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López Obrador promises not to act against the person who threw a bottle of water at him

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, promised on Monday not to act against the person who threw him a bottle of water and whom he dodged during a demonstration against judicial reform while he visited Veracruz, state of the Gulf of Mexico, on Sunday.

“Another thing that bothers them a lot is that there is no repression, for example, the one who threw the bottle yesterday, he can be calm, nothing happens, it doesn’t happen to the elderly and I also ask that we act with great respect,” said the president in his morning conference.

The ruler of Mexico referred to the incident on Sunday, when a person threw the plastic bottle at him while he inaugurated the Benito Juárez House Museum in the Port of Veracruz in the middle of a clash between workers of the Judiciary and supporters of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).

Judicial employees, who have been unemployed since August 21 for opposing the reform of the Judiciary promulgated on September 15 to elect judges and the Supreme Court by popular vote, shouted “dictator, dictator!” To the president.

Both the demonstrators and the defenders of Morena threw plastic bottles and eggs at each other, so it is not yet clear who is responsible for throwing the object that almost hit López Obrador and the governor of Veracruz, Cuitláhuac García.

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“It doesn’t go beyond that, yesterday they threw a bottle of water at me, and I started playing baseball, it was ‘fielder’, imagine if I don’t know (dodge), if I could even have grabbed it, but it didn’t happen to adults,” the president now commented.

López Obrador asked officials to “act very prudently and not fall into any provocation” in the face of the demonstrations, which could be sharpened before the inauguration ceremony of the elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on October 1.

“There they are, these days more, provoking both the extremes of conservatism and the supposed radical left, but no, no, no. We have to end without massacres, without disappearing anyone, without torture, without persecuting any journalist, without censorship,” he said.

The National Association of Circuit Magistrates and District Judges (Jufed) is against the reform, which from 2025 will establish popular elections of all judges and the Supreme Court, because they argue that it would affect the judicial career and allow the intrusion of the Executive and interest groups.

“I understand that they are angry, they are upset, for this very reason they would like nothing to change, conservatism comes precisely from preserving, from maintaining the status quo, but that is no longer possible, so there they are going to pass the anger,” opined López Obrador.

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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.

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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.

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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.