NewsLisbon protests, Trump probe's end, and Maduro's contested term
Lisbon protests, Trump probe's end, and Maduro's contested term
This happened while you slept. Here's what the world's agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
- A protest against the harsh actions of the police towards immigrants took place in the centre of Lisbon. About 50,000 people participated in the demonstration. Among the demonstrators were primarily immigrants living in the capital's metropolitan area, their friends, and activists from left-wing political parties, including the Portuguese Communist Party, the Left Bloc, and Livre. "Against racism, prejudice, and xenophobia!", "Down with fascists!", "Immigrants are welcome!" - declared the banners carried by the demonstrators.
- Special prosecutor Jack Smith, who led federal investigations against the president-elect Donald Trump, resigned from his position at the Department of Justice on Friday, Politico reported on Saturday, citing court documents. Smith submitted his final report to the court. The prosecutor conducted federal investigations against Trump in connection with allegations of attempts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election and the unlawful storage of confidential documents at his residence in Florida.
- Many Latin American countries condemned Nicolas Maduro's inauguration on Saturday for another, third, six-year term as the president of Venezuela. Maduro is said to have won the last elections contested by the opposition and the international community. The ceremony, which took place on Friday, was largely boycotted. Maduro's inauguration was condemned by countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic, which are members of the Alliance for Development and Democracy. In a published statement, they condemned in the strongest terms the illegal inauguration, which was the result of electoral fraud imposed on the Venezuelan people.
- India is preparing for an extraordinary event. On Monday, the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, or the Festival of the Great Pitcher, begins. This Hindu religious event will be the world's largest gathering. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people will gather in the northern city of Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh to participate in holy bathing at the confluence of the three sacred rivers - the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical, invisible Saraswati.
- The heiress to the Spanish throne, 19-year-old Princess Leonor of Asturias, began on Saturday a several-month voyage on the sailing ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano, as part of her military training. The princess sets sail, wrote the "El Pais" daily, publishing photos of the farewell given by her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, on Saturday morning in the port of Cadiz in the south of the country.
