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Israel bombardea Beirut y despierta fantasmas de guerra en la capital libanesa
Cuando al mediodía de este viernes, Israel lanzó su primera orden de evacuación para los suburbios meridionales de Beirut en cuatro meses del alto el fuego, Sawsan dormía plácidamente en su hogar, a apenas 400 metros del inmueble que el Ejército del país vecino amenazaba con bombardear.
El aviso, apenas hora y media antes de que dos misiles redujeran a escombros el edificio, despertó para muchos residentes del extrarradio del Dahye los fantasmas de un conflicto durante el que sus barrios fueron bombardeados cruentamente, casi siempre tras órdenes de evacuación como la de este viernes.
«Estaba durmiendo cuando el conserje llamó a la puerta para avisarme, me desperté, y vi que tenía muchas llamadas y mensajes de familiares alertándome (…) Puse ropa en una mochila y la primera explosión de aviso me atrapó en el departamento; todo tembló y entonces salí corriendo«, relata Sawsan a EFE.
Los cazas israelíes llevaron a cabo tres simulaciones de ataque a intervalos, hasta que, finalmente, el bombardeo real resonó con fuerza por toda la capital.
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Israel bombardea Beirut y despierta fantasmas de guerra en la capital libanesa
La mujer, de 30 años, explica que el ataque tuvo lugar unos 15 minutos después de que abandonara corriendo su casa en el barrio de Hadath y no esconde que está «asustada» mientras deja pasar el tiempo junto a otros evacuados congregados alrededor de una iglesia no muy lejos de lugar del ataque.
«Cuando escuché el sonido recordé lo que sentía durante la guerra y me sentí fatal. Estaba nerviosa, notaba como mi cuerpo temblaba», afirma la vecina.
Durante la cruenta ofensiva área israelí que golpeó el Líbano entre el 23 de septiembre y el 27 de noviembre de 2024, y que acabó convirtiendo el Dahye en un suburbio fantasma hasta la entrada en vigor de un alto el fuego, Sawsan dormía en el coche o en la calle.
«Ahora estamos otra vez aquí afuera esperando», lamenta.
Las últimas explosiones habían resonado en el Dahye la madrugada del 27 de noviembre, cuando el reloj se acercaba a la entrada en vigor del cese de hostilidades, y desde entonces el suburbio capitalino vivía en calma pese a la repetición de algunos ataques en zonas más meridionales.
Sin embargo, a primera hora de este viernes, dos cohetes fueron lanzados desde el Líbano hacia el norte de Israel, provocando en respuesta una serie de bombardeos contra el sur del territorio libanés, el más grave de los cuales causó al menos tres muertos y 18 heridos en Kfar Tebnit.
Al mediodía, llegó el ataque al lado de Beirut, disparando los miedos a una nueva espiral de violencia.
Farid, otro vecino de Hadath que este viernes tuvo que abandonar su hogar corriendo, reconoce que no se puede sacar de la cabeza la posibilidad de que se reactive la guerra y solo espera que este ataque no sea el inicio de un regreso a la situación que les tocó vivir hasta finales del pasado año.
«Si la guerra vuelve tengo que cuidar de mi mujer, de mis hermanas y padres. Tengo que estar pendiente de mi vida y de la suya, y me preocupa; si ahora pasase algo en mi casa no tendría otro hogar donde vivir», lamenta a EFE el joven, de 32 años.
«Durante la guerra dormíamos en el coche, solo entrábamos a casa de vez en cuando para ducharnos y volvíamos al coche», recuerda.
Por ello, al enterarse de la nueva orden de evacuación israelí lo primer que sintió fue «miedo» a tener que volver a pasar sus días de aquella forma. También le cruzó la mente un pensamiento claro: «No quiero vivir en un coche», comenta Farid.
Mostafa es cristiano, tiene 51 años y el caos de este viernes le dejó atrapado en la carretera de Hadath mientras iba a buscar a su hijo.
Después de que el Ejército israelí avisara en la red social X de que tenía planes de hacer volar por los aires un edificio en la zona, la población salió corriendo a las calles entre disparos al aire para avisar del peligro y las autoridades anunciaron la cancelación de clases en el área.
Sin embargo, pese a todo, Mostafa no comparte los miedos a un nuevo ciclo de violencia de envergadura, ya que está convencido de que el lanzamiento del cohete no tiene nada que ver con Hezbollah.
«No creo que la guerra vaya a volver a empezar, no estoy asustado, solo es una amenaza», zanja, mientras las autoridades libanesas tratan de establecer la autoría del ataque simbólico que despertó a los cazas israelíes.
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US allowing some Nigeria embassy staff to evacuate over ‘deteriorating security situation’
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The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the «deteriorating security situation» in the African country.
The development comes weeks after the U.S. military reportedly sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria amid fears of a renewed insurgency by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The day before the authorization was issued, gunmen attacked two villages about 155 miles from Abuja, where the U.S. embassy is located, killing 20 people, residents told The Associated Press.
