International
Milei’s government values Trump’s attitude after the attack and compares him to Cristina Fernández

– The Government of Javier Milei on Monday praised the attitude of former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) after the attack he suffered last Saturday , in a veiled criticism of that of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) in the attack suffered in 2022.
“Republican presidential candidate Trump, far from playing the victim or trying to declare a holiday, will participate in the American (Republican) convention in Milwaukee,” said presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni at his usual press conference at the headquarters of the Executive.
Trump did not want the attempted murder by Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old armed with a rifle, to disrupt the plans for the Republican event and arrived on Sunday night in Milwaukee, in the state of Wisconsin, to participate in the convention where he will officially take up the post of candidate for president of the party.
On September 1, 2022, then-Vice President Cristina Fernández suffered an attempted murder, when Fernando Sabag Montiel fired several shots without the bullet leaving the weapon used during a demonstration of supporters in front of the building where the former president lived in Buenos Aires, in support of a court case where she was later convicted of corruption – a sentence that was appealed.
Former Peronist President Alberto Fernández (2019-2023) declared September 2 a national holiday so that society could express its “deep repudiation” of the attack.
At the press conference on Monday, Adorni did not want to comment on the attack against Fernández, because the judicial process is open, in which Sabag Montiel’s partner and alleged co-author of the crime, Brenda Uliarte, and the head of the group of cotton candy sellers dubbed by the press as ‘La Banda de los Copitos’, Nicolás Carrizo, of which the two main defendants were part, are also accused.
Milei’s spokesman once again expressed “absolute repudiation of the attack on Trump’s life.”
“Such outrageous events demonstrate, of course, that freedom is in danger, that the free and capitalist Western world is under threat. There is no room for contemplation for this type of terrorist act,” Adorni said, concluding that “capitalism will prevail over those who want to impose an agenda contrary to human nature. The future will be free or it will not be,” the spokesman said.
Adorni could not explain why Milei accused the “desperation of the international left” of “imposing its retrograde and authoritarian agenda” of the attack on Trump, according to the reaction that the Argentine president had last Saturday on his X account, and which differed from the statement from the President’s Office, which ratified his commitment to the defense of freedom.
Milei and Trump have expressed mutual admiration for each other in recent times, first through social media and then in person, on the occasion of the Argentine president’s trip to participate in the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC), last February.
International
Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.
The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.
An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.
Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.
Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.
Internacionales
Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.
In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.
Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.
International
Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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