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Trump and Harris fight the final battle for decisive states, two days before the elections

The Republican candidate for the presidency, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, continued to fight a marathon battle for a handful of decisive ‘hinge’ states, two days before the presidential elections, with polls that present a very tight scenario.

Trump focused on sowing doubts about the voting system in some key states, something that could lead, as in 2020, to a new questioning of the results, while Harris said that in the coming days “they will put us to the test.”

This close pulse means that both political rivals have turned these final days in the seven ‘bisagra’ states: Pennsylvania, the one with the most electoral votes (19); North Carolina (16), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (6).

Trump: he shouldn’t have left the White House

Trump’s marathon of rallies began in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, territory of the religious, pacifist and traditionalist group of the Amish, to ask for the vote in a community that does not usually participate in elections, but that the Republican hopes will go to the polls and thus obtain the necessary margin to win this key state.

At his rally in Lititz, Trump also reiterated his doubts, so far unfounded, that the electoral process is not being fraudulent, and assured that there will be problems about the legitimacy of the electoral results if the ballot is not known on Tuesday night.

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The Republican candidate said he should not “have left” the White House after losing the 2020 elections, a defeat that he never recognized.

He also criticized the media and their “fake news,” as well as the voting system in the United States, complaining that in some parts of the country you do not have to show an identification document before voting and the time it takes to count the votes.

“The world laughs at our electoral system,” the tycoon noted in his campaign act in the most crucial state of these presidential elections next Tuesday.

Harris: the next few days they will put us to the test

For his part, Harris traveled to Michigan, where he warned that in two days the fate of the nation will be decided, and expressed his conviction that the country is ready to “turn the page” and “write the next chapter of our history.”

In an African-American church in Detroit, Harris, who already voted by mail, said that “the road ahead will not be easy” in the coming days and that “we will be put to the test,” but that the nation “is ready to bend the arc of history towards justice.”

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For his part, former President Barack Obama stopped in Milwakee (Wisconsin) to ask the Latin, black, Jewish and Arab minorities to vote, and questioned them: “Why think that the answer is to vote for a person who has a long history of despising and ignoring their communities?”, in reference to Trump.

The average of surveys collected by FiveThirtyEight show technical ties and within the margin of error between Trump and Harris, so the victory could be determined by very narrow margins or require counts.

The former president had this Sunday, according to that electoral portal, an advantage within the margins of error in North Carolina (1%) and Georgia (1%), while Harris has a slight advantage in Michigan (1%) and Wisconsin (1%). In Pennsylvania and Nevada, they are tied. In Arizona, Trump’s advantage today is 2.5%.

International

Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids

Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.

The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.

In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.

He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”

The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.

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The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.

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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win

Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.

“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.

In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”

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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains

Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.

The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.

“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”

Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.