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Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino all called for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking secrets to be made public long before the DOJ’s stunning about-face last week.

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«This systemic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list,’» read a joint memo leaked to Axios a week ago. «There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.» 

The revelation shocked many MAGA Republicans and Trump supporters, who had for years believed that Epstein was at the heart of a child sex trafficking ring that involved blackmailing prominent movers and shakers worldwide. Many also doubt the government’s finding that Epstein died by his own hand in New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2019.

Trump has since brushed off the Epstein investigation as old news, slamming a reporter who asked about Epstein during a Cabinet meeting last week, and posting a Truth Social message on Saturday defending Bondi for her leadership over the case and claiming that Epstein is «somebody that nobody cares about.»

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«LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT! The 2020 Election was Rigged and Stolen, and they tried to do the same thing in 2024 — That’s what she is looking into as AG, and much more,» Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post defending Bondi. «One year ago our Country was DEAD, now it’s the ‘HOTTEST’ Country anywhere in the World. Let’s keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.»

MAGA WORLD ERUPTS OVER TRUMP’S DEFENSE OF BONDI AMID EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT

President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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As MAGA supporters continue calling for details on Epstein’s crimes and alleged ties to the world’s elite, Fox News Digital took a look back at what Bondi, Patel and Bongino had to say about Epstein before the anticlimactic memo dropped. 

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Attorney General Pam Bondi joins «Hannity» on June 30, 2025. (Fox News/Hannity)

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Just a couple of weeks after Bondi was sworn in as the nation’s 87th attorney general on Feb. 5, she joined Fox News Channel and touted her mission of transparency, most notably on Epstein, and the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. 

«The DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients. Will that really happen?» Fox News’ John Roberts asked Bondi in an interview on Feb. 21. 

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«It is sitting on my desk right now to review. That’s been a directive by President Trump. I’m reviewing that. I’m reviewing the JFK files, the MLK files. That is all in the process of being reviewed because that was done at the directive of the president from all these agencies,» Bondi responded. 

«Have you seen anything that you said, ‘Oh, my gosh?’» Roberts asked.

«Not yet,» Bondi responded. 

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Bondi released an initial batch of files on Epstein to a handful of social media personalities in late February, but the packets did not contain new evidence. However, Bondi once again vowed to come through on Trump’s message of transparency on Epstein’s «disgusting actions.»

«This Department of Justice is following through on President Trump’s commitment to transparency and lifting the veil on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators,» Bondi said in press release. «The first phase of files released today sheds light on Epstein’s extensive network and begins to provide the public with long overdue accountability.» 

KASH PATEL TORCHES ‘CONSPIRACY THEORIES’ ABOUT BONDI FEUD AMID MAGA FUROR OVER EPSTEIN FILES

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The next month, in March, Bondi joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity and said she ordered the FBI to deliver evidence related to Epstein under a firm deadline, claiming a local field office in New York initially withheld evidence on Epstein. 

«I gave [the FBI] a deadline of Friday at 8 a.m. to get us everything,» Bondi said. «And a source had told me where the documents were being kept, Southern District of New York, shock. So we got them all by Friday at 8 a.m.»

«Thousands of pages of documents. I have the FBI going through them… and Director Patel is going to get us a detailed report as to why the FBI withheld all of those documents,» she continued at the time. 

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Bondi again in May fanned the flames of a potential Epstein bombshell when she stated there were no files missing from her investigation and that the DOJ had uncovered tens of thousands of videos showing Epstein with «children and child porn.»

«No, the FBI, they’re reviewing tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn,» Bondi told the media in May when asked about the Epstein files. 

«There are hundreds of victims,» she added. «… The FBI is diligently going through that.»

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FBI’S DAN BONGINO AND ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI CLASH OVER HANDLING OF EPSTEIN FILES

Bondi was confronted about her February comments on the Epstein files during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where she defended her remarks to Fox News regarding claims that the Epstein files were on her desk and ready for review. 

«I was asked a question about the client list, and my response was, ‘it’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed,’ meaning the file along with the JFK, MLK files as well,» Bondi responded. 

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«That’s what I meant by that. Also, to the tens of thousands of video, they turned out to be child porn downloaded by that disgusting Jeffrey Epstein,» she continued, saying no such videos would be released or «see the light of day.» 

