The Colombian president acted after Israeli forces detained two Colombian activists aboard one of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Protests in Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin and Brussels — and across Mexico, Argentina and Colombia — condemn the Global Sumud Flotilla raid in international waters. Organizers report 201 detainees from 37 countries and demand the activists’ release and an end to the Gaza blockade.

Chile’s Foreign Ministry noted that the flotilla was en route to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians—especially women and children—affected by the crisis triggered by indiscriminate attacks and the blockade in the occupied Palestinian territory.

In Italy, the country’s two main unions, CGIL and USB, called a general strike for Friday, October 3, while protesters occupied train stations in Milan and Naples. Demonstrations were also reported in Berlin (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Athens (Greece), Istanbul and Ankara (Turkey), Paris (France), Barcelona and Madrid (Spain), and other Italian cities including Rome and Genoa.

With a raw, vivid, and deeply human narrative, “Polvo, perros y putas,” by Karin Ioannidis and published by Editorial Cuarto Propio, weaves together the lives of characters marked by injustice and structural violence, exposing the cracks in a social and legal model that criminalizes poverty and normalizes abuse.

Unions said Cencosud is invoking Article 161 of the Labor Code—“business needs”—to justify the dismissals, even though the company reported profits of CLP 195,265 million in the first half of 2025, a 186% increase over the same period the previous year.

The union says the LarraínVial-led administration, which includes businessmen Guillermo Harding and Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle, has undermined labor relations and caused serious problems with wage payments.

By press time (7 p.m. in Chile), 70 people had been detained and four vessels intercepted. Flotilla organizers said Israeli authorities promised to handle distribution of the humanitarian aid, but the activists refused and insist on delivering directly to Palestinian territory. Developing story.

As is now tradition, this year’s program confirms the “Illustration Round,” one of the fair’s most anticipated highlights, where leading artists face off in creative duels based on themes proposed by the audience. Live music will also be back across all three days of the fair.

“Mr. President, stop obeying the International Monetary Fund. Instead of shooting at us, strengthen and provide the Ecuadorian people with dignified education and healthcare,” said Marlon Vargas, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).