Internacionales
Latin american leaders celebrate Yamandú Orsi’s victory in Uruguay’s historic election
Latin American leaders congratulated the elected president Yamandú Orsi on Monday for his victory in the second round of Uruguay’s elections, where he defeated the official candidate, returning power to the left after five years of absence.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from the left-wing Workers’ Party (PT) and a close friend of former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica, was one of the first to congratulate Orsi and the people of Uruguay for the “realization of democratic and peaceful elections.”
“This is a victory for all of Latin America and the Caribbean,” Lula expressed in a message on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Orsi’s victory, representing the historic Frente Amplio, made the small South American nation the latest country to turn its back on the ruling party in this historic election year, where frustrated voters, discontented with economic hardship, punished governing parties worldwide, from the United States and the United Kingdom to South Korea and Japan.
Furthermore, it signals a new shift towards more progressive parties in Latin America after the decline of the so-called “pink tide” that saw the rise of left-wing governments in the 2000s, with Lula as a central figure and one of the last remaining leaders of that era.
Mexico’s newly elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, also praised the victory of Orsi and Carolina Cosse, the newly elected vice president of Uruguay. “The Frente Amplio returns to govern by the will of the Uruguayan people, who once again demonstrate their democratic and progressive spirit,” she affirmed on X.
Chile’s President, left-wing Gabriel Boric, also congratulated Orsi, highlighting that he had a phone conversation with the president-elect. “We spoke about how to advance together as brotherly nations in justice and unity. From Chile, I wish Yamandú and Vice President Carolina Cosse much success on this new path,” Boric said.
With all votes counted, Uruguay’s Electoral Court confirmed on Monday that Orsi won with 49.84% of the vote, against 45.87% for Álvaro Delgado, the candidate from the ruling center-right coalition led by the National Party of outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Internacionales
The Chinese Communist Party expels the former Minister of Agriculture, accused of corruption
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled former Minister of Agriculture Tang Renjian “for serious disciplinary violations” and “on suspicion that he accepted bribes,” according to a statement published this Friday by the authorities.
Tang had been “under disciplinary investigation” since May, and in September a substitute for the portfolio, Han Jun, was appointed.
The two most important and powerful anti-corruption bodies of the Party, the Central Commission for the Inspection of Discipline and the state National Supervisory Commission, said today that Tang was expelled for “ineffective in the implementation of decisions” and for “making decisions blindly.”
Likewise, the statement accuses Tang of being “morally corrupt” and of showing “unbridled greed.”
Suspected of receiving commissions for contracts with companies
The investigation concluded that Tang used the position to “seek benefits for others in business operations, project contracting and job adjustments, receiving in return an extremely large amount of money and valuables.”
“Her actions constituted a serious offense and it is suspected that he accepted bribes,” the statement adds.
Your “illicit” earnings will be confiscated and your case will be “remitted to the Prosecutor’s Office for prosecution,” the note concludes.
His dismissal this year raised to three the number of ministers of the Chinese Government abruptly dismissed since in July 2023 the then head of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang, lost office only seven months after his appointment and after not having been seen in public for a month.
Last year, the then head of Defense, Li Shangfu, was also dismissed without explanation and subsequently expelled from the CCP after being accused of a crime of corruption.
Internacionales
Mexico deploys 12,000 security agents to Guerrero amid escalating violence
Mexico’s National Defense Minister, Ricardo Trevilla, announced on Tuesday the deployment of over 12,000 security agents to the southern state of Guerrero, an area recently plagued by violence and insecurity following a series of armed attacks.
Trevilla explained that the contingent consists of more than 4,200 military personnel and an additional 8,400 members of the National Guard. These forces are operating across three distinct fronts where “local group confrontations” have led to a severe state of instability and violence.
The Defense Minister also highlighted that more than 670 marijuana plantations have been destroyed, over 430 kilos of marijuana seized, and more than 1,400 kilos of cocaine confiscated. To date, authorities have detained over fifty individuals.
In recent weeks, Guerrero has seen a wave of armed attacks by criminal organizations, including Los Adillos, who are responsible for the killing of the Chilpancingo mayor and eleven other members of a local family, as noted by El Universal newspaper.
