Tuesday Briefing: Mexico Elects Its First Woman President

Mexico elected its first girl president

Claudia Sheinbaum, a local weather scientist and former mayor of Mexico Metropolis, will be Mexico’s next president, after profitable a landslide victory in elections. She would be the first girl, and the primary Jewish individual, to carry the put up.

Sheinbaum, a leftist, was beating her opponent by a shocking 30 share factors or extra, early returns confirmed. Votes are nonetheless being counted: See live results here.

Her victory suggests that the majority Mexicans are happy with their nation’s path: Sheinbaum, 61, is the chosen successor of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the present president.

What’s subsequent: Sheinbaum’s subsequent hurdle shall be stepping out of the shadow of López Obrador. She notes that they’re “completely different individuals,” although she appealed to voters by promising to cement his legacy. Right here’s what to know about Mexico’s next leader.

Biden plans to limit asylum

President Biden is predicted to signal an government order at present permitting him to quickly seal the U.S.-Mexico border to migrants, a transfer that might droop protections for asylum seekers within the U.S.

The order can be the one most restrictive border coverage instituted by Biden, who’s below intense political strain to deal with unlawful migration forward of the November presidential election. It additionally echoes a 2018 effort by Donald Trump to dam migration, proclamations that had been assailed by Democrats and blocked by federal courts.

Particulars: The order would permit border officers to stop migrants from claiming asylum and to quickly flip them away as soon as border crossings exceed a sure threshold.

The numbers: On Sunday, border brokers apprehended greater than 3,500 migrants crossing the border with out authorization, in line with an individual with information of the info.

Netanyahu tries to maintain his cupboard from unraveling

Two far-right members of Israel’s authorities threatened to topple the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted a cease-fire deal that might finish the conflict in Gaza with out eliminating Hamas.

For Itamar Ben-Gvir, the nationwide safety minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, the cease-fire proposal doesn’t go far sufficient to ensure Hamas’s destruction. Pulling their assist would take down the federal government. President Biden outlined the deal on Friday, saying it had been put ahead by Israel.

The deal: Netanyahu provided assurances to lawmakers in a closed-door assembly yesterday that the proposal wouldn’t finish the conflict with out ending Hamas’s rule in Gaza. “The claims that we’ve agreed to a cease-fire with out our circumstances being met are incorrect,” he stated.

Hostages: The Israeli navy stated a further 4 hostages who had been kidnapped on Oct. 7 had been “no longer alive.” The boys had been believed to have been killed collectively “a number of months in the past” close to Khan Younis, in central Gaza, whereas Israeli forces had been working within the space, an Israeli navy spokesman stated.

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For a lot of supporters of Israel’s conflict, there’s a direct line between the antisemitism that fueled the Holocaust and the ideology of Hamas. Hamas’s assault on Israel made Oct. 7 the deadliest day for Jews because the Nazi genocide, a historical past that’s fading from residing reminiscence.

For a lot of antiwar protesters, Israel’s navy marketing campaign is a genocide. And younger memorial guests — steeped in social media photos that present tens of 1000’s of Palestinians killed and tens of millions displaced from their houses — are bringing that context with them.