The anti-gentrification rallies in Mexico City mirror protests that have erupted in cities like Barcelona and Paris against skyrocketing costs, which have been blamed on overtourism, short-term home rentals,

President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.

Goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% U.S. tariff rate starting August 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said in letters posted to his social media platform on Saturday.

Brian Matthew Faughan, U.S. vice consul in Monterrey, has died in Mexico, officials in the country said. Faughan, 41, died in a car accident on Wednesday, July 9. His death was confirmed by the Attorney General's Office of the State of Coahuila, ABC News Mexico reported.

Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to the country's powerful organized crime groups.

The two children were identified as Charlotte Trotter, 4, and Sebastian Trotter, 7, according to their aunt Tiffanie Wyatt. She said their father, Sebastian Trotter, a solder based at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and their mother, Stephanie, both suffered serious injuries but survived and were receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Texas.

General Motors is pausing production at a pickup-truck plant in Mexico for several weeks, crimping output of its top-selling vehicles, people familiar with the situation told Reuters, and the company confirmed the information when asked.

Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. One to two inches of rain is possible as the system tracks east, but some areas could see isolated amounts of three to five inches through the weekend.