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Musk will pay Trump 10 million dollars for vetoing X in the past, according to WSJ

South African tycoon, Elon Musk, agreed to pay 10 million dollars to dismiss the legal battle that US President Donald Trump had waged against the social media giant for having been excluded from the platform after the January 6 attack, according to The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

Trump’s team considered abandoning the lawsuit, according to sources close to the matter to the WSJ, citing Musk’s closeness to the president and the fact that he spent 250 million dollars to help choose him. However, they finally advanced with the agreement despite the close relationship between Trump and Musk, reports the media.

Musk has been the right hand of the Republican leader since the last election campaign and since the beginning of his second term on January 20 he has been at the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in charge of cutting federal expenses and bureaucracy.

X, then known as Twitter, decided to suspend Trump’s account in January 2021, amid the political tension derived from the 2020 presidential elections and the assault on the Capitol that was starred in the politician’s supporters.

The Republican’s last message before that veto, on January 8, 2021, was: “To all those who have asked, I will not attend the inauguration (of Joe Biden) on January 20.”

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At the end of 2022, after acquiring the social network for 44 billion dollars, Musk ordered to restore Trump’s account, but the latter, who had created his own platform, Truth Social, chose to leave it inactive.

It did not reappear in it until August 2024.

Trump initially filed the lawsuit in July 2021, months after he was banned from accessing.

The company alleged at that time that its decision was due to “the risk of greater incitement to violence,” while the affected person argued that the measure infringed the First Amendment, which protects freedom of expression.

A California federal judge dismissed Trump’s initial lawsuit in May 2022, stating that Twitter did not act as part of the United States government and, therefore, did not violate its rights, but Trump had appealed that decision.

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On January 29, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) indicated that the American technology company Meta agreed to pay 25 million dollars to resolve the lawsuit that Trump filed in 2021 for vetoing it on its social networks (Facebook and Instagram) also after the assault on the Capitol.

The WSJ, which cited sources familiar with the agreement, indicated that 22 million of the amount would be used to finance Trump’s presidential library and the rest to legal expenses and to compensate other complainants.

International

Maduro urges UN to intervene for venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador

Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a third term in January following his controversial re-election, urged United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to intervene on behalf of Venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador after being deported from the United States.

During a broadcast on the state-run Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Maduro claimed these Venezuelans were “kidnapped”, forcibly disappeared, and held in “concentration camps.”

He also criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for failing to release the list of migrants deported on March 16, who were allegedly accused of belonging to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua, which originated in a Venezuelan prison.

“Reports say there are 238 Venezuelans kidnapped in prisons, in concentration camps, in El Salvador. A week after they were taken and thrown into these camps, neither the U.S. government nor Nayib Bukele have published the list of those they have kidnapped in El Salvador,” Maduro stated, calling it a “forced disappearance.”

International

Canada updates U.S. travel advisory amid immigration policy changes

In a coordinated action with several European allies, Canada has updated its travel advisory for citizens visiting the United States, citing changes in immigration policies and law enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Finland have issued similar warnings, highlighting stricter border screenings, tighter visa restrictions, and new federal guidelines that particularly affect transgender and non-binary travelers.

These advisories reflect growing diplomatic concerns over how the recent U.S. policy shifts are impacting foreign visitors, especially tourists and long-term travelers. Additionally, this marks a rare instance in which multiple NATO allies publicly warn their citizens about travel to the United States.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to meet with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on friday

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum next Friday.

According to statements made to Fox News, the Trump administration official will travel this week to El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico.

On Wednesday, Noem is scheduled to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, with whom she will tour the mega-prison built to detain gang members in the country.

On Thursday, she will visit Colombia, where she will hold talks with President Gustavo Petro and top law enforcement officials.

On Friday, Noem will be in Mexico, where she is expected to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente.