EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY
Ankara/Beirut – A week after the earthquake and with rescue teams still searching for survivors among the rubble, the latest estimates indicate that the number of victims could double the current official figures, some 33,000 dead between Turkey and Syria. (Text) (Photo) (Audio) (Video)
Istanbul- Growing dissatisfaction with the Turkish government’s handling of some earthquake-affected areas, where the feeling of abandonment for political reasons is spreading, By Ilya U. Topper (Text) (Photo)
Beirut – Syria marks a week since earthquakes that devastated large areas in four different provinces of the country and exposed the limits of mechanisms for delivering aid to rebel strongholds. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
New York – The UN Security Council is meeting behind closed doors to discuss the situation in Syria following the recent earthquakes and to assess the possible opening of new border crossings in the northwest of the country, controlled by rebel forces, in order to deliver humanitarian aid from Turkey. (Text)
(Debate at 8:00 p.m. GMT)
COLOMBIAN DIALOGUE
Mexico City – The National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government are resuming peace talks in Mexico, where they will address the bilateral ceasefire after disagreements earlier this year. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
UKRAINE WAR
Moscow/Leopolis.- The Russian army intensifies its attacks along the entire front line in search of a weak link in the Ukrainian positions in Donbass and the Kharkiv region, scenes of the bloodiest fighting in recent months. (Text) Photo) (Video)
Brussels – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference before the meeting of the Contact Group of Western countries in support of Ukraine and the meeting of Allied Defense Ministers, while the debate on the delivery of fighter jets to Kyiv. (Text) (Photo)
(Press conference at 12:00 GMT)
Lviv, Ukraine – Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Ukrainian military, with the number of female soldiers already exceeding 60,000, while volunteers help fill gaps in the supply of equipment for female soldiers . (Text) (Photo)
CHINA UNITED STATES
Beijing/Washington – China says it has also detected “unknown objects” in national airspace, while the US Department of Defense has admitted not knowing the origin of the three artifacts downed in the last three days and that if he shot them, it’s “Out of caution”. (Text) (Audio)
REFORMS IN COLOMBIA
Bogotá – The Colombian government presents its health reform project, which aims to universalize access and remove power from private entities that act as intermediaries between patients and service providers. (picture)(video)
EU GARCIA LUNA
New York – The trial against former Mexican Security Secretary Genaro García Luna is entering its final stretch this week, and today the prosecutor’s office is expected to present weighty testimony before the jury retires to deliberate. (Text) (Photo)
ABUSE IN PORTUGAL
Lisbon – The commission investigating the sexual abuse of minors in the Portuguese Catholic Church presents on Monday a report with the results of its investigation, which includes hundreds of cases and analyzes how many have been concealed and which intends to give recommendations to prevent them in the future. (Text) (Photo) (Audio) (Video)
(Press conference at 08:30 GMT)
AUTOMOTIVE AMERICA
Washington – The electric fever sparked a few years ago by the American manufacturer Tesla is starting to gain momentum across the American continent, with the United States driving a sector that will receive hundreds of billions of dollars in investments in years to come . (Text) (Photo) (Video) (Panoramic)
Oscar
Los Angeles – The race for the Oscars is reaching its final straight with the traditional lunch of nominees by the Hollywood Academy, which this year will host stars such as Steven Spielberg, Austin Butler or the Cuban Spaniard Ana de Armas. By Guillermo Azabal. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
USA FASHION
New York – Carolina Herrera, Custo Barcelona and Palomo Spain are three of the protagonists this Monday of the fourth day of New York Fashion Week, an event attended by more than 80 designers, many of whom are interested in sustainability practices. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
(Parades from 13:00 GMT)
INFORMATION CALENDAR
12:00 GMT Brussels.- NATO WAR IN UKRAINE.- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference before the meeting of the contact group of Western countries in favor of Ukraine and the meeting of the defense ministers, while the debate over the delivery of fighter jets to Kyiv continues. (Text) (Photo)
14:00 GMT Brussels.- EU EUROGROUP.- Eurozone (Eurogroup) Economy and Finance Ministers analyze the European Commission’s new economic forecasts, as well as the situation in the energy and labor markets in the euro zone, to continue to coordinate their budgetary policies and aid to reduce inflation. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
Jerusalem.- GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL.- The Israeli Parliament will begin to debate a controversial judicial reform that would reduce its independence and which civil society opposes. (Text)
Miami (USA).- USA PARKLAND.- The city of Parkland in Florida commemorates today the fifth anniversary of the shooting murder of 17 people in a high school, with its author, Nikolas Cruz, already condemned and the construction project of a monument to the victims on the move (Text) (Photo)
New York.- United States GARCÍA LUNA.- The trial against former Mexican Secretary of Security Genaro García Luna enters its final stretch this week, and today the prosecutor’s office is expected to presents weighty testimony before the jury retires to deliberate. (Text) (Photo)
8:00 p.m.- New York.- TURKEY SYRIA EARTHQUAKE.- The UN Security Council meets behind closed doors to analyze the situation in Syria after the recent earthquakes and assess the possible opening of several border crossings in the northwest of the country, controlled by rebel forces, in order to deliver humanitarian aid from Turkey. (Text)
8:00 p.m.- New York.- UN GUTERRES.- The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, appears before the General Assembly to discuss his proposals for the future of the organization on the basis of a report that he presented in 2021.
2:00 p.m.- Rome.- ELECTIONS IN ITALY.- The Italian regions of Lazio and Lombardy, with Rome and Milan as their respective capitals, announce the results of their elections, the first electoral test for the far-right government Giorgia Meloni. (Text)
00:00h.- Los Angeles.- OSCAR.- The race for the Oscars faces its home stretch with the traditional luncheon of nominees for the Hollywood Academy, which this year will feature stars such as Steven Spielberg, Austin Butler or the Spanish-Cuban Ana de Weapons. By Guillermo Azabal. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
11:30 a.m.- Geneva.- UN D.HUMANOS.- The Acting Director of the NGO Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, gives a press conference to discuss fundamental freedoms priorities for the new session of the Human Rights Council man of the UN, which begins at the end of February. (Text)
8:00 p.m.- Bogotá.- REFORMS IN COLOMBIA.- The Colombian government presents to Congress its health reform bill, which aims to universalize access and remove power from private health promotion entities (EPS) , who act as intermediaries between patients and service providers . Plaza de Armas, Casa de Nariño (Text) (Photo) (Video)
18:00h.- Mexico City.- COLOMBIA DIÁLOGOS.- The National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government resume their negotiations for peace in Mexico, where they will address the bilateral ceasefire after disagreements at the beginning of the year. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
5:30 p.m.- New York.- USA FASHION.- Custo Barcelona Fashion Show on the fourth day of New York Fashion Week. (Text) (Photo)
3:00 p.m.- New York.- USA FASHION.- Carolina Herrera fashion show on the fourth day of New York Fashion Week. (Text) (Photo) (Video)
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