Síntesis informativa - 1 de octubre 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester With a Live Bullet for the First Time
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong police on Tuesday shot a demonstrator with a live round for the first time during the city's monthslong protest movement, three prodemocracy lawmakers said, escalating the territory's political crisis on the same day that the central government in Beijing staged a huge military parade to celebrate 70 years of Communist control.
The protester was shot in the Tsuen Wan district of northern Hong Kong, the lawmakers Claudia Mo, James To and Au Nok-hin each said. Tsuen Wan is a working-class area near Hong Kong's border with the Chinese mainland, miles from the city's gleaming financial district.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/world/asia/hong-kong-police-shooting-national-day.html
Bernie Sanders Raises $25.3 Million for Presidential Bid
Senator Bernie Sanders raised $255.3 million in the past three months, his campaign said on Tuesday, a total that continues to demonstrate his strength with small donors as he fights to maintain support in key early-voting states. The financial haul, among the first that a candidate has announced for the third-quarter, will almost certainly place Mr. Sanders in the top of the field for fund-raising.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/bernie-sanders-fundraising.html
The Extra-Secret White House Computer System, Explained
WASHINGTON -- The whistle-blower who revealed President Trump's attempt to pressure Ukraine's leader to open investigations that could benefit him politically also accused White House officials of essentially hiding a rough record of the conversation by placing it in the same highly restricted computer system for closely guarded government secrets.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/white-house-classified-computer-system.html
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THE GUARDIAN
Yemen: Aden's changing alliances erupt into four-year conflict's newest front
More than four years in, Yemen’s conflict is now actually three wars in one: a fight between the Iran-backed northern Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition of Arab nations; a fight between both those parties and extremist elements such as al-Qaida and Islamic State; and belatedly, a fight between the STC, which wants a return to independence for south Yemen, and its former Yemeni government allies.
New reports reveal wider role for Barr and Pompeo in impeachment scandal
William Barr, the attorney general, and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, collectively participated in contacts between Trump and leaders of at least four foreign countries, according to multiple reports.
Those contacts were variously aimed at producing stories that could damage Joe Biden, Trump’s potential 2020 opponent, or at producing stories that could undermine the US intelligence community’s assessment from 2017 of Russian election tampering in the last election, the reports said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/30/barr-pompeo-trump-ukraine-australia-2020
Bad ancestors: does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born?
Last month an astonishing 7 million people from nearly 200 countries took to the streets as part of the youth-led global climate strike. Young people around the world recognise that the disastrous repercussions of the already present ecological crisis will fall disproportionately on their shoulders, and the shoulders of generations to come – in particular on those whose communities have emitted the smallest proportion of greenhouse gasses.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/01/bad-ancestors-climate-crisis-democracy
Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms
Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra has dissolved Congress to end a year-long battle with rightwing lawmakers over his anti-corruption campaign, but rebel legislators refused to leave the chamber as protests against them started across the country.
Peru’s worst political crisis in two decades threatens unrest in the South American country and could bring lawmaking to a halt.
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Xinhua
Iran sentences person to death on "spying" for U.S.: judiciary
TEHRAN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran has sentenced a person to death on espionage charges for the United States, Gholamhossein Esmaili, the spokesman for Iran's Judiciary, announced here on Tuesday. Esmaili did not identify the convict as whether being an Iranian or foreign national.
Two Iranians, Ali Nefrieh and Mohammad Ali Babapour, have also been sentenced to 10 years of jail each on spying charges for the United States, Esmaili was quoted as saying by the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA).
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/01/c_138441692.htm
China unveils most advanced Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles, the country's most advanced and powerful deterrent, in a National Day military parade in central Beijing Tuesday.
A formation consisting of 16 new-type strategic nuclear missile launchers carrying Dongfeng-41 passed through Tian'anmen Square in the massive parade in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/01/c_138439120.htm
Iran welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia, regional states
TEHRAN, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday announced that it welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia to settle mutual issues and talks with regional states to set up a coalition for the security of the region.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that "there has always been a chance to solve these problems (with Saudi Arabia) through dialogue." Iran welcomes any mediatory attempt to calm tensions with Saudi Arabia, Mousavi said, expressing hope that the Saudi side is also "ready" for alleviating tensions.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/01/c_138437665.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Kabul to Taliban: 'Join us in peace or we will continue to fight'
Afghan National Security Adviser addressing the UN praises his countrymen's commitment to democracy.
