As excitement builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, a new report from Amnesty International has raised concerns over potential human rights issues during the tournament. While organizers have promoted the event as a safe and inclusive celebration of global football, Amnesty warns…
Washington — Donald Trump has stated that Iran will be allowed to participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East remain high. The tournament, scheduled for 2026, will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Concerns had emerged about Iran’s…
The killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, has triggered a wave of violence in Jalisco State, raising fears that the unrest could impact tourism in Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Background El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco…
Mexican special forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho”, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). His death on Sunday, February 22, 2026, sparked a wave of retaliatory violence that left 25 National Guard members dead across six separate incidents, authorities confirmed Monday. Operation…
Widespread violence erupted across Mexico on Sunday following the army’s killing of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The Operation El Mencho, one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, was killed during a shoot-out in Tapalpa,…
The Sinaloa Attorney General’s Office confirmed Saturday that US-Mexican influencer Nicole “La Nicholette” Pardo has been found alive and in good health, days after a viral video appeared to show her being abducted at gunpoint in Culiacán. Disappearance and Viral Video Pardo, 20, was last seen on January 20 in…
Fans planning to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico may face visa hurdles, but a newly launched system aims to ease the process. Introducing Fifa Pass The Fifa Prioritised Appointment Scheduling System (Fifa Pass), announced by US President Donald Trump in November 2025,…
The Trump administration has defended its recent capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as a law enforcement operation aimed at dismantling a “narco‑state,” while simultaneously seeking to sever Venezuela’s alliances with China, Russia, and Iran. By doing so, the US aims to regain control of the world’s largest known oil…
Mexican authorities have detained Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, a former intelligence agent suspected of involvement in the 1994 assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, the presidential frontrunner whose murder shocked the nation and continues to stir controversy. According to judicial sources cited by AFP, Sánchez Ortega was arrested on Saturday in…
A tragic wave of violence struck Mexico once again on Saturday night, when Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in Michoacán state, was shot and killed during a candlelight ceremony. The outspoken mayor, who had long appealed to President Claudia Sheinbaum for more resources to combat drug trafficking, was attacked…