Four journalists die in Gaza during an Israeli bombing

Last week’s earthquakes in Venezuela have collapsed the health system. More than 1,700 people died and thousands were injured. Hospitals operate at their limit, according to international organizations.

Hospital damage and disease risk

The WHO reports dozens of hospitals affected, several out of service. Those that work face overcrowding, lack of staff and delays in surgeries. In addition, thousands of displaced people live in makeshift shelters. The UN warns of possible outbreaks of measles, dengue, malaria and yellow fever due to overcrowding.

Figures and call for help

Venezuelan authorities count more than 15,000 affected, but the number could be higher, according to international organizations. NASA estimates that 59,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. UNICEF estimates that 680,000 children need humanitarian assistance. While search and rescue efforts continue, national and international organizations are asking to reinforce humanitarian and medical aid. The priority is to care for the affected population, prevent the spread of diseases and strengthen the response capacity of the health system to the magnitude of the emergency.

The ‘flamingo revolution’ that challenges a Kushner project in Albania

Thousands of people have demonstrated in Tirana against a luxury tourism megaproject linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The mobilizations, baptized as the “flamingo revolution”, have a peculiar symbol: figures of flamingos made of foam by the activist Natma Paja, used to make visible the rejection of development.

The project includes hotels, villas, apartments and a marina on Sazan Island and Narta Lagoon, a protected area that is home to migratory birds. Civil organizations denounce a risk to biodiversity and demand the suspension of the works.

The government defends investment

Prime Minister Edi Rama has backed the project, arguing that it will boost high-end tourism, strengthen the economy and support Albania’s aspiration to join the European Union. But the opposition does not give in.

As protests continue, the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime opened an investigation into the case, without revealing details. The European Union, for its part, monitors that the initiative complies with the environmental standards required of the candidate country.

Rama has reiterated that he will not stop the project, which he describes as a historic opportunity. The conflict keeps open the debate between economic growth, environmental protection and transparency in large investments.

The United States Supreme Court confirmed this Tuesday the principle of citizenship by birth. With a vote of 6-3, the highest court rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to deny nationality to children of people in an irregular immigration situation or with temporary status.

The weight of the Fourteenth Amendment

The president of the Court, John Roberts, noted that citizenship represents “the right to have rights.” He recalled that the Fourteenth Amendment extended that guarantee to every person born in United States territory. The decision reaffirms that, with limited exceptions — such as children of diplomats or occupying forces — anyone born in the U.S. acquires nationality at birth.

The executive order never went into effect. It was suspended by federal courts considering that it contravened the Constitution and the precedent of the case United States v. Wong Kim Ark(1898). The Trump administration argued that children of non-citizens or temporary residents were not fully under the country’s jurisdiction. But the majority of the justices rejected that interpretation.

Impact on the migrant community

According to estimates by specialized organizations, the measure would have affected more than 250,000 babies born each year in the United States to non-citizen parents. It includes children of undocumented migrants, foreign students and people waiting for permanent residency. The decision represents a setback for one of Trump’s most visible immigration proposals.