Mexican authorities arrest son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’

Ovidio Guzmán-López’s arrest has sparked street violence and deaths. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Mexican authorities arrest son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ [A heavily armed army convoy departs the prosecutor's building where Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is in custody in Mexico City, Jan. 5, 2023.] Credit: Fernando Llano/AP Mexico Mexican authorities have [arrested Ovidio Guzmán-López](, son of notorious drug kingpin "El Chapo." Guzmán-López is himself alleged to be a leader of his father's former drug cartel. The arrest sparked violence, with gang members setting up roadblocks, setting fire to vehicles and attacking a local airport. At least 19 suspected gang members and 10 military personnel were killed. More than 100 flights had to be canceled at several Sinaloa airports. The country’s defense minister, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, said that [US officials provided support]( for the six-month surveillance operation that led to the capture of Guzmán-López. Kenya Kenyan police are [investigating the death]( of 25-year-old fashion designer, model and LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose body was found in a metal box by the side of a road on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said that the motive for his killing is still unknown, though rights activists have called for speedy investigations into [attacks on LGBTQ+ people](. Homosexuality is banned in Kenya and remains a punishable crime. Iraq The southern Iraqi city of Basra is hosting the 25th [Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament]( that kicks off on Friday. It’s the first time Iraq has hosted the games since 1979. The country was banned from the tournament between 1992 to 2004 over political reasons when it was under the regime of former President Saddam Hussein, but it’s won the cup three times and finished as a runner-up twice. The [opening matches]( are between Iraq and Oman, followed by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Eight regional countries will be participating through Jan. 19. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Pope Benedict XVI was an icon of conservative Catholicism, theology professor says]( [Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, soon after his election, April 19, 2005.]( Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP/File photo Funeral services were held for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday. Benedict made history when he [resigned as pope]( in 2013, becoming the first sitting pope to do so in six centuries. Massimo Faggioli, a professor of historical theology at Villanova University, discusses the late pontiff's legacy with The World's host Carol Hills. [War in Ukraine sparks fertilizer crisis that may impact the future of global food production]( [The hydroponic tomato plants at Ráječek Farm rely on manufactured fertilizer to grow.]( Credit: Courtesy of Ráječek Farm Russia is the [world’s largest fertilizer producer](, but fewer Russian agricultural products are entering the global market due to the war in Ukraine. It’s changing how farmers and fertilizer suppliers are thinking about agriculture. --------------------------------------------------------------- Double take FIP, a deadly infection that springs from a mutated form of a coronavirus that is common in cats, was untreatable until only recently. In 2019, a medication developed by Gilead Sciences was shown to be effective. But because the company never pursued licensing for the compound in animals, drug manufacturers abroad who got a hold of the recipe began selling unlicensed versions of it all over the world — including in Turkey, where there are a lot of street cats. 🐈 [Listen to the story]( by The World's Durrie Bouscaren. 🎧 [A cat sits at a coffee shop in Istanbul's fashionable Cihangir neighborhood, April 4, 2019.] Credit: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.