Mexico

Story gist: Nearly 250,000 Mexico City residents gathered on Paseo de la Reforma on December 31, 2025, to welcome 2026 with electronic music concerts.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada emphasizes large crowd attendance at the electronic music New Year’s event, framing it as a major public celebration. Center El Financiero focuses on practical details like free concert schedules and artist times for attendees. No right-leaning coverage appears, omitting any conservative perspective on event costs, safety, or public spending.

Story gist: Media outlets published images of celebrations worldwide marking the arrival of 2026 on January 1.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada frames the story as ‘the world begins to bid farewell to 2025,’ emphasizing closure of the prior year. Center BBC uses a neutral title focusing on global celebration images for 2026. Right-leaning outlets absent, providing no conservative perspective such as emphasis on national events or cultural traditions.

Story gist: Authorities captured Pedro Inzunza Noriega, alias ‘El Señor de la Silla’, in Sinaloa during an operation near routes associated with ‘El Chapo’ Isidro. He is one of the individuals sought by the United States as a presumed narcoterrorist.

Bias summary: Left-leaning EL PAÍS emphasizes U.S. pursuit and ‘narcoterrorist’ label, framing as international threat. Center El Financiero highlights operation near ‘El Chapo’ Isidro’s paths, stressing proximity and law enforcement tactics. Right-leaning Reforma uses concise ‘cae’ (falls) with alias and location, focusing on straightforward domestic capture without terror or U.S. emphasis.

Story gist: The Tren Interoceánico train derailed in Mexico. The FGR retrieved the black box and delivered bodies of the deceased. Government audits flagged Navy construction issues for five years.

Bias summary: Left-leaning La Jornada highlights FGR’s progress in black box extraction, portraying official response positively. Center El Universal frames the derailment as an ‘announced tragedy,’ emphasizing foreseeability from prior warnings. Right-leaning Reforma focuses factually on body delivery, omitting investigative advances or audit criticisms of the Navy.

Story gist: The Vatican announced the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace: ‘Why a non-violent peace without arms?’ Religión Digital published Susanna Tamaro’s commentary on the silencing of Pope Leo XIV’s anti-war discourse.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Religión Digital emphasizes writer Susanna Tamaro’s critique that Pope Leo XIV’s anti-war message faces silencing, using suggestive tone to imply suppression. Center Vatican News reports the theme neutrally via its title without added commentary. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting conservative perspectives on the Vatican’s pacifist theme.