Síntesis informativa - 26 de octubre 2018
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Two More Bombs Found, Addressed to Cory Booker and CNN
Federal authorities discovered two more explosive devices, one addressed to Senator Cory Booker and the other to James R. Clapper Jr., the former director of national intelligence, law enforcement officials said on Friday.
The package sent to Mr. Clapper was addressed to CNN’s offices in New York and was similar to a pipe bomb found Wednesday that was addressed to John O. Brennan, a former C.I.A. director.
The discoveries came as investigators looking into a spate of pipe bombs sent this week have turned their attention to southern Florida.
The package sent to CNN was discovered on Friday morning at a United States Postal Service facility in Midtown Manhattan. The package for Mr. Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, was found in Florida, the F.B.I. said. A total of 12 packages have been found so far.
THE TRAGEDY OF SAUDI ARABIA’S WAR
The devastating war in Yemen has gotten more attention recently as outrage over the killing of a Saudi dissident in Istanbul has turned a spotlight on Saudi actions elsewhere. The harshest criticism of the Saudi-led war has focused on the airstrikes that have killed thousandsof civilians at weddings, funerals and on school buses, aided by American-supplied bombs and intelligence.
But aid experts and United Nations officials say a more insidious form of warfare is also being waged in Yemen, an economic war that is exacting a far greater toll on civilians and now risks tipping the country into a famine of catastrophic proportions.
Under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi-led coalition and its Yemeni allies have imposed a raft of punitive economic measures aimed at undercutting the Houthi rebels who control northern Yemen. But these actions — including periodic blockades, stringent import restrictions and withholding the salaries of about a million civil servants — have landed on the backs of civilians, laying the economy to waste and driving millions deeper into poverty.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-war-yemen.html
Blistered Feet, Sleepless Nights. The Caravan Presses On.
PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico — María has been traveling with her two daughters from Honduras in the company of thousands of strangers, most of whom are young, single men. So it follows that she has some concerns about safety as they travel north as part of the migrant caravan.
María, who asked for partial anonymity because of threats on her life in Honduras, has developed two critical coping strategies: befriend and travel alongside men she deems trustworthy, and, unlike most of the caravan’s migrants, don’t sleep in public parks or on sidewalks.
Through charm, guile and a muscular determination to make it with her daughters to the American border, María, who is broke, has somehow managed to line up accommodation in private homes, usually staying for free.
“I’m not going to expose my girls to the street,” she insisted.
The caravan began on Oct. 12 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with several hundred people. But it quickly grew into the thousands as it moved into Guatemala and then southern Mexico. Along the way, it has angered President Trump and grabbed international attention.
Shinzo Abe Says Japan Is China’s ‘Partner,’ and No Longer Its Aid Donor
BEIJING — It has been eight years since China overtook Japan as the world’s second-largest economy. Yet the Japanese government continued to provide China with development assistance usually reserved for poorer countries. Until now.
In Beijing for the first official visit by a Japanese leader since 2011, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged China’s economic dominance by announcing an end to the aid. Instead, he pledged to forge deeper economic and political cooperation, in what is widely seen as a hedge against the volatile, America-first policies of President Trump.
The announcement — coupled with new cooperation agreements Mr. Abe signed on Friday with his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang — signaled a significant shift in a relationship that has been haunted by war and occupation and is still strained by territorial disputes and other issues, which, publicly at least, have receded into the background.
Afghan War Casualty Report: Oct. 19-25
The following reports compile all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters and stringers throughout Afghanistan. It is necessarily incomplete as many local officials refuse to confirm casualty information.
In the past week, more civilians were killed (93) than members of the Afghan security forces (65). Some 474 people were also wounded throughout Afghanistan on the day of parliamentary elections. Although authorities did not provide an official breakdown, most of the victims were civilians. Based on New York Times reporting, clashes between security forces and Taliban fighters spread to 19 provinces.
Turkey Demands That Saudi Arabia Reveal Who Ordered Khashoggi’s Killing
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had uncovered further evidence in the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pressing Saudi Arabia to reveal who gave the orders and demanding that its leaders explain what happened to Mr. Khashoggi’s body.