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FBI Director Kash Patel (House Committee on Appropriations )

DIRECTOR PATEL

Long before Patel was floated and named as Trump’s FBI chief, the longtime opponent of the «Deep State» claimed the FBI was in control of Epstein’s reported client list and said it could be released on Trump’s first day in office via a subpoena. 

«That’s under direct control of the director of the FBI,» Patel said in 2023 during an interview with BlazeTV’s Glenn Beck. «That’s a thing I think President Trump should run on. On day one, roll out the black book.» 

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Patel added in an interview with conservative social media personality Benny Johnson that same year that the FBI was keeping the list private due to the high-profile names in Epstein’s orbit. 

«Put on your big boy pants and let us know who the pedophiles are,» Patel said, aiming his remarks at Republican lawmakers. 

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He continued that «one subpoena to the FBI» would have forced the release of the alleged list during the same interview with Johnson. 

Patel, who was seen as one of Trump’s more controversial Cabinet picks, earned the praise of key senators for his public calls to uncover details on Epstein ahead of his confirmation hearings. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., for example, promoted Patel’s nomination as FBI director as he would reveal details on Epstein. 

«I look forward to working with Kash Patel as FBI Director to release Epstein’s flight logs and black book,» Blackburn posted to X following Patel’s nomination in November. «Under the Trump administration, the American people are going to get answers.»

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Fast-forward to his confirmation hearing in January, Patel vowed he would work to uncover Epstein’s alleged vast web of crimes and connections to high-profile individuals. 

TRUMP DEFENDS EMBATTLED AG PAM BONDI, SAYS ‘NOBODY CARES ABOUT’ JEFFREY EPSTEIN

«I want to talk to you about the Epstein case,» Blackburn told Epstein in January during his confirmation hearing. «I have worked on this for years, trying to get those records of who flew on Epstein’s plane and who helped him build this international human trafficking, sex trafficking ring. Now earlier I urged then Chairman Durbin to subpoena those records and I ended up being blocked by Senator Durbin and Christopher Wray. They stonewalled on this and I know that breaking up these trafficking rings is important to President Trump. So will you work with me on this issue so we know who worked with Jeffrey Epstein in building the sex trafficking rings?»

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«Absolutely, Senator,» Patel responded. «Child sex trafficking has no place in the United States of America. And I will do everything, if confirmed as FBI director, to make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened in the past and how we are going to counterman missing children and exploited children going forward.»

Patel again vowed in February that he would let no stone go unturned as Bondi demanded more documents from the FBI related to Epstein. 

«The FBI is entering a new era – one that will be defined by integrity, accountability, and the unwavering pursuit of justice. There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents, and no stone left unturned – and anyone from the prior or current Bureau who undermines this will be swiftly pursued. If there are gaps, we will find them. If records have been hidden, we will uncover them. And we will bring everything we find to the DOJ to be fully assessed and transparently disseminated to the American people as it should be. The oath we take is to the Constitution, and under my leadership, that promise will be upheld without compromise,» he posted to X a the time. 

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Patel and Bongino joined Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo in May and defended that evidence showed Epstein killed himself in his New York City jail cell in 2019 – a death many speculated was not suicide, but a cover-up to allegedly protect elites wrapped up in Epstein’s crime – which sparked outrage among conservatives for their handling of the case. 

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«As someone who has worked as a public defender, as a prosecutor who’s been in that prison system, who’s been in the Metropolitan Detention Center, who’s been in segregated housing, you know a suicide when you see one, and that’s what that was,» Patel said when questioned about Epstein’s death during the interview. 

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As Trump supporters spoke out against the FBI and DOJ memo determining there was no Epstein bombshell, reports circulated that a rift at DOJ could lead to Patel resigning. The FBI chief denied such claims on X while also adding that «the conspiracy theories just aren’t true.» 

«The conspiracy theories just aren’t true, never have been. It’s an honor to serve the President of the United States @realDonaldTrump – and I’ll continue to do so for as long as he calls on me,» he posted to X. 

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Dan Bongino had urged Americans to follow the Epstein case long before he joined the FBI. (Reuters)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR BONGINO 

Back when Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino hosted a popular national podcast, he urged Americans to keep their eyes peeled on details related to Epstein because it’s a «big deal.»

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«That Jeffrey Epstein story is a big deal. Please do not let that story go. Keep your eye on it,» he told his audience in May 2023. 

