Restrictions fail to stop migrants at US border

Migrants try to cross the border with the United States by swimming, on October 18, 2023 in Piedras Negras (Mexico). EFE/ Octavio Guzmán

Alejandra Arredondo Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras, US/Mexico, Oct. 24 (EFE) – Despite regulations limiting access to asylum and tight border security, thousands continue to try to enter the United States in search of a better life, while border cities continue to receive record numbers of migrants. Paola (a fictional name to protect her identity) scans the … Read more

Republicans restart process to choose speaker nominee

Washington (United States), 23/10/2023.- Republican Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry walks to a candidate forum for Republicans to select their next choice for speaker of the house in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, 23 October 2023. The House of Representatives has gone nearly three weeks without a speaker, after ousting former speaker Kevin McCarthy. EFE/EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Washington, Oct 23 (EFE).- The Republican Party on Monday restarted the process of selecting its candidate for speaker of the United States House of Representatives, after two failed attempts last week. Nine lawmakers are running for the post, which has been vacant since the dismissal on Oct. 3 of fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy, following a … Read more

US warns increased attacks on bases in Iraq and Syria

US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby participates in a news conference during which they faced questions on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Washington, DC, USA, 23 October 2023. EFE/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Washington, Oct 23 (EFE).- White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Monday that rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed groups against US military bases in Iraq and Syria have increased in recent days. “We are deeply concerned about the potential for a significant escalation of these attacks in the coming days,” Kirby … Read more

US on a ground attack on Gaza: “Israel will make the decisions it needs to make”

File photo of National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby in Washington, DC, USA, 16 August 2023. EFE/EPA/WILL OLIVER

Washington, Oct. 23 (EFE).- White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that the United States will respect Israel’s decisions on when and how to carry out a possible ground invasion of Gaza. “The Israeli defense will make the decisions it must according to its political leadership. It will make the decisions about … Read more

China accuses US of ‘instigating’ Philippines to ‘provoke’ Beijing

A handout frame grab photo from a video made available by the Philippine'Äôs Armed Forces shows a Chinese coast guard ship with bow number 5203 after bumping a Philippine's Armed Forces supply boat as they approach Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on 22 October 2023. EFE-EPA/PHILIPPINE'S ARMED FORCES / HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Beijing, Oct 23 (EFE).- China on Monday accused the United States of instigating the Philippines to “violate” its sovereignty with actions it said contributed to the recent escalation of tensions, aggravated by two collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels in disputed South China Sea waters. Beijing said the Philippines’ “provocations” in Ayungin Atoll (known as … Read more

NASA’s first mission to study a metal-rich asteroid launches

A Space X Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA's Psyche spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 13 October 2023. EFE/EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

Miami, United States, Oct 13 (EFE) – NASA’s Psyche mission lifted off Friday from a platform at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (United States) intending to reach Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The mission is the first to explore an asteroid with a surface containing significant amounts of … Read more