Nemesio Osegura Cervantes, 'El Mencho', has picked up where the infamous Joaquin Guzman, formerly El Chapo, left off in Mexico, according to federal investigators.

The brief apprehension of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, triggered a raging gun battle on Thursday in the Mexican city of Culiacan.

The Mexican city of Culiacan turned into a warzone as Mexican police arrested El Chapo's son, only to have to hand him back after a bloody clash with gang members on Thursday.

The violence began when cartel leaders including Ovidio Guzmán López, one of El Chapo's sons, who were hiding in a house in Culiacán, opened fire on a group of soldiers on Thursday.

El Chapo's lawyer revealed that the arrest warrant for Ovidio Guzman Lopez that led to Thursday's violence in Culiacan, Mexico, stemmed from a federal judge in Washington, DC.

New reports indicate El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez (pictured), was released from Mexican authority custody after his older brother orchestrated a violent response to the raid.

The Mexican government will be holding an auction sale this week on six homes that were confiscated from El Chapo Guzmán following his capture and extradition to the United States.

The Mexican police officer involved in the arrest of the son of reputed drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was assassinated after his car came under a barrage of gunfire inside a parking lot.

Mexico sold three of the six homes it confiscated from Joaquín ' El Chapo ' Guzmán at an auction in Mexico City on Sunday.

The growth of Reuben 'Nemesio' Oseguera Cervantes' Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion from coast to coast over the past decade has made the cartel a 'clear, present and growing danger'.

In 2015, Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales gave parliament access to El Chapo's son, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, who also took aircraft pilot classes before he disappeared.

The total number of Mexican adults crossing the border spiked by 25 per cent from late July to late September, while migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador declined.

The son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán treated residents in the family's home state of Sinaloa with a car giveaway, concert and food during an event ahead of Christmas.

José 'The Lord of the Tunnels' Sánchez Villalobos is accused by a federal California court of building and operating two tunnels for El Chapo that connects Tijuana and San Diego.

Mario Hidalgo Arguello, who is known by the nickname 'Nariz' or 'Nose' because of the unusual appearance of his nose, has been in the custody of federal authorities in San Diego since January 18.

The DEA says El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel poses a threat to the United States like no other Mexican criminal group even with the notorious leader sitting behind bars in the U.S.

Mexico City formally charged nine more guards, including a prison security chief, for their roles in allowing the escape of El Chapo's finance chief and two cartel members January 27.

Carlos Alberto Salazar was captured by the Colombian police in January while buying tickets for Colombia's 2020 Olympic soccer qualifier match.

New Jersey doctor Robert Delagente, 45, has pleaded guilty to distribution of controlled dangerous substances, conspiracy and falsifying medical records for dolling out opioids to patients.

El Chapo's mother says her lawyers have provided Mexican officials proof that her son was illegally extradited to the United States in a letter she sent to Mexico's president.

Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán visited the poor in the Guadalajara metro area. She's using the earnings from her company Chapo 701, a fashion line inspired by her father, for the donations.

The events in the obscure Saudi oil town of Abqaiq rocked world oil prices and dramatically raised the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran.

Conservative leadership candidate Esther McVey and Lorraine Kelly have made headlines after Kelly appeared to snub her former GMTV colleague live on air when she was on Good Morning Britain.

Mr Farage told a rally in Birmingham that his new party was 'not a protest movement' as he unveiled the party's first 100 candidates to stand at any snap general election.

The bonus handouts among staff at the Department for International Development (DfID) saw more than half of its 2,436 staff being rewarded with extra cash.

EXCLUSIVE: The fires of the Amazon rainforest continue to wage, as do opposing politicians. But experts and green activists are calling for more to be done to tackle the ongoing issues.

Ahead of today's United Nations climate summit in New York, the PM will unveil plans for fund aimed at developing practical technology to help the world's poor reduce their impact on the planet.

The Department for International Development (Dfid) controls most of Britain's £14billion aid budget and has faced frequent criticism for waste and muddle since it was set up by Labour in 1997.

The Department for International Development will now not merge with Foreign Office and a borders and immigration ministry, separate to the Home Office, is unlikely in the cabinet reshuffle.

Nine-year-olds study maths by adding the number of martyrs in Palestinian uprisings in textbooks illustrated with pictures of their funerals.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: Ferrari's squabbling drivers have been let off scot-free for crashing into each other in Brazil last week and are still free to race each other.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas had the fastest time Friday in the second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and was also involved in a crash.

After taking a stunning victory in Brazil last time out, the Dutchman narrowly pipped Hamilton to the fastest time as he looks for back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.

Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He will start alongside Max Verstappen.

JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton on Saturday night fluttered his eyelashes at Ferrari, as the wooing and cooing over his future hotted up in the desert.

Hamilton put in an excellent qualifying lap on Saturday to land his first pole position for nine races and will line up on the front row alongside Max Verstappen. Follow the 1.10pm race live here.

Talk of Hamilton's future dominated the final round of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi, as Ferrari admitted they were open to the idea of signing the sport's biggest star.

All 10 Formula One teams have unanimously voted to keep the current specification of Pirelli tyres after testing and analysing results of a new prototype in Abu Dhabi, the sport's governing body (FIA) said.

If you look at the Sports Presonality of the Year shortlist, Lewis Hamilton stands supreme in terms of achievement. He has made extraordinary deeds appear routine.

Charles Leclerc has signed a five-year contract to remain with Ferrari following a successful maiden campaign with Ferrari, rewarding the Frenchman with a new and improved deal.

The £120m deal for Sky to show every Grand Prix bar one on their subscription channel was signed off by Bernie Ecclestone last year. Channel 4 previously showed 10 races a season.

Following a number of on-track disputes last season - the pair's first together at Ferrari - their battle reached boiling point when they crashed into each other at the Interlagos circuit.

COMMENT BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: I wonder whether F1 - and the other sports being lured there - might not play a constructive role in helping the kingdom towards improvement.

W Series, the all-female racing championship, has broken into the Formula One family 15 years after Bernie Ecclestone said that 'women should wear white like all other domestic appliances'.

Lewis Hamilton's future with Mercedes is under increasing threat and the British driver could join Ferrari in 2021. He has one more season with the Silver Arrows on his £40million-a-year deal.

The six-time world champion's clarification follows Italian media reports claiming negotiations with team boss Toto Wolff have broken down over his annual pay demands.

The prospect of a woman competing in F1 for the first time in 44 years has moved a step closer, when the W Series announced that its 2020 champion will receive 15 points towards a 'super licence'.

The Shanghai Sports Federation wants the Chinese Grand Prix to be cancelled as the coronavirus death toll continues to rise. The virus has so far killed 500 people.

Mercedes driver Hamilton claimed his sixth world championship last season and is now eyeing Schumacher's record with the Brit approaching the new campaign as the strong favourite.