International

Mulino reiterates that he would be willing to give asylum to Maduro in Panama to solve the crisis

The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, reiterated that he would be willing to give political asylum to the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, to solve the crisis in the Caribbean country after the questioned presidential elections on July 28.

“If that is the contribution quota to get out of this that Panama has to do, putting our soil for this man (Maduro) and his family to leave Venezuela, Panama would do it, without any doubt,” Mulino said in an interview with CNN, in which he maintained his position of offering that asylum in order to be a facilitator to the crisis.

Mulino also did not rule out the option of offering political asylum to other members of Chavismo, if necessary.
“As far as Panama can cooperate (it will). And if that is the quota of cooperation (extending asylum) that we have to do, I would do it,” added the Panamanian president, who has been a strong critic of the Venezuelan elections, even before it was held and the situation unleashed behind them.

Mulino “transmitted” to the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula, through the Foreign Ministry, the disposition of Panama “to be the bridge or transition of leaving Venezuela to a third country,” although, he added, he does not believe “that he can stay in Panama (Maduro),” since that “it would cost him a lot to sell it to the population, but it is not the first time that Panama has helped a crisis of this nature.”

The Brazilian president, along with the Colombian, Gustavo Petro, and the Mexican, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have opted for a more cautious position after the announcement of Venezuela’s electoral results, by abstaining or absent from voting in the Organization of American States (OAS) on a frustrated resolution that required the publication of the minutes.

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The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed the current president of that country, Nicolás Maduro, as the winner with more than 51% of the votes, but without providing any evidence, unlike the platform of the majority opposition, which has shown electoral records that show the winner of his candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, with a wide margin.

Mulino said on several occasions during the interview that “it is not the first time that Panama faces this type of problem with political characters on the run” and that “there have been other leaders fleeing, who have fallen here, with the idea of Panama of providing a solution to the political and internal problems.”

The president recalled the cases of former Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón in 1956, Guatemala’s Jorge Serrano Elías (1990-1993) and the former Haitian coup general Raoul Cedrás (1991-1994), to whom Panama granted asylum.

Panama recognized Edmundo González as the “president-elect” after considering the elections in Venezuela fraudulent. Both countries suspended diplomatic relations and closed airspace.

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Trump signs order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to halt federal funding for two public media outlets, PBS television and NPR radio, accusing them of being biased.

NPR and PBS are partially funded by American taxpayers but rely heavily on private donations.

Trump has long maintained a hostile relationship with most media outlets, which he has referred to as the “enemy of the people.”

An exception is the conservative Fox News channel, some of whose hosts have played important roles in the administration of the Republican magnate.

“National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) receive taxpayer funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB),” Trump said.

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“Therefore, I direct the CPB board and all executive departments and agencies to cease federal funding for NPR and PBS,” he added.

The Republican leader argued that “neither of these entities provides a fair, accurate, or impartial portrayal of current events to the taxpayer citizens.”

At the end of March, Donald Trump called on Congress to end public funding for these two “horrible and completely biased networks.”

International

Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

Internacionales

Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.