Mexico eliminates El Mencho. EU prepares sea blockade of Russia. Graham on Iran war, 'Let's do it'

Key Takeaways

• 1Breaking news from Mexico has captured international attention as authorities successfully eliminated El Mencho, the powerful leader of the CJNG ca...
• 2El Mencho carried a substantial $15 million FBI bounty on his head - notably $5 million more than Al-Baghdadi's $10 million reward.
• 3This Mexican violence erupts at a particularly sensitive time, coinciding with potential US-Iran tensions that could lead to conflict along America...
• 4Shifting focus to Ukraine, President Zelensky granted significant interviews to both local Ukrainian media and the BBC.
• 5Particularly revealing was the BBC's admission that Jonathan Powell, the UK's national security adviser, has been coaching Zelensky since his Febru...