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US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
Read full article: US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problemU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has lashed out at Mexico's failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country "closed the doors" on security cooperation.
Mexican man gets 39 years in Michigan prison for a killing that became campaign issue
Read full article: Mexican man gets 39 years in Michigan prison for a killing that became campaign issueA man from Mexico has been sentenced to 39 years in a Michigan prison for killing his girlfriend and leaving her body along a highway.
Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US
Read full article: Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the USMexico’s Defense Department claims the National Guard has killed two Colombians and wounded four others in a confrontation near the U.S. border.
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
Read full article: Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern MexicoFour Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has left more than a dozen dead in recent days.
Pato O'Ward takes Mexico City by storm, proving the IndyCar driver can carry series in home country
Read full article: Pato O'Ward takes Mexico City by storm, proving the IndyCar driver can carry series in home countryIndyCar driver Pato O'Ward dazzled in Mexico City during the Formula 1 weekend and proved he's a big enough star to carry IndyCar into his native country for its own race.
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
Read full article: Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictmentA U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a Mexican prison.
Becky G says 'Encuentros,' her second album of regional Mexican music, is a celebration of culture
Read full article: Becky G says 'Encuentros,' her second album of regional Mexican music, is a celebration of cultureLast year, Mexican American singer Becky G released her first album of regional Mexican music, “Esquinas.”.
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
Read full article: A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 yearsBack in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del Monte.
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
Read full article: Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartelsMexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers who complained they were suffering extortion demands by cartels.
Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead
Read full article: Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 deadAlong Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm Desperate residents in the town of Coyuca de Benitez, about 35 miles west of Acapulco, are organizing teams of volunteers to go to outlying areas to burn the decomposing bodies of farm animals that drowned.
Live music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico's president makes the most of his final day in office
Read full article: Live music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico's president makes the most of his final day in officeOutgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned his final morning briefing Monday into a variety show featuring live music, breakfast and a raffle to gift his watch to a journalist.
US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren't happy
Read full article: US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren't happyCalifornia avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government.
Hurricane John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with 'life-threatening' flood potential
Read full article: Hurricane John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with 'life-threatening' flood potentialHurricane John has struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential.
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
Read full article: US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells MexicoU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for cartel violence in Sinaloa state.
Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
Read full article: Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plotThe son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations.
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Read full article: Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surgesMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week.
Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
Read full article: Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to LatinosAn adobe-style Texas building educated Mexican and Mexican-American children in classrooms that alumni call barracks.
Temple or museum? How Diego Rivera designed a place to honor Mexico's pre-Hispanic art
Read full article: Temple or museum? How Diego Rivera designed a place to honor Mexico's pre-Hispanic artIn the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art.
Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New York
Read full article: Mexican drug cartel leader will be transferred from Texas to New YorkA federal judge says that a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who was arrested over the summer in the U.S. can be transferred from Texas to New York to face charges there.
The Nordstrom family teams up with a Mexican retail group to bid for its namesake retailer
Read full article: The Nordstrom family teams up with a Mexican retail group to bid for its namesake retailerMembers of the Nordstrom family are teaming up with a Mexican retail group and are offering to take the department store retailer private at $23 per share cash, months after first expressing interest in a buyout.
Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
Read full article: Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politiciansIn a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based their gender.
Pato O'Ward blasts IndyCar leadership for not landing race in Mexico ahead of NASCAR
Read full article: Pato O'Ward blasts IndyCar leadership for not landing race in Mexico ahead of NASCARWhen NASCAR announced this week that it would race in Mexico City next year, IndyCar drivers were stunned that another American series had beaten them into a fertile market that is starving to see their most popular driver.
Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported
Read full article: Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deportedOsiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence.
Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison
Read full article: Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prisonProsecutors in Mexico are suggesting U.S. authorities made a deal with a Mexican drug lord who turned in himself and another capo to get his brother transferred out of a U.S. prison.
At Mexico’s Hera music festival, women were both at the forefront and behind the scenes
Read full article: At Mexico’s Hera music festival, women were both at the forefront and behind the scenesMexico City’s Hera HSBC music festival brought together an all-female lineup of both Latina and international talent including Kesha, Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello.
US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
Read full article: US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push northThe CBP One app has been around, but as of Friday migrants in Mexico’s southernmost states bordering Guatemala will be able to apply for appointments to seek U.S. asylum.
Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
Read full article: Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to USThe strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger.
Mexico's truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 'dirty war'
Read full article: Mexico's truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 'dirty war'More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights” during the country's 1965-1990 “dirty war.”.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect
Read full article: Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-electClaudia Sheinbaum, the woman who won Mexico’s June 2 presidential vote, has finally been formally declared Mexico's President-elect, the first woman to hold the office in Mexico.
Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US
Read full article: Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the USMexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has said that he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa.
Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisis
Read full article: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisisA senior Mexican official says that since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are in constant contact with representatives of both Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González, seeking a solution to the country’s political crisis.
Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, 'Mirada'
Read full article: Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, 'Mirada'In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics.
Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
Read full article: Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes a court appearance in TexasA powerful Mexican drug cartel leader has made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week.
Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala
Read full article: Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into GuatemalaMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has thanked Guatemala for helping nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence.
Mexicans seeking refuge in Guatemala describe drug cartel shootouts that drove them to flee
Read full article: Mexicans seeking refuge in Guatemala describe drug cartel shootouts that drove them to fleeCatholic Church leaders in southern Mexico have made a desperate plea for the Mexican government to protect communities from drug cartels that extract protection payments and use locals as human shields near the border with Guatemala.
Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
Read full article: Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US borderHundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries have left from Mexico’s southern border on foot in an attempt to make it to the U.S. border.
U.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartel
Read full article: U.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartelThe U.S. has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four firms allegedly linked to a timeshare fraud ring run by the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel.
Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches
Read full article: Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approachesStung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
Read full article: Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico borderThree Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers
Read full article: Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakersAmerica’s auto industry has grown concerned that Chinese carmakers may be preparing to set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules.
US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
Read full article: US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspectionsUnited States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors.
US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador says
Read full article: US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador saysU.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume.
Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Read full article: Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspectionsTwo employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.
Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes hold
Read full article: Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes holdSome shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests.
Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
Read full article: Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple moreThe Mexican peso has continued to weaken as Mexico's outgoing president _ and his successor _vowed to forge ahead with some 20 constitutional changes that have rattled investors.
Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
Read full article: Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousnessMexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait.
Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn't been confirmed before in a human, WHO says
Read full article: Man in Mexico died of a bird flu strain that hadn't been confirmed before in a human, WHO saysHealth authorities say a man in Mexico died from a type of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human.
Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
Read full article: Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shockMexico's treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock market.
Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum
Read full article: Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico's president, Claudia SheinbaumMexico’s first female president held out an olive branch to the more than one-third of Mexicans who didn’t vote for her, but she faces a market meltdown and a tough path toward reconciling a country left deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train
Read full article: In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya TrainMexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula.
Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staff
Read full article: Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staffMexico's federal archaeology agency is accusing the conservative-governed city of Guanajuato of mistreating the country’s famous mummified 19th century bodies.
US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment
Read full article: US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environmentAn American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast.
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says
Read full article: Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department saysThe U.S. Justice Department says a top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was captured by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges.
Asian American, Pacific Islander Latinos in the US see exponential growth, new analysis says
Read full article: Asian American, Pacific Islander Latinos in the US see exponential growth, new analysis saysThe number of people of both Latino and Asian American or Pacific Islander heritage has more than doubled in the last 20 years yet it remains an often ignored demographic, according to a new analysis.
The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
Read full article: The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meatMichelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martinez stands over an insanely hot grill at the first Mexican taco stand to get a coveted star.
Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
Read full article: Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workersInvestigators say a man with a long record of dangerous driving told them he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus.
How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
Read full article: How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the USTwo Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast.
3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires
Read full article: 3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tiresMexican authorities say relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend.
Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
Read full article: Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors sayThe state prosecutor’s office says three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip.
Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
Read full article: Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreignersMexican authorities say three bodies have been recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend.
US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
Read full article: US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migrationThe White House says teamwork between the U.S. and Mexico to crack down on illegal migration is paying off.
Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over its storming of the Mexican Embassy
Read full article: Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over its storming of the Mexican EmbassyMexico has accused Ecuador of a violation of international law before the top U.N. court, asserting that there was no legal defense for storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum in Mexico.
Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid
Read full article: Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raidEcuador has filed a complaint at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on the Mexican Embassy earlier this month.
President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest call
Read full article: President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration in latest callPresident Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, spoke on Sunday about cooperating on migration policy.
Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
Read full article: Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrantAn Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
Read full article: Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy thereVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Monterrey beats Messi and Inter Miami to advance to the CONCACAF semifinals
Read full article: Monterrey beats Messi and Inter Miami to advance to the CONCACAF semifinalsBrandon Vazquez, German Berterame and Jesus Gallardo scored goals and Monterrey beat Inter Miami 3-1 to secure a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals.
Mexico releases video of Ecuador's raid on its embassy
Read full article: Mexico releases video of Ecuador's raid on its embassyMexico has released security camera video of the moments when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into Mexico’s embassy, pushed a Mexican diplomat to the ground and carried out Ecuador’s former vice president who had been holed up there.
Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
Read full article: Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid includedWhile world leaders have expressed shock over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy, the unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with constituents.
Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
Read full article: Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president.
Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the way
Read full article: Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the wayPresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico's old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America.
Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
Read full article: Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidencyThe number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month.
Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy
Read full article: Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policyMexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs.
Anticipation and anger on Texas border as strict immigration law again on hold
Read full article: Anticipation and anger on Texas border as strict immigration law again on holdA federal appeals court has again prevented Texas from arresting and deporting migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the the law briefly took effect.
Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Read full article: Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming electionSouvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert.
Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy
Read full article: Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policyThe Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse to attack his border policies, but the rapes did not happen in the U.S. or during the Biden administration.
A family run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger
Read full article: A family run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the dangerHundreds of giant papier-mâché bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec every year in the first week of March.
Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
Read full article: Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each otherTwo mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record.