VLADIMIR PUTIN
Putin defends Trump and sticks to his guns in Ukraine
Saint Petersburg (Russia) (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin today defended the innocence of former US President Donald Trump and stuck to his guns regarding Ukraine, although he ruled out a possible direct confrontation with NATO, in his first interview with Western media, including EFE, since the beginning of the war. “If you want the fighting in Ukraine to stop, stop supplying it with weapons. And these military actions will end in two or three months at most,” said Putin, who recalled the letter he sent to US President Joe Biden. Putin, who has very limited ability to move due to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, has not faced uncomfortable questions from Western journalists since 2021.
ISRAEL PALESTINE
Israel expands attacks on central Gaza as humanitarian situation worsens
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israeli Army has expanded its attacks to the center of Gaza, where it said it had taken control of areas east of the Al Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al Balah. The spokesman for the Martyrs of al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah said at least 75 people were killed and dozens injured in the town, and in the Maghazi and Bureij refugee camps, in the latest Israeli attacks. Meanwhile, the famine early warning network FEWS NET said it is “likely” that Gazans in the north of the Strip are already suffering from widespread hunger, although it is impossible to confirm this.
ISRAEL PALESTINE
Jewish radicals break into the Esplanade of the Mosques on Jerusalem Day
Jerusalem (EFE).- Some 800 Jewish extremists broke into the Esplanade of the Mosques in the Old City of Jerusalem, with Israeli flags, provocative chants and under strong police protection on the occasion of the celebration of Flag Day or Jerusalem Day . Some settlers performed Talmudic rituals at one of the main gates of the compound, the third holiest place for Islam, but also the holiest for Jews. Under the ‘status quo’ agreed in 1967 between Israel and the Arab countries, worship there is reserved for Muslims, while Jews can only enter as visitors.
ISRAEL PALESTINE
Hamas insists that without a complete ceasefire it will not accept any agreement with Israel
Jerusalem (EFE).- The spokesman for the Islamist movement of Hamas, Osama Hamdan, insisted that without a firm commitment from Israel to a definitive ceasefire and the total withdrawal of its troops from the Gaza Strip they will not join any agreement to exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners. For the spokesman of the Palestinian group, the proposal presented last Friday by the US president, Joe Biden, whose main axis is the total cessation of hostilities in the enclave, “does not agree” with the position that Israel maintained on May, when it refused to join a settlement with the same demands.
SUDAN REBELLION
Paramilitaries kill more than 100 people in a village in central Sudan, according to NGO
Khartoum (EFE).- The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) killed more than 100 people during the assault on the village of Wad al Nura, in the central state of Gezira, causing chaos and the displacement of hundreds of people , denounced the area’s resistance committee. “The brutality against unarmed civilians caused the death of 104 people and more than 90 injured, in a new massacre that adds to the crimes of the Rapid Support Forces,” this citizen organization in charge of counting victims reported in a statement. and displaced people in Gezira. According to the note, FAR fighters bombarded Wad al Nura with heavy weapons “for hours” and subsequently broke into the village mounted on combat vehicles and motorcycles, from where they “shot indiscriminately at citizens.”
ISRAEL LEBANON
Israel mobilizes more reservists and warns that it is ready for a war with Hezbollah
Jerusalem (EFE).- The possibility of a war between the Israeli Army and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah is gaining strength after Israel has mobilized 50,000 additional reservists and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the country is ready for a war. “extremely strong” military response against Lebanon. The Ministry of Defense has mobilized 50,000 more reservists, adding to the 300,000 who were already there since October 7. Since then, 287,000 reservists have been called up, the largest recruitment in Israel’s history.
UKRAINE WAR
Russia loses strength on the Kharkiv front, but continues to press in Donetsk
kyiv (EFE).- Russian forces have reduced the intensity of their attacks in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, where Ukrainian troops launch counterattacks and recover ground in some areas of the town of Vovchansk, according to the Kiev Center for Defense Strategies , while the eastern Donetsk region remains the hottest area of the front due to constant Russian offensive actions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explained that “most of the fighting and the heaviest attacks are taking place in the Donetsk region.” He added that “it is indeed the main direction of Russian attacks.”
US MIGRATION CRISIS
The US says that the majority of migrants who cross irregularly will not be able to request protection
Washington/El Paso (USA) (EFE).- The United States Government warned this Wednesday that the majority of migrants who attempt to irregularly cross the border with Mexico will not be able to request any type of protection due to the new restrictions that the president, Joe Biden, approved on Tuesday. The order is the harshest proclaimed by the Democratic president since he came to power in January 2021 and represents an important change in the way asylum is understood in the United States. The country’s legislation stipulates that it is necessary to be on American soil to request asylum and that it is legal to request this protection even after having crossed irregularly.
ARGENTINA ECONOMY
Milei anticipates dismissal of 50,000 more officials and veto if the fiscal balance is broken
Buenos Aires (EFE).- The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, anticipated that he will lay off some 50,000 more public employees, will continue with his plan to adjust the State’s accounts and will veto any legislative modification that “wants to break the fiscal balance.” During his speech at the tenth Latin American business forum (Latam Economic Forum) held in Buenos Aires, the president said that “unlike others who ended up flying through the air with half-point adjustments, we made the seven-point adjustment, We are standing here and we are going to continue fighting.” Milei explained that the cut in the deficit by seven points of the Argentine gross domestic product (GDP) has been done to seek “order” in state accounts and indicated that he will not allow it to be put at risk.
INDIA ELECTIONS
Modi presents his resignation as a preliminary step to form his third consecutive Government
New Delhi (EFE).- The Hindu nationalist leader, Narendra Modi, presented his resignation as prime minister before the president of India, Draupadi Murmu, an essential requirement to begin forming a Government for the third consecutive time after the victory of his alliance in the general elections. Modi, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is scheduled to be sworn in again as prime minister on Saturday, June 8, according to Indian media reports. The BJP was the most voted force in the general elections and obtained 240 seats in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament or Lok Sabha.
MEXICO BIRD FLU
Mexico says that “there is no risk of contagion” after the first human death from avian flu
Mexico City (EFE).- The Ministry of Health (SSa) of the Mexican Government reported this Wednesday that “there is no risk of contagion for the population with the detection of the first human case of low pathogenicity avian influenza A (H5N2) in Mexico , since there is no identified source of infection.” This was indicated by the Mexican secretariat after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today the first death from AH5N2 avian flu in the world, which would have been detected in a laboratory in Mexico. According to official information, the victim would be a 59-year-old man who died on April 24 and the source of exposure to the virus that has been reported in poultry is unknown.
CHINA EU
China urges EU to “respect free trade” and warns of possible retaliation
Beijing (EFE).- China urged the European Union to “maintain its commitments to free trade” and warned that any measure that “harms” economic and commercial cooperation between both parties will not go unanswered. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning declared that “trade protectionism does not benefit either party.” She was thus responding to a question about the recent trip to Europe by the Chinese Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, at a time of tensions between Brussels and Beijing over trade issues such as the one affecting the entry of Chinese electric vehicles into the EU. EFE
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