International
Trump’s criminal trial in Georgia is suspended by order of the Court of Appeals
The criminal trial of former American president and Republican pre-candidate Donald Trump in Georgia (USA) for trying to reverse the results of the 2020 elections in that state was suspended on Wednesday by order of the Court of Appeals.
The process will not resume until there is a decision on the request of the former president (2017-2021) to disqualify the prosecutor of that case, Fani Willis, for an alleged conflict of interest, according to the decision signed by that court.
That order affects Trump and eight other defendants in this case and complicates the possibility that the process will take place before the presidential elections next November, in which he is expected to face the US president, Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump, who is accused of interfering in Georgia in the vote counting in the 2020 elections, where he lost to Biden, got the Georgia Court of Appeal to agree to examine his request to disqualify Willis on May 8.
The prosecutor is in the spotlight because of the relationship she had with a subordinate: the special prosecutor Nathan Wade, something that according to the complainants created a conflict of interest that vitiated the process.
Of the four criminal trials opened against Trump, the only one that has already taken place is the one launched in New York for forgerying commercial records to buy the silence in 2016 about a relationship he had with the porn actress Stormy Daniels. The jury found him guilty last week and the sentence will be announced on July 11.
In Washington he has another open for electoral interference, while in Florida he is accused of taking classified documents from the White House when leaving power, which he kept in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago. Neither of those two processes has a start date set.
International
U.S. to host Danish and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers at the White House
The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will be received on Wednesday at the White House by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced on Tuesday.
“The U.S. Vice President, JD Vance, has also expressed his wish to take part in this meeting and will serve as the host. It will take place at the White House,” Rasmussen told reporters.
Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, who represents the autonomous Danish territory, had requested a meeting with Rubio last week, according to Danish officials.
Separately, Denmark’s defense minister announced that he will meet next Monday with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss security issues in the Arctic region, an area of growing strategic importance.
Last year, JD Vance made a brief visit to the U.S. Pituffik Air Base in northwestern Greenland, where he criticized Denmark as a “poor ally,” arguing that it was not doing enough to ensure security in the Arctic.
International
Ex-President accused of bid to establish dictatorship as verdict nears in South Korea
Prosecutors accused the former conservative head of state of leading an “insurrection” driven by a “thirst for power aimed at establishing a dictatorship,” during closing arguments presented this week.
They also argued that the 65-year-old former leader showed “no remorse whatsoever” for actions that threatened “the constitutional order and democracy.”
“At the time of sentencing, no mitigating circumstances can be taken into account, and a severe punishment is warranted,” prosecutors stated, as they formally requested the death penalty, which remains legally in force in South Korea, although no executions have been carried out since 1997.
A verdict in the case is expected next month.
The charges stem from the night of December 3, 2024, when Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation by unexpectedly announcing the imposition of martial law in a televised address and ordering troops to be deployed to the National Assembly.
Central America
U.S. and El Salvador maintain close partnership, embassy says
The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in El Salvador, Naomi Fellows, said on Monday that relations between the two countries remain “very close” and that both governments continue to work together in several areas of shared interest.
Speaking at a press conference, Fellows highlighted the longstanding friendship between the United States and El Salvador, as well as the achievements reached through bilateral agreements.
“In terms of our relationship with El Salvador, it continues to be very strong, very close. We are partners on security issues, on economic development; partners on migration, and on many other matters,” she said.
Fellows added that the relationship remains solid and is expected to continue strengthening through joint actions and cooperation initiatives.
On security, she noted that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has underscored the results of the measures implemented by the government of President Nayib Bukele to improve public safety in the country.
Senior U.S. officials have visited El Salvador to observe firsthand the impact of the Territorial Control Plan, including tours of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).
Fellows also emphasized the strong personal ties between the two nations, pointing to family and friendship connections that link Salvadorans and Americans.
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