Political situation in Israel
Israeli government wants to dissolve parliament
The ruling coalition in Israel has submitted a proposal to dissolve the Knesset and hold new elections within five months, reports the Times of Israel.
A vote could be held as early as next week.
This comes after the opposition yesterday submitted its own proposal to dissolve parliament.
The fact that the ruling coalition is now presenting such a proposal itself is seen as an attempt to take control of both the process and the timing of a future election.
Political situation in Argentina
Major protests against Milei's cuts in Argentina
Yesterday, tens of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina to protest President Javier Milei's cuts to the public university system, reports the AP.
The Argentine public university system is described as a cornerstone of society and has been tuition-free since 1949. Javier Milei has repeatedly attacked universities, like his American counterpart Donald Trump, describing them as centers of “woke indoctrination.”
Last year, the Argentine Congress passed a law that secured continued funding for universities and increased salaries for teachers. However, the government has not yet implemented the law and is simultaneously challenging it in court.
Javier Milei ran for office on a platform of severe cuts in state spending, something he himself described as running a chainsaw through the state apparatus.
US attack on Venezuela New government
Venezuela on Trump’s statement: “Is not a colony”
Venezuela has no plans to become the 51st state in the United States. This is what the country’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez says according to CNN.
– Venezuela is not a colony, but a free country.
Donald Trump said earlier this week that he is “considering” incorporating Venezuela into the United States as the 51st state. On Wednesday night, the president also shared an image depicting Venezuela as part of the United States. How such an incorporation would work has not been made clear.
The United States attacked Venezuela in January this year and removed the country’s then-president Nicolás Maduro.
Political situation in the Bahamas
Bahamas Prime Minister re-elected – first in 30 years
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis and his party, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), look set to win over 30 of the 41 seats in parliament in tonight’s election, Reuters reports.
The vote count has not been completed, but if the result holds, Davis will thus become the first prime minister in almost 30 years to serve two consecutive terms.
“The people of the Bahamas have spoken, and I accept their decision with humility and gratitude,” he tells the news agency.
The opposition Free National Movement (FNM) party is expected to win eight seats. According to Al Jazeera, the election was marked by concerns about rising living costs and was called early to avoid coinciding with hurricane season.
Latin American Drug Trafficking
Sources: CIA Involved in Deadly Attacks on Cartel Members in Mexico
Since last year, the CIA has been conducting a campaign in Mexico, led by one of the intelligence agency's elite forces, with the goal of knocking out cartel networks, several sources told CNN.
Several of the networks have been designated as terrorist organizations by the United States, and President Donald Trump has described them as being at war with the United States.
Earlier this spring, Francisco Beltran, also known as El Payin, was killed along with his driver in a car bomb on a highway in broad daylight. Mexican authorities have been very secretive about the explosion, but according to the sources, the attack was made possible by CIA operatives on the spot.
According to the informants, the CIA has been directly involved in several deadly attacks on cartel members, mainly mid-level people within the networks.
The extent of the CIA's involvement varies between cases, the sources say. In some cases it is said to have involved intelligence support and in other cases it involved direct participation in attacks.
