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Fabiola Yáñez breaks the silence about the alleged mistreatment of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández
Former Argentine First Lady Fabiola Yáñez spoke for the first time about the alleged violence she underwent by former President Alberto Fernández, who, she said, constantly threatened her with suicide and whom she took care of “so many things that he has done,” as she confessed.
The 43-year-old actress and journalist made these statements in an exclusive interview in Madrid, where she lives with her 2-year-old son Francisco, granted to the Argentine portal Infobae, the first since the complaint she filed before the Justice of her country against the former president (2019-2023) for physical violence and harassment became known.
Yáñez affirmed that Fernández committed numerous infidelities during their relationship; she denounced having been mistreated “for five years”; and she acknowledged that her last months as first lady, until last December, she lived separately from the then president in the guest house of the Quinta de Olivos (presidential residence) and not in another home for avoiding “a scandal.”
Fernández’s ex-partner was consulted for the dissemination of the photographs in which she is seen with bruises on several parts of the body, which were leaked to the press this week from the judicial file.
“I destroyed myself, but I was destroyed by my son. I would never have wanted a photo like that to come out of me. What woman do you want to see in all the television programs and in the media of the world like this? I don’t understand how the chats were leaked and that the photo was saved for the last moment (…) I don’t think there is a woman in the world who wants to look like this. There are other causes of violence that are always private,” he said.
However, he acknowledged that all the material disseminated “comes out of someone else’s phone,” alluding to a secretary of Fernández, whose cell phone is being investigated for a case of alleged corruption that could also affect the former president.
Yáñez, who failed to give more details about the alleged physical abuse out of respect for the judicial case, reported having suffered “telephone harassment” and “psychological terrorism.”
“This person (Fernández) was there for two months – there are all the chats and many people know it – threatening me day by day that if I did this, if I did the other thing, that he was going to commit suicide. That’s not done, that’s a crime. How am I going to be whole for my son if I have a person telling me those things? Day by the other, for two months. But it was the last thing this person did,” he said.
The former first lady acknowledged that her love story with Fernández lasted 14 years, but that it was broken in recent times and asserted that he committed infidelities with several famous women, whom she did not identify.
“I have taken care of this man; I have taken care of so many things that he has done, of so many things, that those videos that appeared the other day are little next to the things that he has done,” Yáñez said in reference to the filming allegedly taken by the then president at the Casa Rosada of a well-known radio and television journalist, who seems to flit with him, although from this one only his alleged voice is heard in ‘off’.
Yáñez said he had not obtained help from the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, created by Fernández in 2019, and stated that he had made the decision to denounce “for all women who feel that they can’t do anything and that they are victims of this type of violence, whether psychological and/or physical, whatever it may be.”
“I was never a feminist but violence against women is one of the most reprehensible things that can exist in this world,” she said.
After the complaint filed on August 6, federal judge Julián Ercolini prohibited Fernández from leaving Argentina and ordered him not to approach or contact Yáñez by any means.
That day, in a brief statement, the former president denied the accusations against him and said that he would present evidence of his falsehood to Justice.
International
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.
“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.”
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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.
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.
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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.
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