International

At least 23 dead in road accident in northeastern Peru

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November 22 |

At least 23 people dead and six others injured left the accident of an interprovincial passenger bus in the district of Cusca, province of Corongo, Ancash region, local authorities reported Tuesday.

The transport unit fell down a ravine on Monday afternoon, around 16H00 local time, in the district of Cusca, in northeastern Peru.

The vehicle, belonging to the company “La perla de Altomayo”, was traveling on the Taricá-Yanac stretch, and had picked up almost half of its passengers on the way, who had been stranded from other means of transportation with which they were traveling.

So far the identity of all the dead and injured is unknown, but the police continue with the recovery and identification of the bodies. The bus plunged into a 300 meter abyss, which has made the work difficult.

The district mayor of Yanac, Carlos Pinedo, issued statements to local media pointing out to the Government for not having made the necessary repairs on this section of the Huarochirí – Sihuas – Huacrachuco highway where people travel daily.

“This road is in terrible conditions and as a result of that, of those failures that are all hollow, now the consequences. The Minister of Transportation should put a lot of emphasis on this section of Huarochirí – Sihuas – Huacrachuco. We should not wait for more deaths. And the road is terrible, despite the fact that technicians from the Ministry of Transportation have come, but they do not take any action,” said the official.

According to the Traffic and Road Safety Division, approximately 200 people die every month in traffic accidents in the country, and so far this year more than 3,300 people have died as a result of these accidents. Lima is the region with the highest number of accidents, with 52% of cases.

International

Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.

The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.

The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).

“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.

Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”

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Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.

Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.

A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”

According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.

International

Milei vows to make Argentina so strong that Falkland Islanders “choose” to join

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands (known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) and praised the role of the nation’s armed forces during a ceremony marking the “Veterans and Fallen Soldiers of the Malvinas War Day,” commemorating 43 years since the 1982 conflict with the United Kingdom.

Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.

“If sovereignty over the Malvinas is the issue, we have always made it clear that the most important vote is the one cast with one’s feet. We hope that one day, the Malvinas residents will choose to vote with their feet and join us,” Milei stated.

“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.