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Trump and Harris campaign in the US Midwest 4 days before the elections

The former president of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) and Vice President Kamala Harris encouraged their voters in two key states in the Midwest, 4 days before a tight election that will define the country’s political future for the next four years.

Both candidates had several stops in the two states, Michigan and Wisconsin, and ended the day in Milwaukee, in campaign events just a few kilometers away from each other.

In addition, they emphasized their respective proposals for the country and what differentiates them from each other.

Campaigning all over the country

Harris focused on the importance of the young vote, whom he called the “promise” of the United States and insisted on his vision of unity and collaboration with the Republicans, while Trump emphasized his “love for the country” and assured that the Democrat “hates” the nation.

“He is not a good person (…) I think he hates them,” the former president told his followers and added that he believes that the former prosecutor is “incompetent” and that she has been “the worst vice president in history.”

Harris, for his part, insisted that he believes it is necessary to work with Trump’s party: “I promise to look for common points and find common sense solutions for the challenges we face.”

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Several artists participated in the Harris event, including rappers GloRila and Cardi B. The latter gave a speech in which she revealed that she made the decision to vote when the vice president replaced Joe Biden in the Democratic candidacy.

Trump appeals to Arab voters and Biden to the working class

Before visiting Milwaukee, Trump visited Dearborn (Michigan), considered the “Arab capital” of the United States, to fish votes between the Arab and Muslim community, very unhappy with the Democrats for supporting the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

When visiting a restaurant of Arab owners, the New York tycoon assured that if he wins the elections there will be “peace in the Middle East,” although he did not detail any plan to achieve it.

Trump was questioned by the press about the controversy unleashed on Thursday by suggesting that former Republican Congressman Liz Cheney, facing the former president, should face a firing squad.

Far from rectifying, the Republican again lashed out at Cheney, assuring that he is “a war falcon” and a “unfortunate.”

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All for the middle class

“The middle class built this country and the unions built the middle class,” Biden said, repeating one of his best-known phrases and arousing the applause of those present.

Unions are a fundamental pillar in political support for Biden throughout his career, and now the president seeks to transfer that support from the working class to Harris in states with great labor electoral weight such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Michigan and Wisconsin are part of the states known as the ‘blue wall’ traditionally democratic thanks to the urban African-American vote and the white working class, until in 2016 they leaned towards former President Donald Trump.

Biden recovered them in 2020 for the Democrats, but four years later they are at risk again: the polls predict a close contest, with Harris outperforeing Trump by a margin of only 1 percentage point, according to the survey aggregator portal FiveThirtyEight.

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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids

Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.

The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.

In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.

He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”

The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.

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The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.

International

Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win

Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.

“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.

In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”

International

Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains

Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.

The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.

“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”

Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.