In January 2024, Bongino again claimed to his audience that details surrounding Epstein were shocking and that he heard from trusted sources that there were multiple videos showing Epstein with associates abusing children. 

«Ladies and gentlemen, it has been speculated by many people who are extremely credible,» Bongino said on a podcast in 2024, «including multiple sources to others and to me – one I spoke to directly – that there are a multitude of tapes.»

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«This is where I get really upset at the media,» he said later in the podcast, adding that journalists had «done almost like no – maybe because I was an investigator before, it’s like, I’m amazed at how few people are putting two and two together.»

Following Patel and Bongino reporting to the public that evidence showed Epstein committed suicide, Bongino posted to X that he was not asking Americans to «believe me, or not,» but was telling them the facts surrounding «what exists, and what doesn’t.»

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«I was asked about some of the details surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case. I have reviewed the case. Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. There’s no evidence in the case file indicating otherwise,» Bongino posted on the social platform X after the interview. «I’m not asking you to believe me, or not. I’m telling you what exists, and what doesn’t. If new evidence surfaces I’m happy to reevaluate.»

Reports spread over the weekend that Bongino clashed with Bondi over the Epstein files, including allegedly raising his voice at White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before abruptly leaving a meeting. Bongino was said to be irate over Bondi’s «lack of transparency from the start» over the handling of the files. Bongino is considering resigning over the matter, but no decision has been made publicly known. 

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President Donald Trump has brushed off focusing on the Epstein case in recent days. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump, meanwhile, threw his support behind Bondi in the Saturday Truth Social post while underscoring members of his administration are all on the same team. 

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«What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’ They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB,» Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social on Saturday. «We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening.» 

«For years, it’s Epstein, over and over again,» Trump continued while pinning blaming for the files on Democrats. «Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden administration.»

«They created the Epstein Files, just like they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me, and now my so-called ‘friends’ are playing right into their hands,» Trump wrote. «Why didn’t these Radical Left Lunatics release the Epstein Files? If there was ANYTHING in there that could have hurt the MAGA Movement, why didn’t they use it?»

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Jeffrey Epstein and Attorney General Pam Bondi

Trump, who said from the campaign trail he was open to releasing such Epstein files if re-elected, slammed a reporter on Tuesday for inquiring about the files, calling Epstein a «creep» who was old news in comparison to national tragedies such as the floods that gripped Texas this month. 

«This guy’s been talked about for years. You’re asking.… We have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things. And are people are still talking about this guy, this creep?» Trump asked. «That is unbelievable.»

«I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Jeffrey Epstein,» Trump added. «At a time like this, where we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration. But you go ahead.» 

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The DOJ and White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on the previous remarks from DOJ leadership ahead of the memo determining Epstein did not have a client list. 

Fox News Digital’s Ashley Oliver, Brooke Signman, and Brie Stimson contributed to this report. 

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$30K in migrant housing aid has Dem gov on hot seat for ‘revolving door’ policy

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While she is shutting down her sanctuary state’s migrant shelters, critics are accusing Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey of simply shifting the costs over to a program that makes migrants eligible to receive at least $30,000 in housing assistance over two years.

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The Boston Herald reported in June that the Healey administration had increased spending in Massachusetts’ HomeBASE program to $97 million in 2025, up from $9.5 million in 2022, according to state data.

The outlet reported that eligible families in the Massachusetts-run shelter system were being provided with $30,000 in rental assistance over two years. According to the Herald, the total caseload for HomeBASE increased under Healey from 1,473 in January 2023 to 7,767 in April 2025, more than a 400 percent increase. The outlet also said that some eligible families could qualify for an additional $15,000 in a third year of assistance but that state officials planned to pause third year assistance in July. 

After that report, Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale commented that the HomeBASE program amounted to being «shelters by another name.»

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As Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey closes down the sanctuary state’s migrant shelters, she is facing criticism for simultaneously shifting costs to dramatically increase spending on a program that detractors say makes immigrants eligible to receive $30,000 in housing assistance. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images and Joseph Prezzioso/AFP via Getty Images)

«Taxpayers are giving migrant families nearly limitless free rental assistance. Meanwhile, federal action means these families won’t be receiving work permits anytime soon,» she went on, adding, «The migrant shelter crisis is not over, and cost-shifting is not leadership.»

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This month, Healey announced the closure of all remaining hotel shelters in the Bay State amid the formal termination of her executive emergency focused on the state’s Biden-era migrant influx.

