International
Borrell emphasizes that the EU can help Spain in the face of losses and damage caused by DANA

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, stressed on Wednesday that the community club can help Spain in the face of losses and damage caused by the damage through the civil protection mechanism and the European Solidarity Fund for natural disasters.
“Europe can help through the European Civil Protection Mechanism and the European Solidarity Fund against natural disasters, given the enormous amount of material damage and loss of human lives,” said the Spanish politician at a press conference.
“Europe can help through the European civil protection mechanism and the European Solidarity Fund against natural disasters, given the enormous amount of material damage and loss of human lives,” said the Spanish politician at the beginning of a press conference to report on the progress of the candidates for accession to the EU.
Cooperation in the field of civil protection
The European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism aims to strengthen cooperation on civil protection between the Member States of the Community club and ten other countries, in order to provide a better response to disasters.
The EU Solidarity Fund, meanwhile, allows the Community club to provide financial assistance to a Member State affected by a serious natural disaster.
Borrell stressed that what happened in Spain “recalls the urgency of the fight against climate change because the high temperature of the Mediterranean is one of the causes of the increase of these extreme phenomena, which are increasingly frequent and increasingly extreme.”
The head of community diplomacy wanted to express his “condolences” for those who died in the floods.
“It is a storm of unprecedented intensity in decades and with many missing people who I hope can be located alive,” said Borrell, who also referred to the “many material damages.”
Solidarity of the European Commission
The former minister expressed the solidarity of the European Commission “with those affected by this tragedy” and also his gratitude to all the emergency services: firefighters, local police, civil protection, armed forces, the National Police and the Civil Guard, who “with so much commitment and professionalism are dedicated to saving lives.”
For his part, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, said today that the EU is willing to “help even more” to Spain.
At the request of the Government of Pedro Sánchez, the EU activated the Copérnicus satellite service for “an emergency mapping” of the affected areas, Lenarcic added in his profile of the social network X.
The commissioner sent his “most heartfelt condolences to the families and friends who have lost their loved ones in these devastating floods in east of Spain.”
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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