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Denmark will raise the limit for abortion from 12 to 18 weeks
The Danish center-left government announced this Friday an agreement with four more parties to raise the limit for abortion from 12 to 18 weeks, so this country would be among those with the latest deadlines in Europe, along with Sweden, Iceland and the Netherlands.
The seven signatory parties – which total 124 of the 179 seats in Parliament – justified the decision by the need to give women “more time and possibilities to act according to the knowledge they acquire after the first examinations of the fetus and thus reinforce their right to decide for themselves,” according to a statement.
The text also alludes to the fact that medical techniques, technological possibilities and the diagnosis of the fetus have evolved in a “colossal” way in recent decades and that the current legislation on the subject – which dates back to 1973, when abortion was allowed in Denmark – has been “outdated.”
“After 50 years, it’s time for the rules of abortion to be adapted to their time. We reinforce women’s right to decide. There is no basis for the current limit from a medical point of view and nothing indicates that there will be many more or later abortions to extend the limit,” said the Minister of Health, Sophie Løhde.
Løhde alluded to the case of Sweden, where the 18-week limit applies since 1996 and abortions have not increased or changed when they are done.
The motion will be presented in Parliament this year or the following and is expected to enter into force on June 1, 2025.
The agreement follows the recommendations made last year by the so-called Ethical Council, an advisory body of the Danish Parliament.
In addition to raising the pregnancy limit, the Government announced two other agreements: one to allow young women from 15 to 17 years old to have an abortion without needing the consent of the parents or a special commission; and another to unify the five existing regional commissions into a single national level.
Several non-governmental organizations, in addition to gynecologists and obstetricians, have long been lobbying for Denmark to modify the regulations on abortion.
“It’s a very good agreement, it’s an essential extension of women’s ability to decide,” said today the president of the Danish College of Physicians, Camilla Rathcke.
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El Chapo’s son Joaquín Guzmán López pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges
Joaquín Guzmán López, one of the sons of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty on Monday to drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court, months after his brother Ovidio reached a similar plea agreement, according to local media reports.
The defendant appeared before a federal court in Chicago early Monday afternoon and changed his previous plea in the case, the Chicago Tribune reported. U.S. authorities accuse him of forming, together with his three brothers, the cartel faction known as “Los Chapitos.”
The group is believed to have continued the operations of El Chapo, who has been serving a life sentence in the United States since 2019.
Guzmán López, 39, was arrested after landing in Texas in a small aircraft alongside cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
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Venezuela authorizes return flights as U.S. continues deportations amid rising tensions
The arrival of U.S. aircraft carrying undocumented Venezuelan migrants continued regularly despite rising tensions between Washington and Caracas over President Donald Trump’s military deployment in the Caribbean.
Trump maintains that the deployment is part of an anti-narcotics operation, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insists the true objective is to remove him from power and seize the nation’s oil resources.
Venezuela’s aviation authority has “received a request from the United States government to resume repatriation flights for Venezuelan migrants from that country to Venezuela,” the Ministry of Transportation said in a statement .
“Under the instructions of President Nicolás Maduro, authorization has been granted for these aircraft to enter our airspace,” it added.
Caracas will permit two Eastern Airlines flights to land on Wednesday and Friday.
Migration remains one of the Trump administration’s flagship issues. On Monday, the U.S. president held a meeting with his National Security Council to discuss the situation in Venezuela, a day after confirming he had spoken with Maduro by phone, without offering further details.
According to the Venezuelan government, roughly 75 deportation flights have been carried out this year, returning at least 13,956 Venezuelans from the United States.
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20,000 rounds stolen from german army after driver leaves cargo unattended
The German army confirmed the theft of a shipment of ammunition that occurred a week ago while it was being transported by a civilian delivery driver, a military spokesperson told AFP, confirming earlier media reports.
According to Der Spiegel and the regional broadcaster MDR, around 20,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from an unguarded parking lot near Magdeburg, in eastern Germany, while the driver was asleep in a nearby hotel. No information has been released regarding the identity of the suspects, and the military declined to specify the exact type or amount of ammunition taken.
Authorities have also not indicated how the perpetrators knew the cargo would be left unattended.
“The theft was discovered upon delivery at the barracks,” the German army spokesperson said.
A police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that an investigation has been opened but refused to provide further details “for tactical reasons.”
Sources close to the German military, cited by Der Spiegel, believe it is unlikely the theft was a coincidence. They suspect the thieves waited for the driver to stop for the night before striking.
Der Spiegel also reported that the Defense Ministry normally requires two drivers for this type of transport to ensure the cargo is constantly monitored. However, in this case only one driver was assigned, meaning the civilian transport company failed to comply with the security protocols.
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