MEXICO TO HOST N.A. LEADERS

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City early next year. Lopez Obrador, pictured, said the North American summit, scheduled for Jan. 9-10, will also include bilateral meetings. The Mexican president said in October that Biden had already agreed to make the trip. Neither the White House nor Canadian government officials have officially confirmed their attendance. The three leaders met last year in Washington. Such talks usually focus on immigration, security and the economy. This year, however, both the United States and Canada have filed for consultations, a step that precedes lodging a trade complaint, over Lopez Obrador's policy of favouring Mexico's state-owned power company.