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Ukraine will install solar panels in schools and hospitals due to Russian attacks on power plants
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, ordered his ministers and competent authorities on Thursday to install “solar panels, smart panels and storage infrastructures” of energy in schools and hospitals as soon as possible in the face of the electricity generation deficit caused by Russian attacks on Ukrainian power plants.
Zelenski also asked for the creation of fiscal conditions and benefits to facilitate the installation of “solar panels and batteries” by as many Ukrainians as possible, and commissioned the Government to develop a “state-wide” strategy for the development of renewable energies and the diversification of generation points.
In addition, the Ukrainian president ordered the installation of technologies conducive to energy savings in all public and official buildings.
Zelenski gave these orders in a meeting with the Prime Minister, Denís Shmigal; the head of Energy, Herman Galushchenko and the head of the hydrocarbon company Naftogaz, Oleksí Chernishov, in which the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mikola Oleshchuk, in charge of protecting the country from Russian air strikes, also participated.
The head of state of Ukraine announced these decisions in a message published on his social networks in which he summarized the content of the meeting, held after Russia launched last morning the seventh massive attack against the Ukrainian electricity system since March 22.
Russian drones and missiles damaged electrical infrastructure in Kiev and three other Ukrainian regions. A thermal power plant of the private company DTEK that had already been affected by previous attacks suffered serious damage in the bombing.
“We repair what can be repaired, we build a complex protection system with engineering structures, means of electronic warfare and air defense systems,” Zelenski said about the measures taken by Ukraine to protect its plants from Russian attacks.
Ukraine works with its partners to receive additional air defense systems. Romania today announced its decision to send a Patriot missile system to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian authorities have been forced to introduce scheduled power cuts in the face of repeated Russian attacks on the electricity sector, and fear that the problem will worsen with the increase in demand with the arrival of low temperatures.
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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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