Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not travel to Mexico, which has signed the Rome Statute, for the inauguration of elected President Claudia Sheinbaum. Ukraine has requested the arrest of the Kremlin leader should he visit the country.

Mexico signed the Rome Statute in 2005 and is subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, which issued the arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By Alek Buttermann Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum has declined an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Ukraine, reaffirming Mexico’s commitment to neutrality in international conflicts.

Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state capital of Culiacan in what appears to be a fight for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the United States in late July.

The New Mexico State University governing board named Valerio Ferme as their pick to helm the university system Thursday after more than a year without a permanent leader. Ferme beat out former state Public Education Department Secretary Arsenio Romero,

New Mexico State University announced Thursday that the Board of Regents has selected the university's next president.

Half a year and two batches of candidates later, New Mexico State University has chosen a new president. The Board of Regents unanimously selected Valerio Ferme of the University of Cincinnati to serve as president during a special meeting on Thursday, NMSU announced in a news release.