Síntesis informativa - 16 de marzo 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. Releases Video of Drone Incident: Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates
The Pentagon’s European Command on Thursday released the first declassified video images of the events leading up to a Russian fighter jet colliding with an unarmed U.S. reconnaissance drone, an incident that has threatened to escalate tensions between the United States and Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/world/russia-ukraine-news
Macron Pushes Pension Bill Through Without Full Vote: Live Updates
President Emmanuel Macron, apparently short of parliamentary support for his contentious proposal to increase the retirement age by two years, has decided to push the legislation through without a vote in the National Assembly, a decision certain to inflame an already tense confrontation over the measure in France.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/world/france-pension-vote
Protests in Peru: How Police Used Lethal Force Against Demonstrators
Over the course of five weeks, Peru’s security forces repeatedly responded to anti-government protests with what experts called excessive force, including firing shotguns at civilians with lethal ammunition, shooting assault rifles at fleeing protesters and killing unarmed people hundreds of feet away, a New York Times investigation found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/americas/peru-protests-police.html
10 Drums of Nuclear Material Are Missing From Libya Site, U.N. Agency Says
More than 2.5 tons of natural uranium is missing from a site in war-torn Libya, the director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, telling member states that the agency was searching for the material.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/africa/libya-missing-uranium.html
U.K. Bans TikTok on Government Devices
Britain on Thursday became the latest Western country to prohibit the use of TikTok on “government devices,” citing security fears linked to the video-sharing app’s ownership by a Chinese company.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/europe/uk-ban-tiktok.html
TikTok Pushed by U.S. to Resolve National Security Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese ownership to sell the app or face a possible ban, TikTok said on Wednesday, as the White House hardens its stance toward resolving national security concerns about the popular video service.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/technology/tiktok-biden-pushes-sale.html
Yellen Says U.S. Banking System ‘Remains Sound’ Amid Market Turmoil
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Thursday that the nation’s banking system was sound and that the Biden administration was committed to ensuring that American bank deposits were safe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/business/yellen-silicon-valley-bank-senate-finance.html
Russia’s Spring Offensive in Ukraine Could Include Cyberattacks, Microsoft Says
WASHINGTON — A hacking group with ties to the Russian government appears to be preparing new cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and government offices, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday, suggesting that Russia’s long-anticipated spring offensive could include action in cyberspace, as well as on the ground.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/us/politics/russia-hackers-cyber-ukraine.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
TikTok says US threatening to ban the app
Washington has urged TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a potential US-wide ban, representatives of ByteDance – the company behind the platform – told various media outlets on Wednesday.
https://www.rt.com/news/573084-us-tiktok-china-divest/
Pentagon releases video of doomed drone chased by Russian jet
The Pentagon has released a video, which it said was shot from a US MQ-9 Reaper drone during a close encounter with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet, after which the American aircraft plunged into the Black Sea earlier this week.
https://www.rt.com/news/573068-reaper-incident-video-pentagon/
Cocaine production at record levels – UN
Production of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, has risen by 35% compared to pre-pandemic levels, as drug cartels take advantage of receding Covid-19 restrictions to smuggle record amounts of the narcotic across the world, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
https://www.rt.com/news/573075-cocaine-production-rise-un/
Israel nearing civil war – president
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has warned that the Jewish state stands on the brink of civil war over proposed judicial reforms by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Amid nationwide protests, Herzog presented a set of alternate reforms, which were rejected by Netanyahu.
https://www.rt.com/news/573090-israel-civil-war-president/
China warns Japan against ‘dangerous’ militarization
Japan’s decision to once again embrace the path of militarization is “very dangerous” and warrants the attention of the international community, China’s Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
https://www.rt.com/news/573086-china-japan-dangerous-militarization/
US Air Force reveals status of downed drone
The US MQ-9 Reaper drone, downed in the Black Sea near Russia’s Crimea on Tuesday, hasn’t been recovered yet, but doing so remains top of the agenda for the military, the US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) has said.
https://www.rt.com/news/573085-us-drone-reaper-crimea/
North Korea fires another warning shot
The North Korean military fired another ballistic missile into the sea towards Japan on Thursday, officials in Seoul said. The third launch in five days came as South Korea continued joint military exercises with the US, and just hours before the South Korean president took off for Tokyo.
https://www.rt.com/news/573043-north-korea-missile-launch/
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THE GUARDIAN
UN nuclear watchdog reveals 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing in Libya
UN nuclear inspectors have found that approximately 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium is missing from a site in Libya that is not under government control.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the organisation’s member states that inspectors on Tuesday found that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate “were not present as previously declared”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/16/un-nuclear-watchdog-iaea-uranium-missing-libya
Cocaine smuggling and production at record high since pandemic retreat
South American drug cartels have capitalised on the retreat of the Covid-19 pandemic to produce and smuggle record amounts of cocaine around the world.
