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Saudi Arabia confirmed that the Huti rebels in Yemen attempted to attack their capital with a ballistic missile, the first attack on Riyadh since the escalation of fighting with Iran's allied rebels. The confirmation took place hours after the Hutti declared having attacked "strategic places" of the kingdom. On Sunday, September 20, Riyadh residents were in the middle of a new alert for a possible attack.
Venezuela and an opposition sector represented in the 2015 National Assembly are close to reaching an agreement to transfer the more than 30 tons of Venezuelan gold from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve of New York, as the newspaper 'Financial Times' revealed. According to the agreement, the President-in-Charge, Delcy Rodríguez, would regain legal control of gold, although she could not sell it immediately; however, the Executive could use it as a guarantee to obtain loans for reconstruction after the seismic double of June 24. Report from our correspondent
Almost 50 days after the mass crossing of people from Morocco to Ceuta, the situation in the autonomous territory remains a priority on the Spanish agenda. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, pointed to Morocco as responsible for the "invasion" and the Government of Spain announced that it will initiate an internal investigation into members of the security forces accused of beating migrants and stealing property. Our correspondent Marina Colorado extended information about the situation in Ceuti territory.
The authorities in Ukraine lifted the air alert for the capital after the city was subjected to missile attacks on Friday, 18 September, as the mayor of Kiev had reported. Hours earlier, Moscow forces attacked four Ukrainian cargo ships in the Black Sea, according to the Russian state press. Meanwhile, the Vladimir Putin Administration announced that it confiscated the assets, which are in Russia, of the Swiss food giant Nestlé (NESN.S) and of the French retail chain Auchan.
The war in Ukraine and the closure of the Ormuz Strait for the war in Iran have direct consequences in France. President Emmanuel Macron met with the Welsh political leaders and then addressed the press to announce that he gave the order to protect the critical infrastructure and facilities of the country's defence industry from "Russian hybrid attacks." The president also stated that the fuel crisis in the country is not linked to any Government decision. Our journalist Erika Olavarría has added information.
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, sent the draft Law on the Defence of National Sovereignty to Congress. The aim is to replace Act No. 26,659, which has been in force since 2011, and to strengthen sanctions for the unauthorized exploitation of remedies in the Malvinas. He extended the details of our correspondent Natalio Coso.