In a statement emailed to Fox News Digital, Carnevale said that «friends, favors, and failures continue to emerge even as she declares that the migrant crisis is over.»

«Healey should rip off the Band-Aid and tell the public whether these same oversights are occurring in the HomeBASE program,» she continued.

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A security guard patrols the emergency overflow shelter for migrants at the Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex in Boston. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

«The abuse of taxpayer dollars, coupled with a stunning lack of oversight by Maura Healey and her administration, will define her legacy as governor.»

Meanwhile, Jon Fetherston, a former Massachusetts migrant shelter director who blew the whistle about rampant crime and abuse taking place in the system, commented that «instead of creating stability, HomeBase has become a revolving door of short-term rental assistance.»

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He said that because migrants often spend the bulk of their $30,000 on upfront costs, many become unable to sustain their housing within months.

«The Healey Administration’s expansion of the HomeBASE program was sold to the public as a solution, one that would save money, reduce shelter dependence, and help migrant families become self-sufficient. But the reality is far different,» he explained. «HomeBASE is now a bloated, mismanaged program that’s failing both the taxpayers who fund it and the migrants it claims to help.»

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey tour a Boston facility housing over 300 migrant families. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

«HomeBASE, in its current form, is a broken promise,» he said. «Taxpayers are footing a nearly $100 million bill with little transparency, no measurable outcomes and no end in sight. The promise of savings from closing hotel shelters is being quietly replaced with backdoor spending that still lacks accountability.

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«This isn’t a hand-up; it’s a setup for failure.»

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Fox News Digital reached out to Healey’s office for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication. 

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.

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Estos son los siete países que más plástico producen y buscan a toda costa evitar un tratado global para prohibirlo

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Seguramente, habrá notado ya, que el efecto de la contaminación por plático dejó de ser algo lejano. Basta caminar por playas despejadas, donde no hay un alma, en pleno invierno o temporada baja para ver a la olas empujar bolsas y otros restos del material en la arena. En estos días, una cumbre internacional en Ginebra busca terminar con el problema o al menos acotarlo porque contamina y mata. Pero un grupo de países presiona para que no suceda. ¿Cuáles? Los que más plástico producen, muchos de ellos, poderosos países petroleros o las principales potencias mudiales. Nada menos que la llamada «oligarquía del plástico».

Siete países, encabezados por China, Estados Unidos y Arabia Saudita, produjeron dos tercios de los cuatro tipos de plásticos más comunes en el mundo en 2024, según el gabinete británico de consultoría ambiental Eunomia y el grupo de investigación Zero Carbon Analytics.

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El estudio, difundido durante negociaciones en Ginebra entre 184 países que intentan redactar el primer tratado mundial para poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos, se centra en la producción de cuatro tipos de polímeros vírgenes: el Polietileno (PE), el Polipropileno (PP), el Polietileno tereftalato (PET), utilizado en botellas de agua, y el Poliestireno (PS).

Con un 34% de la producción de estas cuatro resinas, China es, de lejos, el primer productor, seguida por Estados Unidos (13%) y Arabia Saudita. Luego se encuentran Corea del Sur (5%), India y Japón.

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Alemania, único país europeo entre los diez primeros productores, se sitúa con un 2% de la producción de estos cuatro plásticos en el año pasado.

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Según otro estudio, un poco más antiguo, realizado por Wood Mackenzie, proveedor de datos energéticos, la producción de plástico también está concentrada en un pequeño número de grandes empresas, algunas de ellas estatales.

Solo 18 empresas produjeron más de la mitad de los polímeros plásticos del mundo en 2021. Según esta misma fuente el primer productor mundial es… una empresa china: el grupo estatal Sinopec (China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation), que por sí solo fabrica 5,4% del plástico producido en el planeta.

Una enormee mancha de petróleo, en una manifestación de Greenpeace, en Ginebra. Foto: EFEUna enormee mancha de petróleo, en una manifestación de Greenpeace, en Ginebra. Foto: EFE

Le siguen la petrolera estadounidense ExxonMobil (5%), la química estadounidense LyondellBasell (4,5%), el grupo petrolero estatal saudí Saudi Aramco (4,3%) y la también china PetroChina (4,2%).

En este ranking los primeros europeos son el grupo británico Ineos (2,8%) en séptima posición, el austriaco Borealis (2,3%) en décima y el francés TotalEnergies (2%) en undécima posición.

