the LeBaron family - a large clan of Mormons who emigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century - on a rural road Monday between the states of Sonora and Chihuahua, which border the United States.
Vicente Fox, a former Mexican president, tweeted that by allowing the US to dictate how, for example, Mexico uses its security forces, the government has already ceded some of its sovereignty.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party was tipped for victory in the central state of Pueblo and the northern state of Baja California, despite a weak economy, rampant violence and troubled relations with his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Higher tariffs will start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly until reaching 25% on 1 October, unless Mexico takes immediate action, he said.
Largely dressed in white, protesters marched down the capital’s main thoroughfare, with many chanting: “AMLO, out!” using the president’s nickname, based on his initials.
The new record contradicts claims by leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that murders have not increased during his presidency, which began in December.
President Donald Trump’s latest tweets ramp up the tension between the neighbours, putting a specific timeframe to his repeated threats to shut the border.
The 500-year-old wounds of the Spanish conquest were ripped open afresh on Monday when Mexico's president urged Spain and the Vatican to apologise for their 'abuses' - a request Madrid said it 'firmly rejects.'
The leftist leader said the talks also focused on the new trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada, which was signed last year and must now clear all three countries' legislatures.
The men were crossing the violent state of Tamaulipas, on the US-Mexican border, on Thursday when four vehicles blocked the road and forced their bus to stop, according to authorities.
The nightclub lies in Guanajuato state, where authorities have launched an operation against criminal gangs involved in fuel theft.
The message, written on a bed sheet near the Salamanca refinery in the central state of Guanajuato, warned the leftist leader to withdraw the army and other security forces from the state.
Mexico has deployed its army since 2006 to fight its powerful drug cartels.
Health Minister Jorge Alcocer said 66 people were hospitalised in Hidalgo, and others in worse conditions had been moved to Mexico City for specialised treatment.
At a news conference with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad said 76 people had also been injured in Friday evening’s explosion, which happened as people tried to fill containers with fuel.
Mexico City is among those affected, though officials insist the fuel supply to the capital is normal and the shortages are being caused by panic buying.
The $218 million presidential jet acquired in late 2012 is one of 60 government planes that will be sold, in addition to 70 helicopters.
Lopez Obrador will take responsibility for fixing escalating gang violence, chronic poverty and widespread discontent with the political class in Mexico.
