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UKRAINE WAR
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HELP
US Senate approves $40 billion aid to Ukraine
Washington/Königswinter (Germany) (EFE).- The United States Senate approved this Thursday by a large majority a major $40,000 million package of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to deal with the war being waged by the Russian invasion was unleashed on their territory. The measure, which passed with the approval of 86 senators to 11 votes against and which had previously been approved by the House of Representatives, will soon be signed into law by the President of the United States, Joe Biden. On the other hand, the G7 finance ministers want to help Ukraine financially. Germany’s finance minister, the liberal Christian Lindner, said Germany would help Ukraine with 1,000 million euros after consulting with his G7 peers.
Nato
NATO opens up to battalions in Finland and Sweden when they ask for membership
BRUSSELS/Washington (EFE).- NATO today declared that it stands ready to deal with a possible military reinforcement in Finland and Sweden by deploying new battalions in their territories if they so request, once their entry into the Atlantic Alliance is complete is . “Each country decides for itself whether it wants more troops or not,” NATO military committee chairman Admiral Rob Bauer said at a press conference following a meeting of the alliance’s defense chiefs in Brussels. United States President Joe Biden received his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinistö, and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at the White House and showed them the “complete, comprehensive and undivided support of the United States.” Applications for admission to NATO.
United States of America
Blinken accuses Russia of using hunger in Ukraine as a weapon of war
United Nations (EFE).- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday accused Russia of using hunger as a weapon of war against Ukraine and endangering other countries by blocking Ukrainian agricultural exports. “The food supply of millions of Ukrainians and millions of other people around the world is now literally held hostage by the Russian military,” he told a UN Security Council meeting.
POSITION
Azovstal is counting the hours before it falls into the hands of the Russian army
Moscow (EFE).- The Azovstal Steel Plant, a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian campaign, is counting down the hours before falling completely into the hands of the enemy army, which continues to bombard the plant to force the last fighters to surrender leaving 771 other factory fighters. This situation comes at the same time as the United States Senate approved a large $40,000 million package of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine to deal with the war unleashed by the Russian invasion of its territory.
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NATO SUMMIT
The US and Spain are preparing a summit that will establish NATO bases over the next 10 years
Washington (EFE).- Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles met this Thursday at the Pentagon with her American counterpart Lloyd Austin to review preparations for the NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, which will lay the foundations for the alliance for the next ten years. Robles arrived at the Pentagon after visiting Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington DC, where he attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
VATICAN PROCESS
Puigdemont’s name appears in the Vatican trial
Rome, (EFE).- The name of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has emerged in a trial taking place at the Vatican which seeks to elucidate certain irregularities in the management of the Foreign Minister’s funds, such as the sale of a building in London, which in ended up in a scam. The trial indicts ten people, including former Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu – number two of the Vatican Secretariat of State (2011-2018) – who was stripped of all rights by Pope Francis and removed from his position as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 2020 after the scandal was exposed.
EU ECONOMY
Brussels will propose that deficit and debt rules remain frozen in 2023
Brussels (EFE).- The European Commission will propose to suspend the rules limiting the deficit and debt also in 2023, a year longer than originally planned, due to the economic impact of the Russian war in Ukraine. The decision was adopted yesterday at the meeting of the College of Commissioners and will only be announced on Monday, according to the British newspaper Financial Times and community sources confirmed to EFE, who indicated that there is “consensus” on the decision.
LATIN AMERICA TOURISM
Innovation and connectivity, keys to revitalizing tourism in Latin America
Punta del Este (Uruguay) (EFE).- Innovation and connectivity were two of the most used words at the 67th session of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for America as key to the recovery of one of the industries hardest hit by the Covid-19- affected by the pandemic. On the opening day of this meeting, which will be held in person in Punta del Este (south-eastern Uruguay), many speeches, including that of UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili of Georgia, featured prominently.
MOROCCO LATIN AMERICA
The South American parliaments sign a cooperation agreement with Morocco
Rabat (EFE).- The Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Powers of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (Foprel) and the Moroccan Parliament signed today a cooperation agreement on migration policy, e-commerce and sustainability. The agreement was signed during the 26th Extraordinary Foprel Meeting, opened today in Rabat, where the panel presented its highest award, the Esquipulas Peace Prize, to Moroccan King Mohamed VI. for his “wisdom and courage that led him to raise the common flag interest, putting aside differences and constantly fighting for peace among peoples”.
EU CORONAVIRUS
The EU agrees to recognize the coronavirus as an occupational disease
Brussels (EFE).- European Union (EU) Member States, workers and employers have agreed on the need to recognize COVID-19 as an occupational disease in the health, social and home care sectors. The agreement reached on Wednesday in the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (CCSST) also includes the need to recognize the coronavirus as an occupational disease in the context of a pandemic in sectors where activities are increasing. with a proven risk of contagion,” the European Commission (EC) said in a statement on Thursday.
UNITED GOVERNMENT
Scotland Yard closes ‘Partygate’ investigation with 20 more fines
London (EFE).- London’s Metropolitan Police announced this Thursday that they had completed their inquiry into parties organized during the pandemic at the UK government’s Downing Street headquarters and public offices, and handed down a further 20 fines . Scotland Yard said the police investigation, which began last January, has resulted in a total of 126 fines in connection with the scandal known as ‘Partygate’, in which officers and members of the executive branch attended social gatherings in breach of current restrictions. this limited interaction.
USA SPAIN
The documentary “Spain, the first globalization” also fights in the USA
Miami (USA)(EFE).- The documentary “Spain, the first globalization” directed by José Luis López-Linares opens this Thursday in the United States thanks to the initiative of Spanish businessman Juan Manuel Muñoz, who after seeing In 2021, he stood “shocked” and noted that this country is rediscovering the tremendous Hispanic contribution in the face of false or incomplete stories. The documentary, filmed on three continents, will involve 39 historians from all over the world and, according to its director, “was born out of a need to arouse the interest of Peninsular Spaniards and American Spaniards to learn more about our history to the truth.”
CANNES FESTIVAL
Julia Roberts smiles on the Cannes red carpet
Cannes (France) (EFE).- American actress Julia Roberts made a surprise guest appearance on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday, wowing audiences and press with her characteristic smile. The interpreter was present as the sponsor of the Chopard Young Promise Prize, which will be accepted this Thursday evening by Ugandan-nationalized Briton Sheila Atim and Scotsman Jack Lowden. EFE
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