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Caracas (EFE).- The partial unblocking of X, a budding openness to international press, and the acceptance of humanitarian aid in the wake of the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela have highlighted Delcy Rodríguez’s pragmatism for the political survival of Chavismo, according to analysts consulted by EFE. What began in January as...
Jerusalem, July 12 (EFE).- At least five people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed on Sunday in separate Israeli military attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials, while two other Palestinians died from wounds sustained in earlier Israeli strikes. Earlier in the afternoon, several Israeli drone strikes hit...
Berlin, July 12 (EFE).- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday a major government reshuffle, saying he he intended to replace the country’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “Ukraine is changing its political strategy. Each priority area of foreign policy will be assigned to a specific person with substantial experience who...
Madrid, July 12 (EFE).- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will attend France’s Bastille Day celebrations in Paris at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, despite Spain not having completed the ratification of the bilateral Friendship Treaty signed by the two countries in 2023. Sánchez will watch the traditional 14 July...
International Desk, July 12 (EFE).- US Republican senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 after a sudden illness, his office announced early Sunday. «On the evening of Saturday, July 11, US Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and...
Havana (EFE).- Five years after the historic social uprising of July 11, 2021 (11J), Cuba finds itself gripped by an economic and energy crisis. Daily protests over critical shortages of food and electricity, alongside a mounting count of political prisoners, define the current landscape as the country marks on Saturday...
Catia La Mar, Venezuela (EFE).- The municipal cemetery in La Esperanza, expanded to accommodate victims of the Jun. 24 double earthquakes, continued burying bodies, as crematoriums in Caracas and the La Guaira morgue continued to operate 24/7 to handle the increasing number of casualties, which reached 4.118 on Friday. As...
Inglewood, US, Jul 10 (EFE).- Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals as Mikel Merino came off the bench to rescue the Spanish national team with an 88th-minute goal against Belgium (2-1). In the first half, Spain dominated possession and took two shots saved by Nathan Ngoy, while Doku and...
By Irene Escudero Caracas, Jul 10 (EFE).- «We have been under tension for a long time and the earthquake has shaken many things within us; it’s as if we just exploded,» explains Rosmery Mujica, a young Venezuelan mother. Like thousands of others following the double earthquake in Venezuela, she is...
New Delhi, July 10 (EFE).- Ex-Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina plans to return to Bangladesh before the end of the year despite a death sentence handed down by a tribunal, her spokesperson told EFE on Friday. Hasina’s official spokesperson, Mozammel Ali, said the former prime minister intends to return before...
Brussels, July 10 (EFE).- The European Commission on Friday accused Meta of using potentially addictive design features on Instagram and Facebook that it says pose risks to users’ physical and mental well-being, particularly for minors, in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act. According to the commission’s preliminary findings, features...
Seville/Almería, Spain, July 10 (EFE).- A fast-moving wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 12 people, injured eight and left 19 missing, making it the country’s deadliest wildfire so far this year, authorities said Friday. The blaze, which broke out on Thursday near Los Gallardos in the southern region...
