International
Another journalist dies in an Israeli bombing in northern Gaza and the total rises to 184
Journalist Khaled Abu Zar died this Friday in an Israeli bombing in northern Gaza, according to the media office of the government of the enclave, which identified him as the 184º informant who lost his life in the enclave since the beginning of the war.
“The government’s media office condemns in the most energetic terms the attacks and murders of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation,” the media office said in a statement.
The organization called on the international community to dissuade Israel from launching these attacks, as well as to try its “current crimes” in international courts.
The balance of deceased informants of the Gaza Government amounts to 184 with the death of Abu Zar, although this count also takes into account influencers, writers and intellectuals.
140 journalists killed in Gaza
A statement from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) figures 140 journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, when Israel began its attacks on the now devastated enclave in response to the attacks of Palestinian militiamen against its territory, led by Hamas.
According to RSF, 39 of the deceased were practicing their profession at the time of their death.
The Gaza war, which broke out on October 7, is the deadliest conflict for journalists, according to the New York-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ).
The Israeli offensive in Gaza “has killed more journalists in a year than any other conflict that the CPJ has documented,” they say on their website.
In total, more than 43,500 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive, while more than 102,000 have been injured by incessant attacks by aviation, artillery and troops.
On October 7, 2023, the attack of the Palestinian militiamen in Israel killed 1,200 people, while another 251 were kidnapped, of which 97 – alive and dead – are still in the enclave.
International
Dominican court postpones hearing in deadly nightclub collapse case
A Dominican court on Monday postponed until March a preliminary hearing against the owners of a nightclub that collapsed last year, killing more than 200 people.
The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed in the early hours of April 8, 2025, during a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who died along with 235 other people.
Jet Set owner and manager Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel, who served as the club’s administrator, were arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter but were later released on bail after posting approximately $842,500.
Both appeared at the Palace of Justice, where they were met by a small protest from relatives and friends of the victims.
“Thirty years in prison is not enough” and “President, we want JUSTICE,” read signs held by demonstrators.
The preliminary hearing determines whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to trial. The court decided to reschedule the hearing for March 16.
“We don’t want money and we’re not demanding anything else, only justice for those who died,” said Secundino Pérez, a 75-year-old shopkeeper who lost 12 friends in the Jet Set tragedy.
“Antonio and his family celebrated Christmas sitting at a table, celebrating their freedom,” said Edgar Gómez, who lost his daughter in the collapse.
The Dominican Republic’s Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the defendants “significantly altered” the structure of the nightclub. Prosecutors filed formal charges in November and requested that the case proceed to trial.
The charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of three months to two years in prison.
“May your conscience never let you sleep. I lost my son,” a woman shouted through tears before the hearing, while others chanted, “Murderers, murderers, murderers.”
International
Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he was “eager” to welcome the opposition leader, who left Venezuela clandestinely with U.S. assistance, to receive her Nobel Prize in Oslo.
Machado dedicated her Nobel Prize to Trump, who nevertheless showed a very cautious attitude toward including her in any potential political transition in Venezuela.
The opposition leader said on Monday, after an audience with Pope Leo XIV, that “the defeat of evil is closer” in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that overthrew and removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from the country.
Trump has claimed that he is now in control of the South American nation, stating that the primary objective at this stage is to stabilize the country before considering elections.
Venezuelan oil is Washington’s main objective, Trump added after Maduro’s overthrow.
International
Police hunt gunmen after fatal shooting in Corsica
A man was shot dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, local media reported. The victim was identified as Alain Orsoni, former president of local football club AC Ajaccio, according to sources close to the investigation cited by French news channel BFMTV.
Orsoni, 71, was killed in the town of Vero, near Ajaccio, the island’s capital, while attending his mother’s funeral.
He was also a former member of the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC), a nationalist organization that has long sought independence for the island, reports said.
BFMTV reported that the gunmen fled the scene and remain at large. Local police have opened an investigation into the shooting.
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