Síntesis informativa - 25 de marzo 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Rocket From Gaza Hits Israel, Prompting Netanyahu to Curtail U.S. Trip
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel cut short his visit to the United States on Monday, hours after a rocket launched from Gaza struck a house in central Israel, injuring seven people and posing a new challenge to his bid for re-election just two weeks before Israelis go to the polls.
The Israeli military said that Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, had fired the long-range rocket. The military said it was deploying an additional infantry brigade and an armored brigade to bolster its forces around the territory, and was calling up a limited number of reservists from specialized units, apparently preparing for a possible escalation in the long-simmering cross-border conflict.
The rocket strike presents a test for Mr. Netanyahu, a conservative who also serves as Israel’s defense minister. Both Hamas and Israel have been avoiding another all-out conflict since 50 days of fighting ended in the summer of 2014, but Mr. Netanyahu’s political rivals have been denouncing a lack of decisive action or clear policy regarding Gaza, despite several bouts of rocket fire.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/world/middleeast/rocket-tel-aviv-israel.html
Trump to Meet Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Reinforcing Close Ties
WASHINGTON — President Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House on Monday morning, reinforcing the close relationship between two allies and underscoring the political and legal ups and downs that each have faced.
Mr. Trump will be fresh off news that a lengthy investigation of his presidential campaign’s possible ties to Russia did not find evidence of a conspiracy, while Mr. Netanyahu still faces indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He is in an intense fight for his political survival in elections next month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/us/politics/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-meeting.html
Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy, but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction
WASHINGTON — The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found no evidence that President Trump or any of his aides coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016 election interference, according to a summary of the special counsel’s key findings made public on Sunday by Attorney General William P. Barr.
Mr. Mueller, who spent nearly two years investigating Moscow’s determined effort to sabotage the last presidential election, found no conspiracy “despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign,” Mr. Barr wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
Mr. Mueller’s team drew no conclusions about whether Mr. Trump illegally obstructed justice, Mr. Barr said, so he made his own decision. The attorney general and his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, determined that the special counsel’s investigators had insufficient evidence to establish that the president committed that offense.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/24/us/politics/mueller-report-summary.html
Russians Hope Mueller Report Opens Door to Improved U.S. Ties
MOSCOW — There was crowing in Russia on Monday that the special counsel’s investigation did not find coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign in 2016, but optimism about improved relations was tempered by the report’s extensive focus on Russian meddling in the presidential election.
Official reaction to a summary of Robert S. Mueller III’s report that was released on Sunday proved decidedly muted.
Dmitri S. Peskov, the spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin, told reporters that the only news in the summary was the “recognition that there wasn’t any collusion,” and he repeated his denial that Russia had interfered in the American election. Mr. Putin has maintained a steady interest in good relations with the United States, he said, while American actions toward Russia have been erratic, so the ball is in Washington’s court.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/world/europe/russia-mueller-report-trump.html
As Thai Pro-Military Party Celebrates Election Lead, So Do Its Opponents
BANGKOK — A pro-military party in Thailand on Monday celebrated leading in the vote count in this weekend’s elections, hinting that the army that staged a 2014 coup had a likely license to continue its hold on power.
But on Monday afternoon, a populist force that in one incarnation or another has dominated every previous election this century claimed its own victory.
A partial count showed that the populist party, Pheu Thai, had so far collected the largest number of parliamentary seats on offer, which party officials said was a more important metric than the popular vote. The party represents the interests of Thaksin Shinawatra, a polarizing former prime minister as beloved by the rural poor as he is disdained by the establishment elite.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/world/asia/thailand-election-results-military.html
North Koreans Return to Work at Liaison Office With South Koreans
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean officials returned to work at a joint inter-Korean liaison office on Monday, just three days after North Korea pulled its staff members from the office it has operated with South Korea since last September.
North Korea abruptly withdrew workers from the liaison office, located in the North Korean border two of Kaesong, last Friday, raising fears that its was hardening its position toward the South weeks after the summit meeting between its leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump, ended without a deal.
But several North Korean officials showed up in the office on Monday, telling their South Korean counterparts that they have returned to work “as usual,” the South’s Ministry of National Unification said in a statement. The North Koreans returned to the office two days after Mr. Trump tweeted that he had ordered his government to withdraw “additional large scale sanctions” against the North, though it was not clear whether the two moves were connected.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/world/asia/north-korea-liaison-office-workers.html
Taliban Kill Dozens of Security Forces in Major Strike in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Afghan military has suffered its worst loss of the year in southern Afghanistan, with at least 40 security force members killed in a Taliban attack this past week, but senior officials had still not released a death toll two days later, according to residents and functionaries from the area who spoke on Sunday.
