International
Biden refutes Trump’s speech “trapped at home” and with “desire to return to the campaign”
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, refuted the speech given on Thursday night by his electoral opponent Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention (CNR) and regretted being “trapped at home with covid” while a spokesman reiterated his “desire to return to the campaign.”
Biden, apparently ignoring the pressures of the Democratic Party to reconsider his aspirations to repeat a mandate, wrote in his X account: “I’m stuck at home with covid, so I had the particular bad luck of seeing Donald Trump’s speech in the CNR. What the hell was he talking about?”
A thread followed in which he responded to the statements of the Republican candidate, in some cases with more sly than political content, such as “Donald, Hannibal Lecter is not real,” and repeatedly pointing out “his 2025 project,” a program developed by ultra-conservative groups from which Trump has tried to distance himself.
The Democratic candidate cited Trump’s presidency (2017-2021) to warn that, contrary to what he said on Thursday, he will make cuts to Social Security and Medicare, raise middle-class taxes, worsen debt and inflation or put immigrants “in mass detention camps.”
Shortly before those messages, his campaign spokesman, Kevin Munoz, sent an email to the media entitled “a week, two very different visions,” in which he lashed out at the “anonymous sources” that have leaked doubts in the Democratic Party about Biden’s ability to win the elections these days.
After highlighting the campaign events of the Biden-Harris binomial and its support gathered this week, Munoz pointed out that next week both have “more than twenty press events” and reiterated: “As we have said before, President Biden is eager to return to the campaign as soon as he can.”
Biden is isolated in his home in Delaware after last Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and has experienced a “significant” improvement, according to his doctor.
On the date, thirteen Democratic legislators expressed their dissatisfaction with Biden’s candidacy, one more sign that the patience of a large part of the party is running out to “pass the baton,” as they ask him, after losing the support of several Democratic leaders, important donors and with the polls against.
With these thirteen democrats, the number of members of Congress who ask for Biden’s withdrawal rises to 38, which constitutes more than 14% of the members of the party bench in both chambers. Of the 38 who are the protagonists of the revolt, 34 are representatives of the Lower House and 4 are senators.
International
U.S. to Limit Visa Duration for Foreign Students and Journalists
The United States has announced new limits on the legal length of stay for foreign students and journalists, marking the latest tightening of immigration policies under President Donald Trump.
The changes, outlined in an administrative rule published on Thursday, are expected to take effect in September, unless Congress blocks the measure.
Under the new policy, holders of student visas will be allowed to remain in the United States for no more than four years.
Foreign journalists will be limited to 240-day stays—approximately eight months—with the possibility of applying for extensions of the same duration.
The policy imposes even stricter rules on Chinese journalists, whose visas will be capped at 90 days.
More than 100 international news organizations and press freedom groups, including Agence France-Presse (AFP), criticized the measure in an open letter, arguing that it would reduce both the quantity and quality of international coverage of events in the United States.
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, currently holds a majority in Congress and has pledged to curb both illegal immigration and certain forms of legal immigration.
Previously, the United States generally issued student visas for the full duration of an academic program, while foreign journalists could receive visas valid for up to five years.
Central America
Nicaragua Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Italy Over Red Brigades Dispute
The Nicaraguan government announced on Thursday that it is severing diplomatic relations with Italy following criticism from the Italian government over Nicaragua’s long-standing decision to shelter Alessio Casimirri, a former member of the Red Brigades convicted in Italy for the 1978 kidnapping and murder of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani criticized the administration of co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo on Wednesday for continuing to provide refuge to Casimirri, who was sentenced in Italy to six life terms for his role in Moro’s abduction and killing.
In a statement issued Thursday, Nicaragua’s Foreign Ministry said it was ending all diplomatic relations with Italy, describing Tajani’s remarks as “unjustified, aggressive, and irresponsible.”
Tajani made the comments during a gathering of conservative leaders from Europe and Latin America held in Madrid.
“We have absolutely nothing in common with the positions of extremist governments such as Nicaragua, a country that continues to harbor dangerous Red Brigades terrorists like Alessio Casimirri,” Tajani said, according to Italian media.
The diplomatic break marks a new escalation in tensions between the two countries over the decades-old case involving Casimirri, who has lived in Nicaragua for many years despite repeated calls from Italy for his extradition.
International
U.S. Strikes Hit Areas Near Strait of Hormuz as Tensions With Iran Escalate
Several U.S. strikes targeted areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to Iranian state media citing local authorities, as hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified.
Officials in Iran’s Hormozgan Province said the island of Qeshm was struck multiple times by what they described as U.S. missiles during the evening. The reports were carried by the Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim.
Iranian state television also reported that the Bandar Abbas region, located on the Iranian coast overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, was the target of what authorities described as an “enemy U.S. air attack.”
According to local officials quoted by state television, no casualties have been reported following the strikes.
The reported attacks come amid renewed military tensions between Washington and Tehran, although U.S. authorities had not immediately commented on the reported operations.
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