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Hasta 96 de los 180 países presentes en las negociaciones en Ginebra apoyan un tratado que implique reducciones en la producción, pero este pequeño número de potencias petroleras e industriales se oponen a ello hasta el momento, a la espera de que las negociaciones concluyan el 14 de agosto.

Montañas de residuos plásticos, en Pakistán. Foto: APMontañas de residuos plásticos, en Pakistán. Foto: AP

El Programa de la ONU para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), promotor de las negociaciones, advierte que si no hay cambios en el consumo mundial de plástico podría triplicarse para 2060, y se espera que la producción de residuos plásticos en la naturaleza aumente un 50 % para 2040.

El planeta produce actualmente 460 millones de toneladas de plástico al año, la mitad de las cuales en productos de un solo uso, y menos del 10 % de los residuos generados se recicla, por lo que numerosos de estos desechos, convertidos en microplásticos y nanoplásticos, llegan a océanos y desde allí a la cadena alimentaria.

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La negociaciones se llevan a cabo sobre la base de un borrador que al inicio de la actual ronda presentaba todavía hasta 300 puntos sin consensuar entre los Estados.

Las trabas de los países petroleros

Varios países petroleros que rechazan cualquier restricción sobre la producción de plástico están bloqueando los esfuerzos en Ginebra para alcanzar el primer tratado mundial, indicaron a AFP varias fuentes implicadas en las negociaciones.

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«Es un diálogo de sordos, con muy pocas pistas para aterrizar», dijo una fuente diplomática de un país de la coalición llamada «ambiciosa», que quiere imponer en el texto final objetivos de reducción de la producción de plástico virgen (no reciclado).

Una propuesta que rechazan otro grupo de países, principalmente petroleros.

El proyecto de tratado, el primero sobre esta cuestión legalmente vinculante, busca regular a nivel mundial la producción, el consumo y el fin de vida del plástico.

Las últimas negocaciones fueron un fracaso. Tuvieron lugar a finales de 2024 en Busan, Corea del Sur.

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«Las posiciones se cristalizan», confirmó una fuente de una ONG que asistió a varias sesiones a puerta cerrada.

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Los documentos presentados por las delegaciones muestran que Arabia Saudita, los países árabes, Rusia e Irán, que dicen «compartir las mismas ideas» en un grupo llamado «like minded», rechazan cualquier medida vinculante sobre la producción de plástico.

Estos países quieren que el tratado no incluya el origen petrolífero del plástico, sino que se centre únicamente en la fase final, cuando se convierte en residuo, con medidas como la financiación de la recogida, la clasificación y el reciclaje, especialmente en países en desarrollo.

Sin embargo el texto inicial para lanzar las negociaciones abarca «todo el ciclo de vida» del plástico.

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Pulseada en Ginebra

Según la fuente diplomática, si el texto solo sirve para ayudar a que los países en desarrollo gestionen mejor sus residuos, «no necesitamos un tratado internacional». «Estamos ante una pulseada con países dispuestos a que no haya tratado», asegura.

Residuos plásticos en una playa en Panamá. Foto: EFEResiduos plásticos en una playa en Panamá. Foto: EFE

Tampoco hay consenso sobre el artículo 3 del futuro tratado que establece una lista de sustancias químicas consideradas potencialmente peligrosas para el medio ambiente o la salud humana como aditivos, colorantes, contaminantes llamados «eternos» (PFAS) o ftalatos.

«Algunos no quieren ninguna lista, o que cada país pueda hacer su propia lista de productos peligrosos, lo que ya se puede hacer sin necesidad de un tratado internacional», señala la misma fuente, que además se muestra sorprendida «por la falta de apertura de China»; un país que, mientras contmina, levanta las banderas de las energías renovables y hace de los paneles solares un negocio espectacular.

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Viajó a Turquía con su hijo y terminó con 40 puntos en la cabeza: «Pensé que me moría»

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Lo que prometía ser unas vacaciones soñadas en la costa turca se transformó en una pesadilla para Fia Lane, una joven madre británica de 30 años. El accidente no solo la dejó con graves heridas físicas, sino que también impactó de lleno en su hijo Kairo, de apenas 7 años, que presenció todo y aún no logra superar el trauma.

Todo comenzó en agosto de 2023, cuando Fia viajó desde Ealing, West London, junto a Kairo, su hermana menor Mischa-Leigh (18) y su madre Cathy (54) para visitar a su tía Diane en Fethiye, una ciudad portuaria sobre la famosa Costa Turquesa de Turquía.