The national authorities and those at the provincial level in Helmand confirmed that an attack occurred in Sangin District, one of the most heavily contested areas in the country, on Friday night, but they either refused to give any details or claimed not to have any as of Sunday.
It was yet another indication that the Taliban were continuing to attack Afghan government forces aggressively even as they have entered peace negotiations on an American withdrawal from the country, with another round of talks expected in Qatar this month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/24/world/asia/taliban-attack-afghanistan-helmand.html
THE GUARDIAN
Russian military officials arrive in Venezuela to discuss 'training and strategy'
The statement came after a Russian-flagged cargo plane and an airliner were spotted at Maiquetia airport outside Caracas guarded by a contingent of Venezuelan national guardsmen.
A Venezuelan official said the aircraft arrived this weekend as part of ongoing military cooperation between the two allies.
He said around 100 Russian soldiers led by General Vasily Tonkoshkurov, head of the mobilisation directorate of Russia’s armed forces, disembarked along with about 35 tons of equipment.
Russia on Mueller report: 'It has proved what we already knew'
“The long-awaited Mueller report has proved what we in Russia knew long ago: there was no conspiracy between Trump or any member of his team and the Kremlin,” wrote Konstantin Kosachev, the chair of the Federation Council’s committee on foreign affairs.
Blaming US media bias and anti-Russian sentiment, Kosachev and other senior officials said that they expected the United States to increase pressure on Russia and were bracing for new sanctions.
Five opposition parties call on UK to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The letter signed by leaders of the Labour party, Scottish National party, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green party, comes as a fragile truce negotiated in December hangs by a thread.The authors describe Saudi behaviour in Yemen as reckless and barbaric, saying all arms sales for use in the country should be suspended pending an independent investigation into Saudi conduct in the war.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Avión ruso aún permanece en Venezuela tras haber llevado a unos 100 militares
La aeronave está custodiada por contingentes de la militar Guardia Nacional en el aeropuerto de Maiquetía, a unos 40 minutos de la capital venezolana por carretera.
Según publicaciones de la prensa local, dos aviones militares rusos -un jet y un carguero- aterrizaron la tarde del sábado en esa terminal, transportando a un centenar de militares encabezados por el general Vasily Tonkoshkurov, director de movilización del alto mando de las Fuerzas Armadas del país europeo.
De acuerdo con el diario El Nacional, "35 toneladas de materiales" llegaron junto con la misión militar. Contactadas por la AFP, ni autoridades venezolanas ni la embajada de Rusia en Caracas hicieron comentarios.
Rusia y China, principales acreedores de la deuda externa de Venezuela (estimada en 150.000 millones de dólares), han sido dos de los mayores aliados del gobierno socialista de Nicolás Maduro en medio de creciente presión internacional para que abandone el poder.
Al menos 13 civiles muertos en un bombardeo de las tropas internacionales en Afganistán
Además de las fuerzas afganas, solo Estados Unidos lleva a cabo operaciones aéreas en el país.
La misión de la ONU en Afganistán (Unama) denunció hoy (25.03.2019) la muerte de 13 civiles, diez de ellos niños, en un bombardeo de las tropas internacionales el sábado en la provincia de Kunduz, en el norte del país.
El informe de Mueller no da respiro a Donald Trump
El presidente Donald Trump se siente "totalmente exonerado" por las conclusiones del informe de Mueller. Pero otras investigaciones sobre su administración y sus negocios continuarán, opina Alexandra von Nahmen.
Las conclusiones de la investigación del fiscal especial Robert Mueller representan una decepción para todos aquellos que pensaron que el escándalo de Rusia podría significar el final de la presidencia de Donald Trump.
El equipo de Mueller buscó durante casi dos años, pero no encontró pruebas de que Trump y su equipo de campaña conspiraran con Rusia para manipular las elecciones presidenciales de 2016.