Internacionales
Tropical storm Rafael weakens over gulf of Mexico after devastating Cuba
Rafael weakened on Sunday into a low-pressure system over the Gulf of Mexico, after striking Cuba last week as a Category 3 hurricane, according to the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) based in Miami.
The NHC reported on Sunday that the post-tropical cyclone was located about 560 kilometers (345 miles) north-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h (35 mph). It was moving eastward at 6 km/h (3 mph) and was expected to turn south towards southern Mexico as it continued to weaken.
Meteorologists warned that the storm was likely to produce dangerous waves and rip currents along parts of the northern and western Gulf coast.
Rafael made landfall on Wednesday in western Cuba. Its strong winds left the entire island without electricity, forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, and knocked down hundreds of homes.
UN Report: 51,100 women and girls killed worldwide in 2023 in femicides
Petro says Orsi’s victory reflects Latin America’s desire for change and unity
Guatemalan President Arévalo sends best wishes to Uruguay’s new president Orsi
Tec de Monterrey honors one of its students for his contribution to nanotechnology in medicine
Defense Minister commends salvadoran soldier for Central American Cross Country victory
Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 43 dead
-
International4 days agoThe US claims that China has rejected a meeting between its Defense chiefs in Laos
-
International4 days agoOne-week preventive detention for Princess Mette-Marit’s son of Norway for rape
-
International4 days agoThe next attorney general Matt Gaetz manages to stop the report on his sex scandal
-
International4 days ago85% of Haiti’s capital has fallen into the power of gangs, according to UN reports
-
International4 days agoPutin warns of escalation, suggests strikes on western weapon suppliers
-
International4 days agoIMF: Spain’s economy remains resilient despite devastating floods
-
International4 days agoElon Musk plans sweeping cuts to U.S. bureaucracy and spending
-
International4 days agoZelenski urges global action after russian ballistic missile strike
-
International4 days agoLebanon reports deadly airstrikes: 40 killed in Bekaa, 12 in southern regions
-
International3 days agoTrump appoints new members to his government cabinet
-
International1 day agoArmed clashes in northwestern Pakistan leave at least 35 dead and 50 injured
-
International2 days agoUkraine attacks the port of Berdyansk with missiles, according to pro-Russian authorities
-
International2 days ago“The Bukele recipe is not applicable to Santiago,” says its elected mayor, Mario Desbordes
-
International2 days agoThe number of dead and the number of injured in the Israeli attack on downtown Beirut rises to 20
-
International2 days agoAt least 120 dead in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours from Israeli attacks
-
International3 days ago
Government paves the way for ‘Gordo Dan’, from the “armed arm of Milei”, to be a candidate
-
International3 days agoTrump chooses the members of his government in charge of health and epidemics in the US
-
International2 days agoAt least 10 people died at the hands of strangers in a mosque in northern Afghanistan
-
International1 day agoCristina Fernández demands the restitution of the pensions that the Milei Government took away from her
-
International4 days agoTrump appoints Pam Bondi as future U.S. attorney general
-
International3 days agoThe Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office investigates María Corina Machado for supporting a law approved in the US House of Law
-
International4 days agoMatt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general nomination amid political tensions
-
International1 day agoThe former Chancellor of Peru asks the US and Europe to freeze assets of “corrupt jers of Venezuela”
-
International1 day agoChange course or follow the same line: Uruguay elects its new president on Sunday
-
International2 days agoControlled detonation of a suspicious package next to the US Embassy in London
-
International1 day agoPossible lack of final agreement overspeaks Baku summit negotiations
-
International1 day agoRutte and Trump discussed in Florida the issues of “global security” facing NATO
-
International4 hours agoGuatemalan President Arévalo sends best wishes to Uruguay’s new president Orsi
-
International4 hours agoPetro says Orsi’s victory reflects Latin America’s desire for change and unity
-
International4 hours agoYamandú Orsi calls for unity in victory speech after winning Uruguay’s presidency
-
International4 hours agoG7 Foreign Ministers to meet near Rome for talks on Middle East and Ukraine
-
International4 hours agoUNICEF reports 70% increase in child recruitment by gangs in Haiti
-
International4 hours agoVenezuelan president Maduro congratulates Yamandú Orsi on Uruguay’s election victory
-
International4 hours agoUN Report: 51,100 women and girls killed worldwide in 2023 in femicides