“There is more information,” Mr. Erdogan said at a gathering in the capital, Ankara, for local officials from his Justice and Development Party. “But beyond all else, who gave the order?”
After steadfastly denying that Mr. Khashoggi had been killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, the Saudis later acknowledged that he had indeed died there. On Thursday, it went a step further, when a state prosecutor said the killing had been premeditated.
THE GUARDIAN
US plans to send 800 troops to border as caravan travels through Mexico
The US defense secretary, Jim Mattis, is expected to sign an order sending the troops to the border, bolstering national guard forces already there.
Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said American soldiers have “no intention” of shooting migrants who try to cross into the US from Mexico – at least for the time being – but they will all be apprehended, as Donald Trump moves towards a plan to close the border.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-troops-mexico-border-caravan
Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to Washington
A Washington visit would be far more controversial, with relations between Russia and the west at their worst since the cold war. The US is to impose new sanctions on Russia next month over the use of a novichok nerve agent in the attempted murder of the former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England.
Meanwhile, Moscow has accused Washington of sparking a new arms race by pulling out of a nuclear arms treaty that has been credited with keeping nuclear missiles out of Europe. The US has accused Russia of violating the treaty first, by developing a new cruise missile.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/donald-trump-invites-vladimir-putin-to-washington
Judge to investigate Franco-era crimes against Spanish women
A judge in Argentina will examine cases of sexual assault, murder, forced abortion and the theft of children in Franco’s Spain after widening her inquiry into the atrocities committed during the civil war and dictatorship to include crimes committed specifically against women.
The victims are using the principle – which allows human rights crimes committed in one country to be investigated and tried in another – because the amnesty law passed in 1977 as Spain returned to democracy granted impunity to those involved in crimes during the civil war and dictatorship.
World's billionaires became 20% richer in 2017, report reveals
Billionaires made more money in 2017 than in any year in recorded history. The richest people on Earth increased their wealth by a fifth to $8.9tn (£6.9tn), according to a report by Swiss bank UBS.
Most of the world’s billionaires are in the US, but the number of ultra-wealthy people is growing fast in China, where two new billionaires are minted every week. “Twelve years ago, the world’s most populous country was home to only 16 billionaires,” the report said. “Today, as the ‘Chinese Century’ progresses, they number 373, nearly one in five of the global total.”
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Support grows for EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
Following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Austria and the European Parliament have urged for a bloc-wide halt on arms exports to Saudi Arabia. Germany also backed the proposal, but other key exporters remain silent.
As outrage over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi continues to grow, more countries within the European Union are reconsidering their weapons exports with Saudi Arabia, with Austria calling for an EU-wide ban on Friday.
https://www.dw.com/en/support-grows-for-eu-wide-arms-embargo-on-saudi-arabia/a-46052973
Poland supports US withdrawal from INF
In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the INF, Poland has said US medium-range missiles are welcome on its soil. President Andrzej Duda blames Russia for the end of the treaty.
Poland has expressed its support for US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) disarmament treaty with Russia. The eastern European country has been striving for a strong alliance with the US for years.
https://www.dw.com/en/poland-supports-us-withdrawal-from-inf/a-46049028
Japón y China firman acuerdos tras histórica reunión
Después de 7 años, un premier japonés visita Pekín. Ambos países acordaron intercambios por hasta 25 mil millones de euros.
Por primera vez desde 2011, un jefe de Gobierno de Japón visita China. Y la presencia de Shinzo Abe en Pekín no ha sido meramente protocolar. El primer ministro nipón firmó este viernes (26.10.2018) una serie de acuerdos con su par chino, Li Keqiang, en un importante avance en el fortalecimiento de la cooperación bilateral. Además, reafirmaron su compromiso por lograr la estabilidad en la región.
En concreto, a partir de este viernes y hasta el 25 de octubre de 2021, acordaron el intercambio de monedas locales entre las dos entidades de hasta de 200.000 millones de yuanes (unos 25.300 millones de euros), según detalló el Banco de Japón en un comunicado. Ambos países enfrentan desafíos comerciales de parte de Estados Unidos, por lo que esta renovada asociación puede verse como una respuesta al Gobierno de Donald Trump.
https://www.dw.com/es/jap%C3%B3n-y-china-firman-acuerdos-tras-hist%C3%B3rica-reuni%C3%B3n/a-46052992
Europa y Alemania aumentan presión internacional sobre Maduro
El Parlamento Europeo y Alemania apoyan que la Corte Penal Internacional juzgue al mandatario venezolano por crímenes de lesa humanidad. Para el jefe de la Comisión Europea, el Gobierno de Maduro es una “dictadura”.