Incluso la infame reunión del hijo del presidente, Donald Trump Jr., y otros asesores de campaña celebrada en la torre Trump con un abogado ruso, que tenía vínculos con el Kremlin y buscaba proporcionarles información incriminatoria sobre Hillary Clinton, aparentemente no constituyeron un delito para los investigadores.
https://www.dw.com/es/opini%C3%B3n-el-informe-de-mueller-no-da-respiro-a-donald-trump/a-48047704
Vietnam winner in US-China trade war
Many companies are looking to Vietnam to evade US-tariffs. Another boost for Vietnam’s vibrant economy
https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-winner-in-us-china-trade-war/av-48047802
XINHUA
EEUU continuará apoyando a ejército libanés, dice Pompeo
BEIRUT, 23 mar (Xinhua) -- El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, señaló hoy que su país continuará apoyando al ejército libanés, informó la Agencia Nacional de Noticias.
"Mantendremos el apoyo al ejército libanés, nuestro socio estratégico en la lucha contra el terrorismo", declaró Pompeo durante su reunión con el comandante de las Fuerzas Armadas, Joseph Aoun.
Estados Unidos es el mayor proveedor de ayuda militar de Líbano. El ejército libanés ha recibido un total de 1.500 millones de dólares en asistencia militar de sucesivas administraciones de Estados Unidos desde su guerra con Israel en 2006.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-03/24/c_137918667.htm
Xi se reúne con Macron sobre mantenimiento de las relaciones sanas entre China y Francia
NIZA, Francia, 24 mar (Xinhua) -- El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, enfatizó este domingo la importancia de que China y Francia mantengan una relación sana para el desarrollo a largo plazo de ambos países y su potencial influencia en el mundo.
Xi, quien está realizando una visita de Estado a Francia, hizo los comentarios durante una reunión con su homólogo francés, Emmanuel Macron, en la ciudad meridional francesa de Niza.
Al recordar la historia de los intercambios amistosos entre los dos países, Xi indicó que Francia fue el primer país occidental importante en establecer relaciones diplomáticas oficiales con la República Popular China.
Francia, agregó Xi, también es el primer país en formar una asociación estratégica y llevar a cabo un diálogo estratégico con China y el primero en adelantar una cooperación sobre energía nuclear civil con el país asiático.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-03/25/c_137921494.htm
Presidente turco planteará tema de Altos del Golán ante la ONU
ANKARA, 24 mar (Xinhua) -- El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dijo hoy que su país planteará el tema del reconocimiento estadounidense a la soberanía israelí sobre los Altos del Golán ante Naciones Unidas.
La declaración del presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump sobre los Altos del Golán es un "regalo" para el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Neyanyahu antes de las elecciones parlamentarias de abril, dijo Erdogan en una entrevista con la emisora local TGRT Haber.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-03/25/c_137920818.htm
Estado Islámico dice haber ejecutado a cientos de secuestrados
DAMASCO, 24 mar (Xinhua) -- Cientos de secuestrados por el grupo Estado Islámico (EI) fueron ejecutados después de la anunciada derrota del grupo terrorista en el este de Siria, informó hoy un grupo de observadores de la guerra.
La revelación fue hecha por milicianos del EI que fueron capturados por las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias (FDS) apoyadas por Estados Unidos, dijo el Observatorio Sirio para los Derechos Humanos.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-03/24/c_137920667.htm
AL JAZEERA
Israel rocket attack: Seven wounded north of Tel Aviv
Netanyahu cuts short US visit, vows forceful response after Israeli military says Gaza rocket hits near Tel Aviv.
The rocket attack destroyed a residential home in the community of Mishmeret, north of the city of Kfar Saba, wounding six members of the family.
An Israeli military spokesperson said the rocket attack was carried out by Hamas, adding that the army was set to deploy two brigades and infantry units to the southern Gaza area. It also called up reserves after the rocket attack.
Netanyahu, who was in Washington to meet President Donald Trump, held emergency consultations with military officials back in Israel and decided to cut his visit short, cancelling a planned address to theAIPAC conference and meetings with congressional leaders.
The latest outburst comes at a sensitive time for both sides. Israel is holding national elections in 15 days.
Barr: Mueller found no proof Trump campaign conspired with Russia
Attorney General Robert Barr sends summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report to Congress leaders.
William Roberts.— Further, Mueller "did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts, despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Russian campaign".
Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein "concluded that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense".
"The most interesting thing in the letter is that Barr decided to make a decision on obstruction after 48 hours, when Mueller decided after two years, not to do that. I find that somewhat suspicious in that, it's not the way the department works," Matt Miller, a former Justice Department spokesman in the Obama administration, told Al Jazeera.
"You don't leave decisions to the attorney general. You make recommendations," he added.
Libya: Protesters demand release of Gaddafi-era spy chief Senussi
Members of Abdullah al-Senussi's tribe gathered at a Tripoli square to demand he be freed over health concerns.
