International

Scarlett Johansson on motherhood: “Protecting my children’s privacy is my biggest lesson”

The 40-year-old actress shares her 10-year-old daughter, Rose, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac and her three-year-old son, Cosmo, with Colin Jost. She recently explained that she wants them to understand that “anonymity” is something that, once lost, cannot be regained.

In an interview with InStyle, the star said: “If someone knows me, they’d probably say I overshare. I’m definitely not a closed book, you know? No. I’m politically active and outspoken about it. But I’m a private person in the sense that I deeply value my close friendships. My family is incredibly important to me, as is their privacy. My children’s anonymity is very precious to me. The other day, I was talking to my daughter because she said, ‘Oh, I’d love to make videos for [my skincare brand] The Outset.’ She asked, ‘Why can’t I?’ And I told her, ‘Well, aside from the fact that you’re 10…’ The thing about being a public figure is that the idea of being recognized and celebrated seems fun, but once you lose your privacy, you can never get it back. The reality is that it’s a huge loss, you know? So, I think preserving that for as long as possible until it becomes their choice is my greatest lesson as a parent.”

Meanwhile, the Black Widow star has been a Hollywood name since her teenage years but admitted that she still worries her success could vanish overnight.

“I’m fortunate to have worked for a long time, and not too long ago, I started feeling settled in my career. Like all working actors, I used to have this constant fear that everything would just fall apart. Or that every movie would be my last. Deep down, I’m still that eight-year-old kid hoping for the next role. But now I see that I’ve actually built something… that I have a place here. And because of that, I’ve been able to stand my ground and not feel like I could disappear. I can carry this with me.”

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.

International

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.”

International

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.