Khaleesi for a day, Mexicans flock to sit on Iron Throne replica

The new Mexican government is battling the mafia's massive theft of gasoline. But the consequences are a lack of fuel, growing unrest among the population — and a deadly blaze that resulted from desperate siphoning.

Mexicans got the chance to be khaleesi for a day in Mexico City on Wednesday (April 10), as a replica of the Iron Throne visited the capital ahead of the final series of the hit show.

Trump has used tariffs as a stick to threaten the US's trading partners into submission, as in his spat with Mexico. But if the US cuts immigration from its southern neighbors, who will do the jobs Americans don't want?

Mexico has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in many ways but beer lovers are finding the containment measures particularly hard to stomach -- "It doesn't matter how badly you want a beer, it's not possible to get one", says one convenience store worker.

Mexicans fear that Donald Trump will be reelected in the United States, adding that they would prefer Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bien to become the next leader of their north american neighbor.

Hundreds of students, teachers and activists protest in Guadalajara, Mexico wearing white, demanding justice in the case of three siblings, Ana Karen, Luis Angel and Jose Alberto Gonzalez who were found dead after being abducted from their home by an armed group.

Every year, more than 100,000 Mexicans living in the United States are deported to Mexico. Many of them have grown up and spent decades in the US, working, paying taxes and starting families. Some of them don't even speak Spanish. In a matter of days, they find themselves taken from their children and loved ones and escorted across the border, unable to appeal their deportation. FRANCE 24 brings you a special full-length documentary on their plight.