El Parlamento Europeo (PE) aprobó este jueves (25.10.2018) una resolución que reclama a la Unión Europea (UE) que se sume a la iniciativa de varios países americanos para que la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) investigue al gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro por supuestos crímenes de lesa humanidad.
https://www.dw.com/es/europa-y-alemania-aumentan-presi%C3%B3n-internacional-sobre-maduro/a-46050707
XINHUA
26 octubre
Xi inspecciona Comando del Teatro de Operaciones del Sur de EPL y destaca importancia de capacidad de mando
GUANGZHOU, 26 oct (Xinhua) -- El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, inspeccionó el jueves el Comando del Teatro de Operaciones del Sur del Ejército Popular de Liberación y destacó la importancia de avanzar en el desarrollo de capacidades de mando.
Xi, también secretario general del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de China y presidente de la Comisión Militar Central, ordenó implementar plenamente el pensamiento del Partido en la tarea de construcción de un ejército fuerte en la nueva era.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/26/c_137560796.htm
Pompeo conversa sobre lazos bilaterales con nuevo canciller iraquí
WASHINGTON, 25 oct (Xinhua) -- El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, conversó hoy por teléfono con el nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irak sobre los lazos bilaterales, luego de que el Parlamento iraquí aprobó al nuevo primer ministro del país y parte de su gabinete, indicó el Departamento de Estado.
Pompeo y Mohammed Ali al Hakim, el recién aprobado jefe de la diplomacia iraquí, discutieron la forma de mantener la estabilidad y seguridad de Irak en el futuro, señaló Heather Nauert, vocera del Departamento de Estado.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/26/c_137558665.htmChina e Israel impulsarán cooperación en innovación más fructífera
JERUSALEN, 25 oct (Xinhua) -- El vicepresidente de China, Wang Qishan, concluyó hoy una fructífera visita a Israel y reafirmó el compromiso de ambas partes de impulsar aún más la cooperación bilateral en innovación para beneficio mutuo.
Durante su estadía de cuatro días, Wang se reunió con el presidente israelí, Reuven Rivlin, y con el primer ministro, Benjamin Netanyahu, y presidió con Netanyahu la cuarta reunión del Comité Conjunto de Cooperación en Innovación China-Israel (JCIC).
En su reunión con Netanyahu, Wang recordó que Israel fue el primer país de Medio Oriente en reconocer a la República Popular China y dijo que los lazos bilaterales han disfrutado de un desarrollo firme y sano desde que los dos países establecieron relaciones diplomáticas.
Los dos líderes firmaron un plan de acción para la cooperación bilateral en innovación de 2018 a 2021 y presenciaron la firma de otros siete documentos.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/26/c_137558830.htm
Corea del Sur y RPDC acuerdan retirar 11 puestos de vigilancia de la frontera a finales de noviembre
SEUL, 26 oct (Xinhua) -- Corea del Sur y la República Popular Democrática de Corea (RPDC) acordaron quitar el viernes 11 puestos de vigilancia en la zona fronteriza a modo de prueba para finales de noviembre.
El acuerdo fue alcanzado después de un diálogo a nivel militar general, que se llevó a cabo al principio del día en Tongilgak, un edificio de la RPDC en la aldea de tregua de Panmunjom.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018-10/26/c_137560627.htm
Hungría seguirá bloqueando ingreso de Ucrania a OTAN, afirma canciller húngaro
BUDAPEST, 25 oct (Xinhua) -- Hungría seguirá bloqueando el ingreso de Ucrania a la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) por el mal trato de Kiev a las minorías húngaras en su territorio, indicó hoy en Budapest el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y Comercio Peter Szijjarto.
Szijjarto dijo que Budapest informó al secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, del hecho de que una petición para la deportación de la minoría húngara de Ucrania todavía no es retirada del sitio web de la presidencia ucraniana.
