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The Democratic leader in the US Senate calls for elections in Israel to replace Netanyahu
The leader of the Democrats in the United States Senate, Chuck Schumer, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday of being an obstacle to achieving peace in Gaza and called for elections to replace him.
These statements are the most critical message of a senior leader of the Democratic Party against the Israeli government since the beginning of the offensive on the Gaza Strip that started after the Hamas attack on October 7.
“Tentanyaho’s coalition no longer adapts to Israel’s needs after October 7. The world has changed radically since then and the Israeli people are being suffocated by a vision of Government stagnant in the past,” Schumer said to the plenary of the Upper House.
The leader of the majority in the Senate, the first Jew to hold that position, opined that Netanyahu is one of “the biggest obstacles to peace” along with Hamas, the Israeli far-right and the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmud Abbas.
For Schumer, the prime minister “has lost his way by putting his political survival as a priority,” having surrounded himself with far-right ministers and having tolerated the high number of victims in Gaza, which has caused “support for Israel worldwide to be at historic lows.”
“Israel cannot survive if it becomes an ous,” the senator warned.
Therefore, he opined that “new elections are the only way to facilitate a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel.”
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, supports the war against Hamas and continues to supply weapons for Israel, but has also pressured Netanyahu to take care of the lives of civilian Palestinians.
There is increasing concern within the Democratic Party about the electoral impact that support for the Gaza War may have in the United States presidential elections next November, in which Biden will seek his re-election.
The leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, lashed out against Schumer’s request for elections, a fact he considered “unprecedented.”
“In no way can we treat other democracies like this,” said McConnell, who opined that the Democratic Party is “anti-Israeli.”
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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