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Pyongyang highlights the “strategic strength” of relations with Moscow upon the arrival of Putin
The North Korean media highlighted this Wednesday the “strategic strength” that relations between Moscow and Pyongyang have reached and its importance in creating “a multipolar world”, on the occasion of the arrival on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will be in Pyongyang until today.
The presidential plane in which Putin was traveling landed around 02:45 local time on Wednesday (17:45 GMT on Tuesday) at Sunan International Airport, where Putin was personally received by Kim, whom he had met last September in Russian territory.
Kim welcomed Putin near the foot of the plane’s ladder, and both staged their closeness with a hug and smiles, and gave for a few minutes after the Russian leader received a floral offering and reviewing the guard of honor of the North Korean forces, according to some images from the state agency KCNA.
In addition, Kim “expressed his joy and joy at meeting him again in Pyongyang 270 days after the meeting at the Vostochni Cosmodrome in September last year,” according to the KCNA.
Putin, for his part, announced his “deep gratitude” to Kim for receiving him at the airport and offering him a warm welcome, according to the same media.
The visit takes place “at a crucial moment” when relations “have emerged as a solid strategic strength to preserve international justice, peace and security and as an engine to accelerate the construction of a multipolar world,” said a note from the media.
The new meeting between the two leaders “straves once again the durability and invincibility of friendship and unity” between Moscow and Pyongyang, the North Korean state agency added.
Putin stayed at the luxurious Guest Palace of Kumsusan, built in 2019 and housed by the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, when he visited North Korea five years ago.
Kim and Putin are expected to preside over some kind of parade in Pyongyang this Wednesday, since satellite images show the assembly of temporary structures in Kim Il-sung Square, the epicenter of events of this type in the North Korean capital.
Putin’s visit to North Korea will allow the consolidation of “a crucial phase of broad development in the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation” between both parties, with a view to “a forward-looking strategic collaboration,” the KCNA stressed.
International
Police investigate deaths of Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating the deaths of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reinerand his wife as an “apparent homicide,” amid a wave of tributes to the director of classics such as When Harry Met Sally.
According to U.S. media reports on Sunday, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds.
Several political figures shared messages of condolence following the reported deaths of the director of A Few Good Menand his wife.
While the LAPD did not officially confirm the identities of the victims, it stated that homicide detectives were dispatched to the Reiner residence.
“At this time, no additional details are available and the investigation into an apparent homicide is ongoing,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that no arrests have been made and that no individuals are currently being questioned as suspects.
“I’m not going to confirm whether anyone is being questioned at this moment or not. We are going to try to speak with as many family members as we can,” Hamilton said.
CNN reported that a family spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Reiner and his wife.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Kamala Harrisissued statements expressing their condolences.
International
U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.
The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.
Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.
“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.
Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.
International
Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus
Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.
“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.
At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.
After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.
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