International

Kamala Harris would overtain Biden in a hypothetical electoral duel against Trump

The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, hoards a greater voting intention than the current president, Joe Biden, in case she was the one who faced former President Donald Trump in the November elections, in which the Republican is in the lead in both cases.

A poll exposed by CNN points out that if the situation remains as it was until now, with a duel between Biden and Trump, 49% of voters would give their confidence to the Republican and 43% to the Democrat.

In the event that the candidate was Harris, 47% say they would vote for Trump and 45% for her.

That margin of difference, according to the channel, is narrow enough to think that in that scenario “there is no clear leader.”

Harris’ support lies in part in greater support from women and independent voters: half of the voters would bet on Harris, compared to 44% who would opt for Trump, and among the independents the vice president surpasses the Republican pre-candidate by nine percentage points difference.

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The conversation around a new Democratic figure has taken shape after Biden’s weak performance in the debate on June 27, in which he was seen hesitant, without finishing some sentences and without countering Trump’s hoaxes.

Since then, other democratic names have begun to emerge as alternatives, although no one has taken the step.

If he were the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, Trump would have 48% of the voting intentions and Newsom would have 43. With the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, there are also five points of difference, in that hypothesis by 47 against 43%.

In general, according to the CNN poll, voters prefer any other Democratic candidate instead of Biden.

75% believe that that party would have better chances on November 5 if the nominee were not the current president.

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In the case of those who identify themselves as democrats, the opinion that an alternative would be better also prevails. 56% estimate that the party would do better with another candidate, compared to 43% who continue to defend Biden.

The president has said that he does not plan to retire: “I would not show up again if I did not believe with all my heart and soul that I can do the job. There is too much at stake,” he said a day after his face-to-face with Trump, which took place at CNN headquarters in Atlanta.

Trump, for his part, maintains the favor of his electorate. 83% of Republicans believe that the conservative party will do better in November with him as a candidate, 11 percentage points more than those who thought it in January.

CNN emphasizes that, despite the former president’s advantage in the polls, the opinion about him in general remains low.

39% have a good rating and 54% a bad one, percentages similar to those expressed last fall.

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International

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.

International

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.