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Argentina demands from Maduro safe exit for asylum seers at his embassy in Caracas
The Government of Argentina demanded this Saturday from the Administration of Nicolás Maduro the “immediate” delivery of the safe-conducts that guarantee the departure, without being arrested, of the six anti-Chavistas asylum in the embassy in Venezuela, which is under police siege.
“The Argentine Foreign Ministry expresses its utmost concern about the alarming and serious situation at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where the lives of six asylum seegers face imminent danger,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Javier Milei said in a statement.
“We demand from the Maduro regime the immediate delivery of the safe conducts that guarantee their safe exit,” the Argentine Foreign Ministry asked.
Likewise, the Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations, the Organization of American States and “all countries to adopt firm and urgent measures.”
The opposition denounces “police siege” of the Argentine embassy
The Argentine Embassy in Venezuela remains, since last August, under the protection of Brazil – after the expulsion of Argentine diplomats -, even though the Maduro government revoked this authorization in September due to the alleged planning of terrorist acts inside the headquarters by asylum seekees.
Venezuelan opponent Pedro Urruchurtu, one of the six asylums since March at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, denounced on Instagram last Wednesday that “the “police siege” on the outskirts of the building, which began on November 23, has intensified.”
Urruchurtu – a close collaborator of opposition leader María Corina Machado – also assured that the residence still does not receive electricity service, they have “minimum reserves of drinking water” and there have been “restrictions and some incidents” regarding access to food.
The largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), called for international pressure to stop the “criminal siege” and “issue, as soon as possible, the safe conducts for the six comrades,” who entered the diplomatic headquarters after the Prosecutor’s Office accused them of several crimes such as conspiracy and treason.
In the residence, in addition to Urruchurtu, there are Magalli Meda, Omar González, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos -all collaborators of the Vente Venezuela party, led by María Corina Machado- and former minister Fernando Martínez Mottola, advisor to the PUD.
This Wednesday, the United States demanded that Maduro hand over safe-conducts to the six anti-chavistas.
International
Mexican government prioritizes 191 communities after deadly floods
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from recent rains and floods across several central states has risen to 66, while the federal government has activated air bridges and prioritized assistance in 191 isolated communities.
“Unfortunately, 66 people have died, and 75 remain missing,” the president said during her morning press conference. She added that the official death toll will be updated later in a new report.
As of Tuesday, authorities had reported 64 fatalities. Sheinbaum also announced the creation of a public information center to centralize official data on the deceased, missing persons, damaged homes, and cut-off communities.
According to the president, the number of missing persons has decreased thanks to coordination with state authorities.
“Through calls to phone line 079, 103 people who had been reported missing have now been located,” she explained.
Priority Municipalities
The president noted that the federal government has classified 191 communities as ‘priority’, a designation based mainly on the percentage of homes affected.
International
New road and bridge explosions raise alarm amid indigenous protests in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating two explosions that occurred early Wednesday, one on a road in the southern part of the country and another under a bridge in Guayas province. These incidents follow the car bomb explosion in the coastal city of Guayaquil, also in Guayas, which occurred the day before and left one person dead and 30 injured.
Press reports indicate that one person was injured and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road in the south.
“Besides yesterday’s explosion in Guayaquil, we have received reports of explosives placed on bridges along the Guayaquil-Machala and Machala-Cuenca routes to disrupt traffic,” said Roberto Luque, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT).
On his X social media account, Luque reported that authorities have been deployed to the sites to assess the damage and determine the current condition of the structures.
“What they haven’t achieved with their call for a strike, some are trying to achieve through terrorism,” he stated, referring to the 24 days of protests organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) against rising diesel prices and other demands.
The protests, called at a national level, have Imbabura province as their epicenter. Roadblocks have also been reported in the northern part of Pichincha province, whose capital is Quito, while activities in the rest of the country continue normally.
International
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.
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.
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