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Kamala Harris debuts as a presidential candidate and highlights the work of Joe Biden
The US vice president, Kamala Harris, praised on Monday in her debut as a presidential candidate the “deep love” for the United States of President Joe Biden and stressed that he has done more in one term than other predecessors in two.
“Joe Biden’s legacy of achievements over the last three years is unparalleled in modern history. In one term she has already overcome the legacy of most of the presidents who have served two terms in office,” she said in her first act as a candidate after the end of Biden’s electoral campaign, who supported her to face former President Donald Trump in November.
In the southern garden of the White House and with dozens of journalists, television cameras and photographers with the focus on it, Harris also praised Biden’s “honesty” and “integrity,” as well as his “deep love” for the United States, which in his opinion have guided him when making the decision to end his campaign.
“His honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his great heart, and his love, his deep love for our country, I witness it every day. Our president, Joe Biden, fights for the American people and we are deeply grateful for his service to our nation,” Harris said.
They were Harris’ first public words since Biden announced on Sunday his resignation to seek re-election and his support for the vice president to be elected by the party as his successor.
Harris spoke at an event at the White House to recognize the season of the teams of the National University Sports Association (NCAA), the organization that brings together the majority of American university sport.
Although the most famous teams in the NCAA are usually football or basketball, from which most NFL, NBA or WNBA stars come out, such as Caitlin Clark this year, the association groups 24 sports disciplines.
The vice president already participated last year in the same event, which was attended by more than 1,000 athletes from fifty university teams at the White House.
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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