Production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient, spiked 35% in 2020-21, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Israeli president warns of civil war as Netanyahu rejects judicial compromise
A compromise proposal on controversial legislative changes presented by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has been rejected by the governing coalition, putting a swift end to hopes that the country’s political crisis can be immediately resolved.
In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday night, Herzog revealed what he called “the people’s directive” aimed at ending the 10-week-old standoff between Israel’s new hardline government and a large protest movement opposed to the plans, which would give politicians much greater control of the judiciary.
Myanmar is a failing state, led by a junta fuelled by Russian arms, says UN rights envoy
Myanmar is a “failing state” and the crisis is getting exponentially worse, a UN special rapporteur for the country has warned, urging countries to adopt the same unified resolve that followed the invasion of Ukraine.
“The same types of weapons that are killing Ukrainians are killing people in Myanmar,” Tom Andrews, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the Guardian in an interview, citing the supply of Russian weapons to the junta since the coup two years ago. The junta relies heavily on aircraft from China and Russia, and has increasingly resorted to airstrikes to attempt to quell determined resistance forces.
US releases footage of Russian jet crashing into American drone over Black Sea
A remarkable video released by the Pentagon shows the moments before a Russian fighter crashed into a $32m US Reaper drone after spraying it with jet fuel on Tuesday morning over the Black Sea.
The declassified footage shows an Su-27 Flanker jet making two exceptionally close passes of the uncrewed drone, spraying fuel in front of it, a harassment tactic that US experts say has not been seen before.
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EL PAÍS
El subsecretario de Gobernación Alejandro Encinas reconoce que el Ejército ejecutó a cinco jóvenes en Nuevo Laredo
De acuerdo con el funcionario del Gobierno de México hay suficientes elementos que acreditan que no se trató de un enfrentamiento y que los siete jóvenes no estaban armados
La ONU alerta del riesgo para la estabilidad regional en el Sáhara Occidental
Los dos años de ruptura del alto el fuego por el Frente Polisario avivan el brote de tensión entre Marruecos y Argelia derivado de la reivindicación histórica de Rabat sobre ese territorio
Larry Fink, el hombre más poderoso de la Bolsa, no descarta una crisis de liquidez tras la quiebra del Silicon Valley Bank
Larry Fink es el hombre más poderoso de la Bolsa. Es el fundador y presidente de BlackRock, la mayor gestora de fondos del mundo con activos próximos a los 8,6 billones de dólares. Cada vez que abre la boca es escuchado con atención. Acaba de publicar su carta anual dirigida a los inversores de la firma y dedica un capítulo a la crisis bancaria desatada en EE UU tras la quiebra de Silicon Valley Bank. Y su mensaje no es muy optimista. “Todavía no sabemos las consecuencias que el dinero barato y los cambios regulatorios tendrán sobre los bancos regionales estadounidenses y es probable que veamos más convulsiones y cierres”, subraya.
Una veintena de ciudades brasileñas sufre dos días de ataques criminales coordinados
La ciudad brasileña de Natal y otra veintena de localidades del Estado de Río Grande do Norte han sufrido dos noches de ataques coordinados contra juzgados, comisarías, tiendas y autobuses públicos en lo que las autoridades consideran un pulso lanzado por una organización criminal llamada Sindicato del Crimen. La banda, que controla algunas prisiones, aparentemente protesta contra recientes operaciones policiales. Todo el que ha podido permanece recluido en casa. El Gobierno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ha enviado y desplegado fuerzas de seguridad federales en apoyo a la policía local. El supuesto cabecilla de la ola de violencia fue abatido en la noche del martes en el vecino estado de Paraíba y unas 40 personas han sido detenidas.