Afghan government used its platform at the UN General Assembly to urge the Taliban to join peace, even as the two rival candidates claimed victory in the presidential election boycotted by the armed group.
Hundreds of people were killed in pre-election violence carried out by the Taliban as well as Afghan.
On Tuesday, Afghan officials said a multi-pronged Taliban attack on a district headquarters in northern Balkh province killed at least 11 policemen.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/kabul-taliban-join-peace-continue-fight-191001061034906.html
China displays new hypersonic nuclear missile on 70th anniversary
Beijing also showcased inter-ballistic missile capable of reaching US in 30 minutes during 70th anniversary parade.
China's military has shown off a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile believed capable of breaching all existing anti-missile shields deployed by the United States and its allies.
The vehicle-mounted DF-17 was among weapons displayed on Tuesday in a large military parade led by President Xi Jinping to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
That speed, and the missile's use of multiple independently manoeuvrable re-entry vehicles to deliver warheads, makes it far more difficult to detect and intercept.
The DF-17's hypersonic glide vehicle technology also permits it to fly at a much lower altitude just before delivering its warhead, further frustrating attempts to detect and intercept the weapon.
According to an analysis of by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the missile is capable of striking the continental US within 30 minutes.
A new and advanced radar system that could "detect jets and missiles" was also introduced, as well as new HQ-9B surface-to-air missiles "capable of intercepting multiple air strike weapons in a complex electro-magnetic environment".
Trump impeachment inquiry: All the latest updates
All the latest updates as US House launches official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
The announcement on Tuesday came amid reports Trump may have abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government to undermine former Vice President Joe Biden, the current Democratic frontrunner, and help his own re-election.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened a four-nation tour of Europe on Tuesday in Italy, as the push to impeach President Donald Trump gains steam at home.
Pompeo arrived in Rome just hours after US officials confirmed his participation in Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine's president that is fueling the impeachment inquiry by House Democrats. Pompeo is the first Cabinet official known to have heard Trump press the Ukrainian leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son for corruption.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/trump-impeachment-inquiry-latest-updates-190924224434789.html
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AL MAYADEEN
Presidente de Venezuela denuncia falsedad de informe presentado en ONU por su homólogo de Colombia
Al respecto, Maduro señaló la retirada del cargo al jefe de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia Militar Conjunta de Colombia, Oswaldo Peña, por las fotos falsas presentadas en la ONU.
Manifestó también tener información de que Duque ordenó crear un falso positivo en la frontera con una escalada violenta de grupos armados.
Aseguró que la agenda de las conversaciones debe incluir el cese de las agresiones de Estados Unidos, así como insistir en la defensa de los derechos de soberanía sobre el Esequibo, en litigio con Guyana.
Marina de EE.UU. no está lista para un eventual enfrentamiento con Irán
Irán todavía no posee nada tan sofisticado como el DF-21 de China. Sin embargo, su misil antibuque Noor, producido en el país es peligroso a más de 100 millas.
En 2016, el USS Mason, un buque destructor, lo descubrió cuando fue atacado por varios misiles Noor aparentemente disparados por los aliados rebeldes Houthi de Irán en Yemen.
Como resultado, mientras la Casa Blanca reflexiona sobre qué hacer en Irán, las opciones del presidente Donald Trump serán limitadas, probablemente solo a buques de guerra de superficie y submarinos capaces de lanzar misiles de crucero de largo alcance, aviones de guerra basados en países políticamente sensibles y poco fiables de Medio Oriente, o bombarderos estratégicos como los B-52 y B-2 en bases a medio mundo de distancia.
Coalición saudita lanza bombardeo masivo al norte de Yemen
Este bombardeo aéreo a gran escala se produjo en respuesta a la devastadora ofensiva lanzada por las fuerzas de Ansar Allah en la provincia de Najran en Arabia Saudita durante el fin de semana.
Es preciso recordar que una tregua unilateral fue propuesta por las fuerzas de Ansar Allah, posterior a los bombardeos de las instalaciones petroleras Saudi Aramco, que constituyó un duro golpe económico para el reino.