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El primer día transcurrió entre playa y cenas familiares. Pero al día siguiente, la tragedia golpeó de lleno.

Un paseo en cuatriciclo que terminó en horror

La mañana arrancó tranquila, con un chapuzón en la pileta del complejo donde vivía Diane. Después, Fia y Mischa-Leigh decidieron dar una vuelta en el cuatriciclo de la tía, algo habitual entre los residentes de la zona.

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Sin casco y vestidas con ropa liviana, salieron a recorrer las calles internas del barrio. “Nunca me preocupé por el casco en esas calles tranquilas”, reconoció Fia.

Pero en segundos, todo cambió. Un gato se cruzó en el camino y Mischa-Leigh, al intentar esquivarlo, apretó el acelerador en vez del freno. El cuatriciclo volcó y Fia salió despedida, golpeando la cabeza contra el asfalto y perdiendo el conocimiento.

Cuando desperté, no podía ver nada. Sentía que me moría”, relató. Una mujer que pasaba por ahí la asistió mientras Fia solo pensaba en su hijo: “¿Dónde está mi bebé?”. Kairo, que había visto todo, gritaba desesperado: “¿Mi mamá está muerta?”.

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El cuatriciclo volcó y Fia salió despedida. (Foto: The Sun).

Heridas, miedo y una cuenta pendiente

La ambulancia llegó rápido, pero antes de trasladarlas al hospital, pidieron los pasaportes. Mischa-Leigh, que se había aferrado al cuatriciclo, solo sufrió un corte profundo en el brazo. Fia, en cambio, tenía el brazo derecho completamente inmovilizado, la cabeza sangrando y un dolor insoportable.

En el hospital, los médicos le diagnosticaron luxación de hombro, le dieron puntos en el pie y le realizaron 40 puntos de sutura en el cuero cabelludo y la frente. Todo esto, mientras Fia caía en la cuenta de un error clave: había olvidado contratar seguro de viaje.

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Los médicos le diagnosticaron luxación de hombro. (Foto: The Sun).

Los médicos le diagnosticaron luxación de hombro. (Foto: The Sun).

“Siempre sacaba seguro, incluso con cobertura para cuatriciclos. Esta vez, se me pasó”, lamentó. El costo de la atención médica fue de 400 libras para ella y 15 puntos para su hermana, una suma que podría haber sido mucho mayor.

El impacto emocional en su hijo y la recuperación

A pesar del dolor, Fia decidió quedarse el resto de las vacaciones para que Kairo pudiera reemplazar el recuerdo del accidente por momentos más felices. Pero el pequeño no pudo superar el susto: “Me abrazaba todo el tiempo y me preguntaba si estaba bien”.

Fia decidió quedarse el resto de las vacaciones para que Kairo pudiera reemplazar el recuerdo del accidente por momentos más felices. (Foto: The Sun).

Fia decidió quedarse el resto de las vacaciones para que Kairo pudiera reemplazar el recuerdo del accidente por momentos más felices. (Foto: The Sun).

De regreso en Londres, Fia tuvo que mudarse con su madre durante tres meses porque no podía valerse por sí misma. Nuevos estudios revelaron que, además de la luxación, tenía el brazo fracturado y el hombro desalineado. Ahora espera fisioterapia y no descarta una cirugía.

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Kairo, por su parte, sigue marcado por lo vivido. “No quiere volver a Turquía. Si le menciono visitar a Diane, me dice que ni loco”, contó Fia. “Todavía habla del accidente y temo que nunca olvide haberme visto así”.

Fia Lane decidió compartir su historia para advertir a otros viajeros. (Foto: The Sun).

Fia Lane decidió compartir su historia para advertir a otros viajeros. (Foto: The Sun).

El consejo de Fia: “Nunca subestimen los riesgos”

Fia Lane decidió compartir su historia para advertir a otros viajeros: “Siempre revisen que tengan seguro de salud completo, sobre todo si van a hacer actividades de riesgo. Yo tuve suerte de que la cuenta no fuera más alta”.

Y dejó una última reflexión: “Jamás volvería a subirme a un cuatriciclo sin casco. Son máquinas pesadas y peligrosas. Pagué caro por un rato de diversión, pero podría haber sido mucho peor”.

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