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Rejection of Trump’s appeals in criminal and electoral interference cases

Judge Scott McAfee, in charge of the case opened in Georgia against former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) for electoral interference, rejected his request to dismiss it.

The judge said that the defense did not prove that his words are protected by freedom of expression. The court lacks evidence to support that claim.

The Republican’s team had relied on the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which protects the right to freedom of expression.

Trump and 18 other “accomplices” are accused in Georgia of forming a criminal association with the aim of turning the results of the 2020 presidential elections in that state, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Fani Willis uses accusation of criminal association, previous tactic against mafia organizations, in the case against Trump and accomplices.

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McAffee had already rejected similar requests that other defendants had made in this case by trying to rely on the First Amendment.

Judge Aileen Cannon rejected the motion filed in Florida by former US President Donald Trump to dismiss the criminal case against him for the mishandling of confidential documents found in her possession after leaving the White House.

The ruling denies the appeal filed by Trump’s defense to dismiss the accusation based on the Presidential Records Act.

The trial in Georgia still has no date. The prosecutor said that she would be ready by August, but the magistrate has not pronounced.

Of the four criminal cases against him, it is expected that the first to start, on April 15, will be that of New York for irregular electoral payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the 2016 campaign.

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In Washington he faces charges of electoral interference, while in Florida he is charged with bringing classified documents from the White House to Mar-a-Lago.

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Football Fan Killed in Clashes After Colombian League Match

Fans of Cúcuta Deportivo and their traditional rivals Atlético Bucaramanga clashed outside the stadium following their local league match on Tuesday, leaving one supporter dead and several others injured.

The deceased fan was stabbed, according to a senior police official in Cúcuta who confirmed the cause of death in a video statement. Local media reported that the victim was a supporter of the visiting team, Atlético Bucaramanga.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Authorities had banned the entry of Atlético Bucaramanga’s organized supporters into the stadium in an effort to prevent disturbances.

Despite the restrictions, violence broke out in the surrounding areas after the game. Among the injured were three police officers, an institutional source told AFP.

The incident adds to a series of recent violent episodes linked to Colombian football. The most recent occurred in December, when supporters of Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín clashed in the stands and on the pitch, leaving 59 people injured.

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Missing Spanish Sailor Rescued After 11 Days Adrift in Mediterranean

The man had departed from the port of Gandía, on Spain’s eastern coast, with the intention of reaching the southern Spanish town of Guardamar del Segura, a journey of about 150 kilometers, a spokesperson for Spain’s maritime rescue service told AFP.

Search boats and aircraft were deployed on January 17, but the operation was called off on January 22 after efforts proved unsuccessful. Alerts were then issued to vessels navigating the area in case they spotted any signs of the missing sailor.

As hopes were fading, a surveillance aircraft from the European Union’s border agency Frontex spotted the sailboat on Tuesday, along with a person signaling for help, approximately 53 nautical miles northeast of Bejaia, Algeria.

A nearby vessel, the Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Thor Confidence, carried out the rescue and is expected to bring the man to an end to his ordeal when it arrives on Thursday in the southern Spanish port city of Algeciras.

Maritime rescue services shared images on social media showing a small white sailboat drifting at sea and secured alongside the much larger ship.

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It remains unclear how the sailboat ended up hundreds of kilometers off its intended route or how the man managed to survive for so long alone in open waters.

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Rubio Says U.S. Could Participate in Follow-Up Russia-Ukraine Talks

The United States could join a new round of talks this week aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.

Teams from Kyiv and Moscow met last Friday and Saturday in Abu Dhabi in their first publicly acknowledged direct negotiations to discuss the peace initiative promoted by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

“They are going to hold follow-up talks again this week,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “There could be U.S. participation.”

However, Rubio suggested that Washington’s role may be more limited than during last week’s discussions, which included Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.

The secretary of state indicated that progress may have already been made on security guarantees for Ukraine, one of Kyiv’s key demands in any agreement with Moscow after nearly four years of Russian invasion.

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“There is one remaining issue that everyone is familiar with, and that is the territorial claim over Donetsk,” Rubio said, referring to the eastern Ukrainian region that Russia wants Ukraine to cede.

“I know that active efforts are underway to see whether the positions of both sides on this issue can be reconciled. It remains a bridge we have not yet crossed,” he added during the hearing.

Rubio acknowledged that the territorial question would be particularly difficult for Ukraine to resolve.