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PÁGINA 12
El noreste de Brasil sufrió una segunda madrugada de ataques de grupos narcos
El estado de Rio Grande do Norte, en el noreste de Brasil, vivió este miércoles la segunda madrugada consecutiva de ataques incendiarios y a tiros por parte de bandas narcotraficantes en abierto desafío a la llegada de las tropas especiales policiales de la Fuerza Nacional de Seguridad enviadas por el gobierno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. En paralelo, el presidente recuperó el programa de seguridad que ya impulsó en sus dos mandatos anteriores (2003-2010) y con el que pretende reducir la violencia y aumentar la presencia del Estado en las periferias de las ciudades.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/532002-el-noreste-de-brasil-sufrio-una-segunda-madrugada-de-ataques
Ultimátum para Jair Bolsonaro: cinco días para devolver las joyas
El expresidente Jair Bolsonaro deberá devolver al patrimonio nacional, en los próximos cinco días, el paquete de joyas valuadas en 100.000 dólares que le regaló la monarquía saudita y que ingresó de contrabando al país en octubre de 2021. Así lo resolvió el Tribunal de Cuentas de Brasil en medio de un escándalo que domina parte de la agenda brasileña desde hace tres semanas.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/532048-ultimatum-para-jair-bolsonaro-cinco-dias-para-devolver-las-j
Boric abordará el tema migratorio en la Cumbre Iberoamericana
El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, visitó este miércoles la pequeña localidad fronteriza de Colchane (norte) y aseguró que junto a otros gobernantes "amigos" de la región sostendrán una reunión para abordar el tema de la migración irregular.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/532053-boric-abordara-el-tema-migratorio-en-la-cumbre-iberoamerican
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LA JORNADA
Autoriza EU crear línea ferroviaria que unirá a los tres países de Norteamérica
La Junta de Transporte Terrestre de Estados Unidos aprobó la solicitud de fusión de Canadian Pacific (CP) y Kansas City Southern (KCS), por lo que se formalizó la creación de Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).
El Salvador: rumbo a megacárcel
San Salvador. Un segundo grupo de 2 mil presuntos pandilleros presos fue trasladado ayer en medio de fuertes medidas de seguridad a la cárcel más grande de América, informó el presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, a pocas semanas de que su “guerra” contra esas bandas cumpla un año.
Honduras establece relaciones con China ante la sorpresa de Taiwán
Pekín. China celebró ayer la decisión de Honduras de establecer relaciones “oficiales”, anunciada horas antes por el gobierno del país centroamericano. “Estamos dispuestos a desarrollar relaciones amistosas y de cooperación con Honduras y otros países del mundo, sobre la base del principio de una sola China”, declaró el portavoz del ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Wenbin. “Celebramos la pertinente declaración de la parte hondureña”.
Pobladores de Potosí, Bolivia, exigen regalías por la explotación del litio
La Paz. El gobierno de Bolivia enfrentaba ayer una jornada de protestas y bloqueo de carreteras en Potosí, que posee una de las reservas mundiales más grandes de litio, en una amenaza para las multimillonarias inversiones previstas en la región del suroeste del país.
Reos inconformes generan ola violenta en el noreste de Brasil
Brasilia. Unas 28 ciudades del estado de Río Grande do Norte, en el noreste de Brasil, reportaron desde la madrugada del martes una serie de ataques orquestados por un grupo criminal con incendios y disparos contra oficinas públicas, comercios y vehículos, informaron autoridades.
Tras 12 años de guerra, niños sirios enfrentan desnutrición aguda: Unicef
Damasco. Los 12 años de guerra en Siria y los terremotos que sacudieron al país el pasado febrero dejaron a los niños de esta nación ante mayor riesgo de desnutrición aguda, advirtió ayer el Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef).
Casi 66 mil migrantes han cruzado la selva del Darién en 2023
Panamá. La directora del Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá, Samira Gozaine, informó este miércoles que casi 66 mil migrantes han atravesado la selva de Darién, por la oriental provincia panameña de ese nombre, este año, una diferencia considerable con los años anteriores.
EU critica el plan antinarcóticos de Colombia
Washington. El jefe de la diplomacia estadunidense para América Latina y el Caribe, Brian Nichols, consideró este miércoles "muy difícil" que el plan antidroga del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, tenga éxito si no erradica cultivos.
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