Wildlife killed, reefs damaged in ‘active’ Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.

Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.

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Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa criminal network, was detained in the raid.
The 2026 World Cup matches will be played as per schedule announced last year, the football organisation says.

Thousands turned Mexico City’s central square into a football pitch in an attempt to set a new Guiness World record.
Mexico issues visas to some Iraq footballers so they can play in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier in Monterrey.
The president offered to launch missiles in Latin America to combat criminal violence in a call to ‘eradicate’ cartels.
The Mexican president says 100,000 security personnel will be deployed during upcoming football tournament.
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Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels come from the US, according to Mexico’s defence minister.
The US says it will licence entities to sell the oil to Cuba except those linked to the Cuban government and military.
Cartels, Chaos & the 2026 World Cup