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Iran moves World Cup training camp from Arizona to Mexico amid visa, security concerns

Iran has faced uncertainty for months over travel and security arrangements for the World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

A member of Iran's coaching staff instructs players during a training session at their base camp in Antalya on May 19, 2026. Iran's national football team arrived in Turkey on May 19, 2026 for a training camp and to complete visa applications ahead of the 2026 World Cup, AFP correspondents said.
Members of Mexican Special Forces escort Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” a top commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in the western state of Nayarit, Mexico, in this handout distributed on April 27, 2026.

Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico

A wake disrupted.

Wake turns into a brawl as two women realize they were both dating the deceased

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

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Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

The vessels had been expected to arrive between March 24 and 25, but there had been no communication from them and no confirmation of their arrival, the navy said.

Activists of the Nuestra America Convoy and Cuban officials unload humanitarian aid from the vessel Maguro -- symbolically renamed "Granma 2.0" as a tribute to the yacht used by Fidel Castro's guerrilla fighters to launch their revolution in 1956 -- at Havana port on March 24, 2026.

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Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.

At least 11 killed in raid on Mexican cartel, leader detained, weapons seized

Omar Oswaldo Torres, alias “El Patas,” a leader in Los Mayos, was detained during the operation, the navy said. Officials did not identify anyone killed in the operation.

MEMBERS OF the National Guard guard the perimeter of the La Paz funeral home in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 1, 2026.

Iran refuses US World Cup matches over Trump security warning, eyes Mexico venue

Iran's sports minister said last week the Iranian players couldn't participate in the tournament after the US launched airstrikes alongside Israel against Tehran, killing Khamenei.

Iranian fans display a flag reading "IRAN" before the match between Iran and the USA in Group B of the 2022 World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 29, 2022.

Twin giant 'Doomsday fish' found along a Mexican beach, startling tourists

Officials said the deep-sea fish usually live about 1,000 meters down, and beachgoers reported panic.

Oarfish, also called 'Doomsday fish'.

Rare 8,000-year-old human remains found in Mexican underwater cave

Researchers said the find adds another piece to the emerging picture of early inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula when the landscape was a dry plain with cliffs rather than today’s jungle.

Human skeleton from a flooded cave along Mexico’s Caribbean coast.

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Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels

"We are considering whether to take legal action," Claudia Sheinbaum said during her daily morning press conference, adding that government lawyers are reviewing the matter.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Trump calls on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as violence spread across state

"Mexico must step up their effort on Cartels and Drugs!" Trump wrote in a social media post.

Police officers secure the area where vehicles were set on fire by organized crime members to block a road following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Zapopan, Mexico, February 22, 2026.