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Members of Iranian soccer staff wait to receive US visas ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Ten days before their opening match, five Iranian soccer players have recieved US visas, whilst journalists from Africa and Iran were denied the visas needed to cover the World Cup in the US

A MAN gestures as people gather at a farewell ceremony for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of their departure to the 2026 World Cup, in Tehran, in May 2026.
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Soccer Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Third Round - Group A - Iran v United Arab Emirates - Azadi Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran - March 20, 2025.

Iran moves World Cup training base from US to Mexico amid security concerns

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.

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


Iranian plot to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico contained, US official says

Mexican authorities thwarted an attempted attack on Ambassador Einat Kranz-Neiger.

Israel's Ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger.

Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children

Deadly fire engulfed a discount store in the city center of Hermosillo during Day of the Dead celebrations.

Forensic technicians work in the area where a fire inside a store killed multiple people, in Hermosillo, Mexico, November 1, 2025.

Mexico's cartels exploit loopholes in US energy business for fuel smuggling

Cartel-linked smugglers are moving cut-rate diesel from the US into Mexico using falsified customs records, fake companies, and tanker ships disguised as legitimate trade.

Members of Mexico's National Guard patrol along the primary fence on the Mexico-US border, in Tijuana

What can the Israel team expect if it reaches the FIFA World Cup 2026?

The Israeli team is ready to play in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

The accident, which occurred on the highway between Merida and Campeche, killed passengers traveling in a trailer, a car, and a taxi.

Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, September 14, 2025.

Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing three and injuring 70

The city's fire department said the flames had been fully extinguished in and around the overturned tanker trailer, which had been hauling liquefied petroleum gas.

A man walks nex to the charred remains of a trailer, one of the vehicles damaged in a gas tanker explosion on Ignacio Zaragoza Avenue, where multiple individuals sustained burn injuries after the tanker overturned, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 10, 2025.

Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges

The charges stemmed from his decades-long role leading the Sinaloa cartel alongside imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, allocutes to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan at federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

1,000 protesters take part in 'Mexico for Palestine' march, call to sever ties with Israel

The protesters were almost all clad in keffiyehs, and were carrying Palestinian flags, as well as signs and figures of infants to represent the children killed during the war.

A sign is seen at a "Mexico for Palestine" protest in Mexico City, calling for the end of the war in Gaza and severing Israel-Mexico relations.

FBI returns a 500-year-old Cortés document to Mexico

Archivists discovered 15 pages missing in 1993; agents traced one to the United States, seized it at an undisclosed location, and said no one will face charges.

The Cortez manuscript.

Trump intensifies trade war with 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

Earlier this week, Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.