International
Security council on murder of minors in Colombia concluded
May 22 |
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, led this Sunday an extraordinary security council where the public order situation and the facts surrounding the murder of four indigenous minors at the hands of the irregular armed group Frente Carolina Ramírez, of the Central General Staff, were evaluated.
The government has confirmed in the last hours that it was the murder of four minors belonging to the Murui indigenous people in Putumayo, who had been forcibly recruited and were trying to flee from the armed group.
“President Gustavo Petro headed an extraordinary Security Council in Casa de Nariño to evaluate the public order situation in the country, in view of the events occurred in Putumayo after the murder of 4 indigenous minors”, informed the Colombian Presidency.
After the facts became known on Saturday night, the Colombian president repudiated the facts and described the crime against the minors as atrocious.
“The murder of 4 indigenous minors in Putumayo is a heinous crime, a slap in the face of peace that violates the bases of International Humanitarian Law”, he said.
Among the senior military commanders who participated in the meeting were the Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, the commander of the Armed Forces, Major General Helder Giraldo, and the director of the National Police, General William Salamanca.
In Florencia, Caquetá, a security council was held with military and police authorities together with members of the Ministry of the Interior, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare and the Governor’s Office of Caquetá, where measures were taken.
Among the main conclusions of the security council, it is worth mentioning that an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office will be carried out respecting the indigenous communities and their customs.
“Faced with the murder of four minors belonging to the Murui people, in the department of Caquetá, the Attorney General’s Office assigned a special group of prosecutors and investigators to clarify what happened, and they are ready to move forward in the clarification of these facts,” reported the Attorney General’s Office.
International
U.S. to Limit Visa Duration for Foreign Students and Journalists
The United States has announced new limits on the legal length of stay for foreign students and journalists, marking the latest tightening of immigration policies under President Donald Trump.
The changes, outlined in an administrative rule published on Thursday, are expected to take effect in September, unless Congress blocks the measure.
Under the new policy, holders of student visas will be allowed to remain in the United States for no more than four years.
Foreign journalists will be limited to 240-day stays—approximately eight months—with the possibility of applying for extensions of the same duration.
The policy imposes even stricter rules on Chinese journalists, whose visas will be capped at 90 days.
More than 100 international news organizations and press freedom groups, including Agence France-Presse (AFP), criticized the measure in an open letter, arguing that it would reduce both the quantity and quality of international coverage of events in the United States.
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, currently holds a majority in Congress and has pledged to curb both illegal immigration and certain forms of legal immigration.
Previously, the United States generally issued student visas for the full duration of an academic program, while foreign journalists could receive visas valid for up to five years.
Central America
Nicaragua Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Italy Over Red Brigades Dispute
The Nicaraguan government announced on Thursday that it is severing diplomatic relations with Italy following criticism from the Italian government over Nicaragua’s long-standing decision to shelter Alessio Casimirri, a former member of the Red Brigades convicted in Italy for the 1978 kidnapping and murder of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani criticized the administration of co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo on Wednesday for continuing to provide refuge to Casimirri, who was sentenced in Italy to six life terms for his role in Moro’s abduction and killing.
In a statement issued Thursday, Nicaragua’s Foreign Ministry said it was ending all diplomatic relations with Italy, describing Tajani’s remarks as “unjustified, aggressive, and irresponsible.”
Tajani made the comments during a gathering of conservative leaders from Europe and Latin America held in Madrid.
“We have absolutely nothing in common with the positions of extremist governments such as Nicaragua, a country that continues to harbor dangerous Red Brigades terrorists like Alessio Casimirri,” Tajani said, according to Italian media.
The diplomatic break marks a new escalation in tensions between the two countries over the decades-old case involving Casimirri, who has lived in Nicaragua for many years despite repeated calls from Italy for his extradition.
International
U.S. Strikes Hit Areas Near Strait of Hormuz as Tensions With Iran Escalate
Several U.S. strikes targeted areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to Iranian state media citing local authorities, as hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified.
Officials in Iran’s Hormozgan Province said the island of Qeshm was struck multiple times by what they described as U.S. missiles during the evening. The reports were carried by the Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim.
Iranian state television also reported that the Bandar Abbas region, located on the Iranian coast overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, was the target of what authorities described as an “enemy U.S. air attack.”
According to local officials quoted by state television, no casualties have been reported following the strikes.
The reported attacks come amid renewed military tensions between Washington and Tehran, although U.S. authorities had not immediately commented on the reported operations.
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