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France 24 reported that femicides in Mexico have fallen since Claudia Sheinbaum took office in 2024, but about 520 murders so far this year remain alarming. The small state of Morelos, just outside Mexico City, has seen four female students murdered since January, including a Spanish woman on an exchange programme. The state has one of the highest femicide rates in the country, and the outlet described impunity as prevailing there. The report framed the case as a test of the government's pledge to tackle violence against women.