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Uruguayan Pepe Mujica thanks the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, for “living with a cause”
The former president of Uruguay José Mujica (2010-2015) thanked on Monday the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, who was visiting Uruguay, for “living with a cause” in a meeting in which he also reflected on humanism and the love of life.
“I thank this boy, who has many years to be bitter and feel defeated, for living with a cause thinking that humans can contribute to building societies a little better than those in which we were born and less selfish,” the former Uruguayan president told the press after finishing the meeting on his farm on the outskirts of Montevideo.
In that sense, ‘Pepe’ specified that human beings must allow themselves to dream and live with the idea that there may be a future and that all children who are born have “a side of opportunity.”
“We say that we are left-wing but we are neither left nor right, we are humanists and we think about what suits the future and humanity and we are going to die dreaming of that,” he said.
In addition, Mujica emphasized that “it is not money” that is needed in the world but “heart, compassion and love of life”.
The Chilean president did not hide his joy after meeting Mujica and his wife Lucía Topolansky, whom he described as references of “conviction, honesty and principles” during his visit to Montevideo.
“They are for me personally, but also for our generation, references of conviction, references of honesty, references of principles, of not forgetting where we come from and why we are in the political struggle,” Mujica’s house, on the outskirts of Montevideo, told the press when he left the meeting.
The Chilean president said that “it is exciting” to be able to talk to both of them and Mujica’s energy to “pass the post” despite the esophageal cancer he suffers from and pointed out that he left the meeting with “many ideas for the future.”
“With that energy I’m going to Chile again, which we’ve been trying to do permanently. We also talked about how important it is to advance step by step so as not to get out of runh,” he said.
Boric arrived in Montevideo in the morning where he held a meeting with his counterpart, Luis Lacalle Pou, in which in addition to Mujica he will also visit the president-elect, Yamandú Orsi, who will take over on March 1.
“We see that there are those who sow hatred to do politics. I think that to that we have to oppose a resistance of hope, of affection, of public policies that improve the quality of life of our people and with Yamandú I have no doubt that we will work firmly in the integration of Latin America,” said Boric.
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Police investigate deaths of Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating the deaths of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reinerand his wife as an “apparent homicide,” amid a wave of tributes to the director of classics such as When Harry Met Sally.
According to U.S. media reports on Sunday, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds.
Several political figures shared messages of condolence following the reported deaths of the director of A Few Good Menand his wife.
While the LAPD did not officially confirm the identities of the victims, it stated that homicide detectives were dispatched to the Reiner residence.
“At this time, no additional details are available and the investigation into an apparent homicide is ongoing,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that no arrests have been made and that no individuals are currently being questioned as suspects.
“I’m not going to confirm whether anyone is being questioned at this moment or not. We are going to try to speak with as many family members as we can,” Hamilton said.
CNN reported that a family spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Reiner and his wife.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Kamala Harrisissued statements expressing their condolences.
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U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.
The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.
Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.
“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.
Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.
International
Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus
Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.
“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.
At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.
After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.
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