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Washington (EFE).- The President of the United States Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union would not have to pay tariffs after all, despite having threatened them with a 50% tariff just hours earlier. He said the bloc would avoid the levy because they would send their companies to the US and build … Read more
Paris/Sao Paulo (EFE) – Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, 81, died Friday, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts and the Terra Institute, dedicated to environmental protection and education. “It is with great regret that we announce the death of Sebastião Salgado, our founder, teacher, and eternal inspiration,” the Terra Institute, which Salgado founded, said in … Read more
New York (EFE).- The United States government gave Harvard University 72 hours to provide information on “violent” activities and protests involving its students if it wants to restore its foreign enrolment program. In a letter, the US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told the institution that it could reinstate its Student and Exchange … Read more
Jerusalem, (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that shots fired by Israeli soldiers at a group of foreign diplomats near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank were the result of an “accident,” emphasizing that the Israeli military “does not target civilians.” “We are in an intense seven-front war launched … Read more
Madrid, May 22 (EFE). – Real Madrid captain Luka Modric will leave the team after the Club World Cup, the Croatian player announced Thursday. Saturday’s match against Real Sociedad will be his last at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium. “Dear Real Madrid fans: The time has come. The time I never wanted to come, but that’s … Read more
Washington, May 21 (EFE).- A man is in custody after two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead on Wednesday night outside a Jewish museum in Washington, DC. The shooting was confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Israeli embassy spokesperson Tal Naim Cohen. “Two staff of the Israeli embassy were shot this evening … Read more
By Marcel Gascón Kiev, May 21 (EFE).- Andriy Portnov, a former Ukrainian political figure assassinated on Wednesday in Pozuelo de Alarcón, near Madrid, held high-ranking positions under pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. He was accused of helping suppress the pro-European Maidan protests and was sanctioned by the United States. Portnov, 52, served as a key legal … Read more
Washington, (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump had a tense meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday, during which he played a video alleging a “genocide” against the white Afrikaner minority in South Africa. Ramaphosa strongly rejected the accusation. The Oval Office meeting marked one of the most contentious … Read more
International Desk (EFE).- The government of Javier Milei announced Tuesday that it would transform the Human Rights Secretariat into a sub-secretariat, cutting 40% of the organization’s structure and 30% of its staff to reduce public spending. “The Ministry of Justice has determined that the Secretariat of Human Rights will be transformed into a sub-secretariat, cutting … Read more
Beijing, May 21 (EFE).- The Chinese government on Wednesday said the new warnings from the United States about the “risk” of the use of AI chips from the Asian tech giant Huawei was “intimidating.” “(The US is imposing) typical unilateral bullying and protectionism, which seriously undermine the stability of the global semiconductor industry chain and … Read more
Moscow, May 21 (EFE).- Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow last month claimed it had retaken the region from Ukrainian troops, local television reported today. Ukranian troops launched a surprise incursion into the region last August, seizing territory in the first ground invasion of Russia since World War II. … Read more
Islamabad, May 21 (EFE).- At least five people were killed, including three children, and about 40 others were wounded Wednesday in an attack using explosives on a school bus in Pakistan’s southeastern province of Balochistan, official sources said. “The Army Public School bus was transporting children from various locations to school when it was targeted … Read more