Abdullah al-Senussi, a brother-in-law of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was sentenced to death in 2015 over the part he allegedly played in the government's response to a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 that toppled and killed Gaddafi.
Several dozen relatives and members of al-Senussi's tribe, the Magerha, gathered in a central Tripoli square to demand he be freed over health concerns.
Algeria ruling party official says country needs a new president
National Liberation Front spokesman says only elected representative can solve the problems facing the country.
Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) has withdrawn its support for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's proposal to hold a national dialogue conference aimed at getting the country out of the current political deadlock.
Some long-time allies of the president, including the army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah, have expressed support for the protesters, revealing cracks within a ruling elite long seen as invincible.
RUSSIAN TODAY
7 injured, incl 2 infants, after rocket from Gaza hits house north of Tel Aviv
A house in central Israel has reportedly been hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, local news outlets report, after air defense alarms went off across Jewish communities early on Monday morning.
"Following the alarm reported in the Sharon area, one launch from the Gaza Strip was identified moving toward Israeli territory," the IDF said in their latest statement in Hebrew. The projectile struck a home in the Mishmeret community on the Sharon plain, Israeli police confirm. The house caught fire and partially collapsed, but firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames as rescuers searched the rubble for survivors.
https://www.rt.com/news/454652-israel-gaza-rocket-fire/
Israeli army to send additional forces to Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) is sending two additional brigades and thousands of army reserves to the Gaza border after a rocket was fired into Israel on Monday, prompting fears of a major military incursion.
The IDF accused Hamas of carrying out the attack which injured seven people and damaged a family home in Moshav Mishmeret. It said the rocket was fired from Rafa in southern Gaza. Hamas or Islamic Jihad have not claimed responsibility for the attack, but Hamas reportedly told Egypt that it was fired in error and they are investigating. Egypt is reportedly attempting to negotiate a ceasefire.
https://www.rt.com/news/454678-israel-reinforcements-gaza-rocket/
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un set to visit Russia in 2019 – senator
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit Russia between spring and summer of this year, a Russian senator revealed amid reports that Pyongyang is in talks with Moscow to arrange a high-profile trip.
“The visit is being discussed, according to some information,” Senator Alexander Bashkin told RIA Novosti. “You can expect it to take place in spring or summer of this year, but the time is yet to be agreed upon.”
He said Valentina Matvienko, the chairwoman of the Russian parliament’s upper house, raised the issue when she held talks in Pyongyang in 2018. She extended an invitation to Kim to visit Russia, which he accepted, Bashkin added.
https://www.rt.com/news/454676-kim-russia-visit-2019/
US airstrikes kill a dozen Afghan civilians, as battle with Taliban heats up – report
American airstrikes have killed around a dozen Afghan civilians in the northern province of Kunduz, local officials have said. The strikes came as US-backed Afghan forces and Taliban militants vie for control of the area.
One provincial councillor put the death toll at twelve, while another estimated that 13 civilians died, including children, in Saturday’s strikes. NATO spokeswoman Sergeant. Debra Richardson told Reuters that the alliance’s Resolute Support mission is aware of the casualty reports, and that it investigates all such credible allegations.
Afghan and coalition forces have been locked in intense combat with the Taliban in Kunduz and Helmand provinces recently, despite ongoing peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and the US. Afghan and US forces fought the Taliban in Kunduz for over 30 hours on Friday and Saturday, Richardson said, during which time the airstrike took place. Two US soldiers were killed in the fighting, while four Afghan soldiers lost their lives, according to Reuters.
https://www.rt.com/news/454641-us-airstrikes-afghanistan-kill-civilians/
AL MAYADEEN
Aviones rusos llegan a Caracas con ayuda humanitaria
Anteriormente, el presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro había adelantado que Rusia comenzaría pronto con el suministro de medicamentos a Venezuela.
La ayuda fue trasladada en dos aeronaves, en un AN-124 y un IL-62. La ruta cubierta fue Moscú-Khmeimim (donde está la base militar rusa en la República Árabe Siria)-Dakar (Senegal)-Caracas (República Bolivariana de Venezuela).
Panamá anuncia oficialmente retirada de las credenciales al embajador venezolano y a otros 14 funcionarios
La nueva medida se produce después de la detención en Caracas de Roberto Marrero, acusado de pertenecer a una célula terrorista, acción que las autoridades panameñas consideran arbitraria, en defensa de quien integra la facción opositora que Panamá reconoce como gobierno venezolano interino.
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