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Hurricane Francine is approaching the coast of Louisiana, in the southern United States, strengthened

A little strengthened Hurricane Francine approaches this Wednesday to the coast of Louisiana (USA) with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (90 miles) and threatens with a “dangerous” storm surge to a large coastal area of the southern United States.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the cyclone, the fourth of the current Atlantic season, was located 315 kilometers (195 miles) southwest of Morgan City (Louisiana) and 420 kilometers (260 miles) east northeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande.

Meteorologists predict that Francine, which is category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, out of a total of 5, will make landfall in Louisiana this afternoon or evening, and then the center of the cyclone is expected to move towards Mississippi.

There are hurricane warnings for the Louisiana coast from Vermilion-Cameron Line to the east of Grand Isle; also for Lakes Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain, including the New Orleans metropolitan area.

Meteorologists also have Cameron (Louisiana) under threat of storm surge to the border between Mississippi and Alabama, Vermilion Bay and Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain.

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This risk includes Mobile Bay and the border between Mississippi and Alabama to the borders between Alabama and Florida.

Other tropical storm alerts cover the Louisiana coast east of Sabine Pass to Vermilion-Cameron Line, east of Grand Isle (Louisiana) to the border between Alabama and Florida, as well as both lakes and the metropolitan area of New Orleans.

The storm, which formed after a few weeks of calm in the Atlantic basin, moves northeastward at 19 kilometers per hour (12 miles).

The previous cyclonic system was Ernesto, which became a category 2 hurricane and caused serious floods and blackouts in Puerto Rico, as well as havoc in the Bermuda Islands.

There are already four hurricanes that have formed so far this Atlantic season – which began on June 1 and ends on November 30 – along with Beryl, Debby and Ernesto.

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Beryl quickly reached the highest category, 5, causing destruction and death in the Caribbean and the United States.

This season of hurricanes in the Atlantic is expected to be one of the most active and intense in decades, with the formation of up to 25 storms and 13 hurricanes.

International

Habeas Corpus at risk as Trump team eyes drastic border policy shift

The White House is reportedly considering suspending habeas corpus, the legal principle that protects individuals against arbitrary detention, as part of its efforts to escalate anti-immigration measures in the United States.

In remarks to reporters, Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, argued that the U.S. Constitution allows the suspension of habeas corpus “in times of invasion.”

“It’s an option we are actively considering, and it all depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not,” Miller stated.

The Trump administration has frequently invoked the notion of a “migrant invasion” to justify actions such as the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and the deportation of foreign nationals—primarily Venezuelans—to El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison.

International

Maduro to Xi: Venezuela is a loyal friend to China

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro assured his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, during a meeting held in Moscow on the sidelines of the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s victory in World War II, that China has “loyal friends” in the Caribbean nation.

“You know that in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela you have loyal friends and people willing to continue working for a new world,” said the South American leader, according to footage aired Friday by Venezuelan state broadcaster VTV.

Maduro, accompanied by several of his ministers including Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, highlighted the “great results” of a 2023 agreement between China and Venezuela called the “All-Weather and All-Round Strategic Partnership.”

“I believe we can multiply the great results we’re already seeing, and I’m sure that strong and clear guidelines will emerge from this meeting to keep moving forward together,” Maduro added.

International

Iberojet reaffirms commitment to Honduras as Central American Hub

Spanish airline Iberojet and Palmerola International Airport, located in central Honduras, signed a three-year renewal of their exclusive agreement to operate direct flights between the Honduran terminal and the cities of Madrid and Barcelona.

With this renewal, Iberojet—part of the Spanish tourism group Ávoris Corporación Empresarial—reaffirms its commitment to Honduras as its main gateway to Central America from Europe.

The agreement was signed by Iberojet’s Commercial Director, Mario Domínguez, and Erick Spears, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Palmerola.

The signing ceremony took place at the residence of the Spanish Ambassador to Honduras, Diego Nuño García, who served as an honorary witness.