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“It’s women’s time,” says Sheinbaum at the end of his campaign in front of the National Palace

The ruling candidate for the Presidency of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, closed her campaign this Wednesday in a massive event in the Zocalo of Mexico City full of hundreds of thousands of people, whom she invited to celebrate “the victory” in the same place this Sunday, June 2.

In the midst of the crowd, the standard-bearer of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Labor (PT) and Green parties, crossed the esplanade of the Plaza de la Constitución, between shouts and slogans of support, to give her last electoral message before the start of the ban this Thursday.

“See you here on June 2 at night to celebrate the victory,” Sheinbaum said at the gates of the Government Palace, headquarters of the Executive, in the center of the Mexican capital.

The ruling party began and ended her speech of about 30 minutes evoking the current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whom she called “the best president in the history of Mexico” and who promised “to keep the legacy.”

Meanwhile, the public chanted again and again ‘It is an honor to be with Obrador’ and ‘President’.

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“I promise to give my soul, my life and the best of myself for the well-being of the people and the dignity of the people of Mexico and the homeland,” said the former head of Government of Mexico City (2018-2023).

The candidate also promised to continue the megaprojects of the current government, such as the Maya Train and the Dos Bocas Refinery (both in the southeast of the country), as well as to dedicate “the public budget to all welfare programs,” a speech she held throughout her three months of campaign.

In addition, she called on voters to support her to be the first woman president “in 200 years of the Republic.”

“It’s a time for women and transformation, and I want to say it here too, that means living without fear and free of violence, and from this tribune I say to young women, to all the women of Mexico, companions, friends, sisters, daughters, mothers, grandmothers: they are not alone,” said Sheinbaum.

Behind Sheinbaum, stood out Félix Salgado Macedonio, former candidate for governor of the State of Guerrero for Morena in 2021, who was accused of harassment and sexual violence by several women, so he was then disqualified.

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In the temple were also other representatives of Morena, such as the candidate for the Senate and former prosecutor of Mexico City, Ernestina Godoy; and the candidate for Mayor of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, who likewise closed her campaign.

“I assure you that in 2030, when our Government concludes, Mexico City will be even safer, more feminist and more diverse and the most human rights defender,” Brugada said in her opening message to the event.

Finally, the Cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules was in charge of closing the rally and putting some to dance on the plate of the Zócalo, which was gradually emptied as night fell.

On a corner of the esplanade, Professor Eufemio Flores hurried the step to return to his home in the Mountain region, in Guerrero, from where he traveled very early with his family to support and deliver a letter to Sheinbaum.

“The leadership of (Morena in) Guerrero, in our opinion, is only thinking about having popularly elected positions and they do not attend to our demands, that’s why we hope that our next president will listen to us,” the 67-year-old supporter told EFE.

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The polls place Sheinbaum with a wide advantage over his main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, who leads the opposition coalition Fuerza y Corazón por México, while in a distant third place is the also opponent, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, of Movimiento Ciudadano.

This Sunday, Mexico, whose Constitution does not allow presidential re-election, will have the largest elections in its history. 98 million voters are called to renew more than 20,000 positions, including the Presidency, the 500 deputies, the 128 senators and nine state governments.

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Football Fan Killed in Clashes After Colombian League Match

Fans of Cúcuta Deportivo and their traditional rivals Atlético Bucaramanga clashed outside the stadium following their local league match on Tuesday, leaving one supporter dead and several others injured.

The deceased fan was stabbed, according to a senior police official in Cúcuta who confirmed the cause of death in a video statement. Local media reported that the victim was a supporter of the visiting team, Atlético Bucaramanga.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Authorities had banned the entry of Atlético Bucaramanga’s organized supporters into the stadium in an effort to prevent disturbances.

Despite the restrictions, violence broke out in the surrounding areas after the game. Among the injured were three police officers, an institutional source told AFP.

The incident adds to a series of recent violent episodes linked to Colombian football. The most recent occurred in December, when supporters of Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín clashed in the stands and on the pitch, leaving 59 people injured.

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Missing Spanish Sailor Rescued After 11 Days Adrift in Mediterranean

The man had departed from the port of Gandía, on Spain’s eastern coast, with the intention of reaching the southern Spanish town of Guardamar del Segura, a journey of about 150 kilometers, a spokesperson for Spain’s maritime rescue service told AFP.

Search boats and aircraft were deployed on January 17, but the operation was called off on January 22 after efforts proved unsuccessful. Alerts were then issued to vessels navigating the area in case they spotted any signs of the missing sailor.

As hopes were fading, a surveillance aircraft from the European Union’s border agency Frontex spotted the sailboat on Tuesday, along with a person signaling for help, approximately 53 nautical miles northeast of Bejaia, Algeria.

A nearby vessel, the Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Thor Confidence, carried out the rescue and is expected to bring the man to an end to his ordeal when it arrives on Thursday in the southern Spanish port city of Algeciras.

Maritime rescue services shared images on social media showing a small white sailboat drifting at sea and secured alongside the much larger ship.

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It remains unclear how the sailboat ended up hundreds of kilometers off its intended route or how the man managed to survive for so long alone in open waters.

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Rubio Says U.S. Could Participate in Follow-Up Russia-Ukraine Talks

The United States could join a new round of talks this week aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.

Teams from Kyiv and Moscow met last Friday and Saturday in Abu Dhabi in their first publicly acknowledged direct negotiations to discuss the peace initiative promoted by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

“They are going to hold follow-up talks again this week,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “There could be U.S. participation.”

However, Rubio suggested that Washington’s role may be more limited than during last week’s discussions, which included Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.

The secretary of state indicated that progress may have already been made on security guarantees for Ukraine, one of Kyiv’s key demands in any agreement with Moscow after nearly four years of Russian invasion.

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“There is one remaining issue that everyone is familiar with, and that is the territorial claim over Donetsk,” Rubio said, referring to the eastern Ukrainian region that Russia wants Ukraine to cede.

“I know that active efforts are underway to see whether the positions of both sides on this issue can be reconciled. It remains a bridge we have not yet crossed,” he added during the hearing.

Rubio acknowledged that the territorial question would be particularly difficult for Ukraine to resolve.