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Milei rams at the press linking it to “extortion” and defamation operations
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, published this Wednesday an extensive statement on his social networks, where he says that “extortion is common currency” in the press and that his party, La Libertad Avanza, will not remain silent in the face of “operations, lies, slander, insult or defamation.”
“As has happened with all the rest of the issues related to politics, journalism has been corrupted, dirty and prostituted in the heat of the envelopes and the official pattern,” Milei said in his X account, while adding that “extortion is common currency. Lies, defamation, slander are common.”
“First they hit you, and then they pass the bill. Sidereal figures,” accused the president, who begins this Wednesday an international trip that will take him to the United States and Denmark.
The president differentiated himself from the “majority of politicians” who pay journalists and are “convised” of their own trap, “since they can never answer the attacks at the risk of their businesses being exposed.”
“Those of us who are part of La Libertad Avanza are that we do not owe anything to anyone. We don’t have business with anyone. And we are not going to remain silent in the face of operations, lies, slander, insult or defamation,” so Milei warned “we are going to answer.”
“Journalism has become accustomed, over the last decades, to the fact that they must be treated as prophets of the unique and unstoppable truth, who cannot be criticized, denied or corrected,” he said.
But he issued a warning: “Freedom of expression means that no one can prevent us from talking. Not even the sacred journalists.”
The content of the president’s text that he took over on December 10 is not new in the president’s speech and has been previously questioned by journalism associations.
The Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities (Adepa) had pronounced on Tuesday regarding the “insulting presidential disqualifications of the media and journalists” from an interview it had given last Monday.
The president has not given a single press conference or has appeared before the media – beyond quick questions at the entrance or exit of an event – since he took over the Presidency; he has given interviews to some national television and radio channels and, even, to some international media; and his favorite way of communicating is through social networks.
International
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.
International
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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