Joe Biden will speak about the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, explains USA Today : “ more than two million Ukrainians have fled to Poland since the start of the Russian invasion “. The American president could meet some of these refugees, underlines the newspaper. What is certain is that he will review “ the 82nd Airborne Division, deployed in recent weeks in Poland to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank “.
He will also meet President Andrzej Duda this Saturday. ” The war in Ukraine has turned Poland into an ‘indispensable’ ally of the United States “, Explain Politico. In recent years, the relationship had been difficult to say the least between “ Poland’s ruling right-wing’s short-lived fascination with Donald Trump and his attacks on independent media and LGBTQ+ people in Poland.
But, already last year, considers Politico, after the first American warnings of a possible attack on Ukraine by Russia, President Duda had seemed to want to distance himself from the more right-wing elements of his coalition. However, even if today Warsaw has become a key member of the Western alliance, the United States emphasizes that they ” continue to draw attention to judicial independence, freedom of the press and respect for minority rights ” in the country.
A “hostile, racist, sexist” hearing
In the United States, the hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate is over. This step, mandatory before joining the Supreme Court, lasted most of the week. And according to the American press, the Republicans did not grow out of it. ” Their hostile and aggressive interrogation tainted what could have been a meaningful moment for the country: the rise, with significant support, of the first black woman to the top of the American legal system. “, Write the New York Times.
Instead, laments an editorial writer from Politico“ the hearings were marred by moments of mindless, staged indecency, in which the will to kill the adversary replaced questioning in good faith “. the New York Times takes up certain questions posed by Republican senators: Do you think child predators are misunderstood? » ; ” Do you think you can judge a Catholic impartially? (Kentanji Brown Jackson is Catholic)…” Do You Agree With This Children’s Book That Thinks Babies Are Racist ? “. Short, ” Racism, sexism, feigned outrage and generalized ugliness “, summarizes an editorialist of the washington post.
According to New York Times, the Republicans wanted revenge for the questions, according to them aggressive, posed by the Democrats four years ago during the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. A judge who was accused of sexual assault by a woman who agreed to testify under oath during her hearing – “ the circumstances were extremely different “, underlines the newspaper. In any case, judge Politico“ if no Republican votes to confirm this prominent African-American judge to the highest court, it will send a searing message about what the Republican Party has become. “.
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Extradition requested for former Haitian senator Joseph Joël John
The United States is seeking the extradition of one of the suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. The request arrived Thursday before the Jamaican court where former senator Joseph Joël John was appearing for the fifth time for violation of immigration rules, explains the Miami Herald. The Haitian government, which claims to have made its own extradition request, has indicated, notes the Jamaica Gleaner, that he did not oppose that of the United States, where two suspects are already behind bars. The newspaper recalls that the fugitive ” is accused of renting four vehicles used by the Colombian assassins on the night of the attack », but, complete the Miami Herald“ Haitian authorities hope he can shed light on the motive for the murder “.
Joseph Joël John has according to the Jamaica Observe, accepted his extradition, while worrying about the fate of his wife and children, who have applied for refugee status in Jamaica. The United States now has 60 days to present evidence of the crime “.
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Nicaragua expels Red Cross official
Thomas Ess, the resident delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross, was expelled from Nicaragua. La Prensa recalls that the ICRC has so far been “thehe only international organization to have been able to enter the various penitentiary centers and observe the situation in which the various political prisoners find themselves “. Prisoners whose families denounce, underlines Confidentialthe constant deterioration of the state of health: poor diet, lack of medical attention, isolation and inhumane prison conditions.
The ICRC explains that it does not know the reasons for the expulsion of its representative, who ” taken by surprise », title the Prensa. The organization says that despite this expulsion, its offices in Managua will continue to operate normally.