Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, 76, a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, was sentenced to life in a US federal court in Brooklyn after a plea deal for drug trafficking. He was also ordered to forfeit $15bn from drug trade profits.
L'ex deputata messicana Lucero Sánchez, "La Chapodiputada", ha rivelato nuovi dettagli sulla sua relazione con El Chapo Guzmán, parlando di violenza, fughe e società estere. Ha anche contestato l'autenticità di lettere a lui attribuite.
Le narcotrafiquant mexicain Joaquin Guzman a demandé aux autorités judiciaires américaines son transfert vers le Mexique, dans des lettres enregistrées lundi dans le système d’information judiciaire fédéral.
El Gobierno de Trump acusó al gobernador de Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha, y a otros nueve funcionarios mexicanos —incluyendo un senador de Morena y exjefes de policía— de conspirar con el Cártel de Sinaloa y Los Chapitos para importar drogas a EE.UU. a cambio de sobornos. La imputación, presentada por un fiscal federal de Nueva York, señala que Rocha llegó al cargo con ayuda del cartel y desde entonces protege sus operaciones. Es el mayor golpe de Washington contra políticos mexicanos desde el caso Cienfuegos. México admitió que EE.UU. pidió la extradición pero advirtió que no presentó pruebas suficientes.
Mozambique and China have agreed to map vast untapped deposits of critical minerals including graphite, lithium and rare earth elements in the African nation's northern provinces. The joint statement followed Beijing talks between President Xi Jinping and Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, as Maputo seeks Chinese investment to develop one of Africa's most coveted yet conflict-ridden resource frontiers in Cabo Delgado.
Mozambique President Daniel Chapo became the first African head of state to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this year. Chapo was the tenth national leader overall to meet Xi in Beijing in 2026, following earlier visits from the heads of countries including the UK, Canada, Vietnam and Spain. US President Donald Trump is due to have a summit with Xi during a May 14-15 visit to China. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the country before the end of June.
