International

López Obrador says that “there is no problem” with Milei’s visit but he will not meet with him

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ruled out on Tuesday that he will meet with the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who will travel to the country on August 24 to participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), although he said that “there is no problem” with his visit.

“No, no (I’m going to meet with him), but there’s no problem, he can come. When he has moved to the United States, he requests permission to use airspace, anyone has never been denied,” the president emphasized during his morning press conference.

López Obrador thus referred to the announcement made on Monday by the organizers of the CPAC, the largest and most influential forum of right-wing movements in the world, that one of the main speakers confirmed at the forum in Mexico City will be Milei.

The president assured that this type of meeting is “something normal” in Mexico, since it is a country of freedoms.

“Anyone can come, president, opposition leader, representative of the right-wing blocs in the world and this is a free country, there is no censorship, there is no persecution, there are full freedoms,” he said.

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However, he insisted that he will not meet with the Argentine president.

“Because I do not agree with his way of thinking and his way of being, however, he is free and one thing is the Government of Mexico, and another thing is the people of Mexico, and our people have always been very hospitable, fraternal and respectful,” he said.

The CPAC Mexico, organized by Mexican actor and activist Eduardo Verástegui, reported on Monday in a statement that Milei will attend the meeting to present “a firm message about the urgent need to continue fighting for freedom in Latin America and the world.”

The text anticipated that his speech will be one of “the culminating moments of the event, attracting the attention of conservative leaders and defenders of freedom throughout the region.”

The CPAC, of American origin, is an annual political conference of social actors that raise conservative positions and is considered one of the political arms of the candidate for the presidency of the United States. Donald Trump.

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Outside the United States, the CPAC was founded in 2019 in Brazil, where last July Milei closed the event.

In 2022 it began in Mexico, where the most visible leader is the actor, producer and former presidential candidate Eduardo Vérastegui, who has been characterized by his political alliances with Trump and promoting the extreme right and conservative discourse in the country.

The participation will occur in the midst of the distancing of the Argentine from López Obrador, because in April Milei called him “ignorant” in an interview with CNN en Español, to which the Mexican replied: “I still don’t understand how the Argentine people being so intelligent voted for him.”

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.