«On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members from U.S. Embassy Abuja due to the deteriorating security situation,» the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria said. «The U.S. Embassy in Abuja will remain open but will have limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria.»
«The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos will continue to provide routine and emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria,» it added. «The Department of State Travel Advisory for Nigeria remains at Level 3, recommending travelers reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services.»
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Nigerian soldiers prepare to patrol in Maiduguri on March 18, 2026, following a deadly triple suicide bombing that killed 23 people on March 16. (Audu Marte/AFP/Getty Images)
The embassy also said, «U.S. citizens in Abuja should consider departing if you do not need to remain for emergency or essential purposes.»
The recent attacks occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Bagna and Erena, located in the Shiroro area of Niger state.
«They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning,» Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, told the AP.
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Police officers gather at the scene of Sunday night gunmen attack in the Gari Ya Waye community in Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP)
Residents said at least 20 people were killed, with more missing. However, local police said only three people were killed.
The State Department said in a travel advisory issued Wednesday that there is «risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Nigeria,» adding, «Terrorists collaborate with local gangs to expand their reach» and «They may attack with little or no warning.»
The MQ-9 drones reportedly were deployed to Nigeria in late March after 200 U.S. troops arrived in February to provide training and intelligence. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north of the country.
A spokesperson for AFRICOM, the U.S. Africa Command, had told the AP that U.S. troops «are working alongside their Nigerian counterparts to provide intelligence support, advisory assistance, and targeted training in support of the Nigerian Armed Forces.»
Among the most prominent Islamic militant groups active in Nigeria are Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, which is affiliated with the Islamic State and is known as Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP.
A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone approaches for landing at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 29, 2025. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP)
There is also the ISIS-linked Lakurawa, as well as other «bandit» groups that specialize in kidnapping for ransom and illegal mining.
President Donald Trump has spoken out against violence targeting Christians in Nigeria, telling Fox News Radio last year, «I’m really angry about it» and «What’s happening in Nigeria is a disgrace.»
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also met with Nigerian national security advisor Nuhu Ribadu last November amid threats from Trump to cut off aid to Nigeria if the country «continues to allow the killing of Christians.» Nigerian officials have pushed back on the accusation.
Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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House Democrats are weighing a long-shot scenario to remove President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment, but are declining to say whether they’ll act before the November midterm elections.
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., will brief congressional Democrats Friday afternoon on the constitutional mechanism that would rely heavily on Trump’s Cabinet agreeing to push him out of office.
The 25th Amendment has never been used before to involuntarily remove a president and is effectively moot without widespread Republican buy-in. But a bevy of House Democrats have embraced that scenario following the president’s escalating conflict with Iran.
«Donald Trump’s deranged threat to destroy ‘a whole civilization’ in Iran is a threat to commit war crimes and genocide,» Raskin wrote on social media Tuesday. «Republicans in Congress must prevail upon Vice President Vance, now campaigning for Putin’s puppet Viktor Orban in Hungary, to return to the U.S. and invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.»
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks to reporters outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2021, after meeting with members of the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. The committee is scheduled to hold its first hearing next week. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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«The 25th Amendment should be invoked to spare our country and the world from his increasingly unhinged behavior,» Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the Judiciary Committee, also said Tuesday.
Dozens of House Democrats have continued to press for the president’s ouster despite the announcement of a two-week ceasefire.
«All options should be on the table,» Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., said Thursday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has offered support for the briefing and ongoing discussions about the president’s removal, saying Democrats are considering a «range of accountability mechanisms.»
The lead Democrat, however, has remained ambiguous about his personal views despite signaling that all options remain on the table. That is largely in keeping with Jeffries’ efforts over the past year to keep the focus away from impeachment talk while leaning into policy fights over health care costs, tariffs and immigration enforcement.
Fox News Digital reached out to members of House Democratic leadership, but did not receive a response before publication.
A spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee declined to comment on the 25th Amendment briefing.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., are seen before a rally with House Democrats on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to oppose the Senate passed spending bill that would reopen the government because it does not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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Jeffries largely sidestepped a question Thursday regarding why Democrats are having conversations about removing Trump during a news conference in New York City.
«We have a responsibility as a separate and co-equal branch of government to defend the American people, and we want to be able to do it in an informed way,» Jeffries said before pivoting to criticizing Republicans over the cost of living.
«We’ve ruled nothing out and we’ve ruled nothing in,» Jeffries told MS Now when asked about whether he thought the 25th Amendment should be invoked.
In both appearances Jeffries did not acknowledge that Democrats, who are effectively powerless in Washington, lack the numbers to successfully push impeachment or constitutional mechanisms to oust Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to address the nation from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
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In the 25th Amendment scenario, the power rests with Vice President JD Vance and Trump’s Cabinet, who would have to agree the president is unfit to serve. Assuming Trump were to challenge that decision, two-thirds of the House and Senate — meaning a significant number of Republicans in Congress — would have to vote in support of that judgment.
At present, Democrats also have a math problem when it comes to impeachment and conviction, which requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate. Congressional Democrats failed twice to convict Trump in his first term.
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