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Russia continues its offensive in the Donetsk region and announces the capture of four other localities
Russian troops have taken four other locations in the Donetsk region, annexed by Moscow in September 2022, as reported on Tuesday by the Ministry of Defense on its Telegram channel.
Specifically, the military party assures that the Russian forces took control of the towns of Kranogorivka, Vodiane, Galitsinivka and Grigorivka.
The first three are located between 30 and 40 kilometers southeast of Pokrovsk, a city located at a strategic road crossing that has become one of the priority objectives of the Russian offensive on the eastern front.
The Ukrainian General Staff has acknowledged that Kiev’s forces repelled a total of 41 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis during the last twenty-four hours.
The largest number of attacks on that front axis took place together with the towns of Mijailivka and Novogrodivka.
Meanwhile, in the Kurajove area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 46 attacks during the last day.
In recent days, Russia has intensified its offensive in that part of the front, where the Ukrainian authorities continue to evacuate civilians from the most conflicting areas.
On Sunday night, about 140 people arrived by train to the city of Kirovograd, in central Ukraine, from Pokrovsk, where the situation deteriorates as Russian troops approach the city.
Meanwhile, in Russian territory, Moscow acknowledged on Tuesday that fragments of a Ukrainian drone hit the territory of Zhukovsky airport, 40 kilometers from the Russian capital.
“There have been no casualties. Nor has damage to the runways been detected,” airport sources told the TASS agency.
The source specified that the airport, the smallest of the four on the outskirts of Moscow, had already suspended its activities when the enemy drone tried to attack its facilities.
According to Telegram channels, a fire broke out in Zhukovsky, something that the authorities have not confirmed.
The drone attack also forced the closure of the international airports of Domodedovo and Vnukovo, which are located in the Moscow region.
Russian anti-aircraft defense systems shot down 144 Ukrainian drones in various regions of Russia during the early morning, 20 of them on the outskirts of Moscow, where one woman died and three other people were injured.
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Mexico’s president blasts ‘Inhumane’ U.S. migration law
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Friday that any Mexican detained in the United States should be “immediately” returned to Mexico. Her remarks come in the wake of the opening of a new migrant detention center in Florida earlier this week.
Speaking during her daily press conference, known as La Mañanera del Pueblo, Sheinbaum emphasized that so far, no Mexican national has been held in the facility, which has already sparked controversy and has been nicknamed “the Alcatraz of the Alligators.”
She also criticized the new fiscal law signed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, passed by Congress just a day earlier. The law, which Trump dubbed the “great and beautiful tax reform,” includes significant tax cuts and sweeping reductions in public policies, reallocating billions toward national security and defense—including $170 billion to enhance border security, deportations, and the expansion of detention centers.
“We do not agree with a punitive approach to migration. Migration must be addressed through its structural causes, with cooperation for development,” Sheinbaum asserted.
The Mexican president labeled the Trump administration’s view of migrants as criminals as “inhumane,” and warned that such policies ultimately harm the U.S. economy. She pointed to the mass deportation of agricultural workers as an example of how these actions are already backfiring.
“These are hardworking people—people of good will—who contribute more to the U.S. economy than they do to Mexico’s,” Sheinbaum said, announcing that her government will strengthen support programs to ensure that affected migrants can return home safely and reintegrate into the workforce.
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Julio César Chávez Jr. faces charges in Mexico after U.S. arrest
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday that the country is expecting the deportation of boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. so he can face legal proceedings in Mexico, following his arrest in the United States and confirmation by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) of an arrest warrant for organized crime and arms trafficking.
“This is an arrest warrant stemming from an investigation that began in 2019 and was granted by a judge in 2023 (…). We are expecting his deportation so he can serve his sentence in Mexico,” Sheinbaum stated during her daily press briefing.
The president said she was unaware of the case until speaking with Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, who confirmed an investigation linked to organized crime. She also noted that authorities had been unable to execute the warrant earlier because Chávez Jr. had spent most of his time in the United States. “His deportation to Mexico is now being pursued,” she added.
Sheinbaum said there is no confirmed date yet for the boxer’s return to the country, as the process involves “specific protocols” that the FGR is currently handling.
Her statement follows the announcement by U.S. authorities on Thursday of Chávez Jr.’s arrest. The boxer, son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, is accused of involvement in organized crime and arms trafficking allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
“This Sinaloa Cartel affiliate, wanted for trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” said Tricia McLaughlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in an official statement.
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Europe faces a summer of heatwaves and wildfires, Red Cross warns
The heatwave sweeping across Europe — accompanied by wildfires in countries such as Greece and Turkey — is “just the beginning” of a summer season expected to see extreme conditions lasting through September, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned.
In a statement, the IFRC stressed the urgent need for governments and communities to shift from a reactive to a preventive approach to safeguard lives.
The organization reported that wildfires in the Turkish region of Izmir, on the country’s western coast, have already claimed at least two lives and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people. Meanwhile, on the Greek island of Crete, around 5,000 residents and tourists have also had to flee due to encroaching fires.
Smaller-scale evacuations and wildfires are also being reported in other countries, including eastern Germany and North Macedonia, with Red Cross volunteers actively involved in firefighting and relief operations.
“Heatwaves and wildfires — increasingly frequent and deadly — are no longer isolated events. They are becoming the new reality for millions,” said Birgitte Bischoff, IFRC’s Regional Director for Europe.
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