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Trumpism embraces the European far-right at its annual convention
The great annual convention of the American right, which for years has served as a political platform for the movement of President Donald Trump, turns this year to Europe with the presence of leaders such as the Italian Giorgia Meloni and other far-right leaders such as the French Jordan Bardella.
Also on the agenda is the Argentine president, Javier Milei, who repeats as the maximum reference of the Latin American far right, despite the crisis unleashed in his country by the launch of the cryptocurrency $LIBRA.
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will take place between Wednesday and Saturday on the outskirts of the city of Washington.
It is not known if Trump, undoubtedly the star in previous editions, will participate this year, since the president is not yet announced on the official agenda of the event.
Who will be there is its vice president, JD Vance, who will inaugurate the agenda of presentations of the CPAC on Thursday.
In addition to Vance, the convention will be loaded with Trump’s faithful squires, from his ‘border tsar’, Tom Homan, to Steve Bannon, considered the architect of the ultra-conservative movement that represents the CPAC internationally.
In fact, this year’s CPAC will be a celebration of the seizure of power in the United States by the US right-wing movement or ‘Trumpism’, since it will be the first edition after the victory in the November elections and the president’s oath a month ago.
After the prominence that the CPAC gave in 2024 to Latin America, with the invitation of Salvadoran President, Nayib Bukele, in addition to Milei, which served ‘Trumpism’ to approach the Latin electorate, the convention this year turns towards Europe, which faces disunited and somewhat disoriented this new diplomatic era marked by Trump.
According to the official agenda, the Italian Giorgia Meloni, as well as the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, or the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, will travel to Washington.
In total, with Milei, four foreign leaders will lend themselves to the CPAC, which can boast year after year of attracting important international guests.
Also invited are the British far-right leader Nigel Farage, the president of the French party Agrupación Nacional (former National Front), Jordan Bardella, or the president of the Spanish Vox party, Santiago Abascal.
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss will also give a presentation, as well as other politicians from countries such as Poland or Hungary.
Milei is expected in Washington on Saturday and is scheduled just before the presentation of Stephen Miller, the mastermind of the White House’s controversial immigration policies.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and current congressman, also repeats at this year’s convention; and Eduardo Verástegui, a very famous actor and singer in Mexico and converted into a far-right political activist.
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.
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.
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