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Trump announces his intention to have diplomatic “relations” with North Korea

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Friday his intention to forge “relations” with the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un, with whom he already maintained a good relationship during his first term (2017-2021).

“We will have relations with North Korea and Kim Jong-un. I got along very well with him,” he said at a press conference at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

“I think it’s a great advantage for everyone that I get along with him. I like him, I mean, I get along with him, he gets along with me. And that’s a good thing, not a bad thing,” added the Republican, who already governed between 2017 and 2021.

He also assured that “Japan likes the idea because its relationship is not very good” with Kim Jong-un and the United States could mediate between the two.

“I think that’s a tremendous asset for the world, not just for the United States,” Trump said.

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For his part, the Japanese Prime Minister replied that the relationship between the US and North Korea must be “determined by the United States” and that it is not something that Japan would “ask” Trump.

Ishiba added that Trump’s meetings with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam and Singapore were “very positive.”

He also said that “it would be fantastic” if the Republican could “move towards solving the problems with North Korea,” among which he cited denuclearization.

During his first term, Trump starred in a strategy of rapprochement with the North Korean dictator, with whom he said that “love letters” were written, and both held three historic meetings between 2018 and 2019, in Singapore, Hanoi and the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas.

However, the negotiations stagnated and did not result in significant progress in the denuclearization of North Korea.

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White House says Cuba policy unchanged despite sanctioned fuel shipment

The White House said Monday that it has not changed its policy toward Cuba, despite allowing a sanctioned Russian oil tanker to deliver fuel to the island on humanitarian grounds.

U.S. officials emphasized that the decision was made as an exception and does not signal a broader shift in policy.

The administration added that similar decisions would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, depending on humanitarian considerations.

The clarification comes amid ongoing restrictions related to U.S. sanctions policy, which continue to limit trade and financial flows involving Cuba.

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Spain to grant citizenship to Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López

The Spanish government is expected to grant citizenship this Tuesday to Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lópezthrough an extraordinary procedure known as “carta de naturaleza.”

The decision will be approved by royal decree, an exceptional legal mechanism used in special cases that require expedited resolution due to specific circumstances.

López has been living in Madrid since 2020, after leaving Venezuela following a prolonged political and legal conflict with the government of Nicolás Maduro.

According to government sources, López currently does not have a valid Venezuelan passport and faces difficulties in having his nationality fully recognized in his home country.

As a result, he applied for Spanish citizenship via a fast-track process at the end of 2025, after previously attempting to obtain it through regular procedures.

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The Spanish government justified the move based on López’s international relevance and foreign policy considerations.

López is the leader of the Voluntad Popular party and co-founder of the World Liberty Congress, an initiative launched in 2022 alongside figures such as Garry Kasparov and Masih Alinejad.

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ICE to remain at airports amid DHS shutdown, Homan says

The U.S. “border czar,” Tom Homan, said Sunday that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will remain deployed at airports until operations return to “100% normal,” as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues.

“We will maintain ICE presence until airports feel they are fully back to normal operations,” Homan said during an interview on Face the Nation on CBS.

Homan justified the deployment on security grounds, noting that the measure was ordered by President Donald Trumpamid widespread absenteeism among agents of the Transportation Security Administration, who have gone without pay for over six weeks due to the DHS shutdown.

According to acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, at least 460 TSA agents have resigned during the shutdown, while daily absenteeism has averaged 11%, exceeding 50% at some airports.

Homan warned that if TSA staffing levels do not recover after the shutdown, ICE agents will continue filling the gap. “ICE is there to support our TSA brothers and sisters. We will remain as long as needed to ensure airport security,” he said.

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The DHS shutdown reached 44 days on Sunday, making it the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The impasse stems from disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over ICE funding.

A recent bipartisan Senate proposal to fund DHS without including ICE failed after being blocked by House Republicans, who insist on full funding for the agency.

Amid the deadlock, Trump signed an executive order directing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA agents to address what he called an “emergency situation” and restore order at airports, with payments expected to begin Monday.