FTS 8:30 25-10: Deliberate Israeli attack on Lebanon hotel housing journalists

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00:00Al Mayadeen reports the deliberate attack on a hotel hosting journalists covering the

00:15Israeli war on Lebanon, killing several journalists, photographers and technicians.

00:23The President of Russia Vladimir Putin closed the 16th summit of the BRICS bloc of developing

00:28economies on Thursday.

00:33And in Uruguay, promoters of the plebiscite, which intends to reform some aspects of social

00:38security, held their campaign-closing ceremony in view of the national elections to be held

00:44next Sunday, October 27th.

00:53Hello and welcome to From the South, my name is Belen De Los Santos, I'm in the Tesla Studios

00:58in Caracas, Venezuela.

00:59We begin with the news.

01:17The Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported a new Israeli aggression

01:22on freedom of the press.

01:24As a hotel in Hezbollah, South Lebanon, hosting journalists covering the Israeli continuous

01:29attacks was deliberately targeted by the Zionist occupying force.

01:33Footage shows the aftermath of the Israeli attacks on the group of journalists, two of

01:38the victims killed in this action were Al Mayadeen's cameramen, Chasman Nasser and broadcast engineer

01:46Mohamed Reda.

01:47Another mortal victim of this strike is Al Mayadeen's cameraman, Wissam Kassim.

01:53The aggression is nothing new for Israel as dozens of reporters have been killed in Gaza

01:59and Lebanon since October 7th last year in an attempt to hide the truth of the genocidal

02:04policies of Benjamin Netanyahu.

02:13The Israeli army confirmed on October 25th the death of another soldier in addition to

02:18the four soldiers reported killed in the fight against the Hezbollah group in a Southern

02:24Lebanese village.

02:25The death of the fifth Israeli soldier occurred the previous day amid the ground offensive

02:30against the Iranian-backed Lebanese group.

02:33The army also reported that three other soldiers were wounded in separate incidents around

02:38the Israeli-Lebanon border.

02:41The injured were transferred in critical conditions to the hospitals since Israel launched its

02:46ground offensive in Southern Lebanon in the early hours of October 1st.

02:51At least 29 Israeli soldiers have been killed in attacks near the border.

03:00Iran and Saudi Arabia are planning to conduct more joint military exercises in the Red Sea

03:05and the Gulf of Aden amid their growing warm relations.

03:09Iran's navy chief near Admiral Shahram Irani informed that Saudi Arabia requested a combined

03:16exercise in the Red Sea.

03:18Coordination is underway and delegations from both countries will hold the necessary consultations

03:24on how to conduct the exercise.

03:26Moreover, Irani stated that some Western nations are concerned because they have no justification

03:33for their presence in the region.

03:54Now we move on to other topics.

03:55At least 46 people lost their lives due to the tropical storm Trami, which affected the

04:01northern Philippines.

04:02At least seven people were injured and others were reported missing due to the consequences

04:07of the torrential rains which caused floods on the island of Luzon.

04:11The president of the country, Ferdinand Marcos, ordered the full mobilization of the armed

04:15forces to participate in the rescue operations.

04:19The authorities suspended classes in schools and public institutions throughout the island

04:24of Luzon.

04:25Moreover, Typhoon Trami paralyzed transportation and led to the cancellation of scheduled air

04:30flights.

04:37On Wednesday, the Chilean National Geology and Mining Service decreed a yellow alert

04:41for the Alto Bío Bíos commune due to an increase in the activity of the Copanabá

04:46volcano.

04:47According to the agency, during the last few days, the massif located on the border with

04:53Argentina emitted ashes, gases and pyroclasts into the atmosphere.

04:58The instability led the authorities to raise the alert from green to yellow, which means

05:03that the population must be kept informed through the official channels of local and

05:08national authorities about the risk areas and the evacuation plans.

05:20Now let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at Elizabeth English

05:24where you will find news in different formats, news updates and much more.

05:28We'll be right back, stay with us.

05:54Welcome back to From the South.

06:09Russian President Vladimir Putin closed the 16th Summit of the BRICS Block of Developing

06:14Economies on Thursday.

06:16The three-day summit in the city of Kazan was attended by leaders of representatives

06:20of 36 countries, highlighting the failure of United States-led efforts to isolate Russia.

06:27The summit covered the deepening of financial cooperation, including the development of

06:31alternatives to Western-dominated payment systems, efforts to settle regional conflicts

06:37and expansion of the BRICS Group of Nations.

06:40In this intervention, participants voiced concerns about the disruptive effect of unlawful

06:45unilateral coercive measures, including illegal sanctions, and reiterated their commitment

06:51to enhancing financial cooperation within BRICS.

06:54Faster, low-cost, more efficient, transparent, safe and inclusive cross-border payment instruments

07:00built upon the principle of minimizing trade barriers and non-discriminatory access.

07:12And in this context, for its part, the Government of Venezuela released a statement thanking

07:16the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and his country for inviting the President Nicolas

07:21Maduro to the BRICS Plus Summit in Kazan.

07:24In the statement, Caracas declared that Venezuela has the support of the countries participating

07:29in this summit to formalize its entry into its integration mechanism.

07:34But through an action that contradicts the nature of the BRICS, the Brazilian Foreign

07:38Ministry delegation, led by Ambassador Eduardo Paes Aboia, decided to maintain the veto that

07:45Bolsonaro applied on Venezuela for years, reproducing the hate, the exclusion and the

07:50intolerance promoted by centers of Western power to prevent, for now, the entry of believers

07:56homeland to the organization.

07:58Finally, the statement closed by affirming that the Venezuelan people are ashamed of

08:03this inexplicable and immoral aggression from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry that maintains

08:08the worst of Bolsonaro's policies against the Bolivarian Revolution, founded by Commander

08:14Hugo Chavez.

08:20On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally in Swing State,

08:26Georgia, where former President Barack Obama and rock legend Bruce Springsteen joined her

08:31final push for voters ahead of the November 5th elections.

08:35Harris cranked up the celebrity wattage of a series of concerts in battlegrounds, dating

08:42in hopes of pulling away from rival Donald Trump.

08:45Springsteen and Obama each delivered barbs aimed at the Republican, as they addressed

08:52a crowd of thousands in Clarkston, just outside Atlanta.

08:57Harris emphasized her middle-class roots, drawing contrast with the billionaire Trump,

09:01and said that she would prioritize battling inflation as President.

09:06''We will build a future where we bring down the cost of living, and that will be

09:11my focus every single day as President of the United States,'' she stated.

09:20With less than two weeks to go before the November 5th elections in the U.S. presidential

09:24campaign, this phase is marked by the intensity of the political contest and a warring increase

09:30in electoral violence.

09:32Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump wage a tight battle for the swing

09:37vote in seven key states, as the Justice Department grapples with escalating threats against election

09:44officials.

09:45In parallel to political activity, the Justice Department has had to intervene in an escalation

09:50of violence that has evolved from simple phone threats and text messages to shootings

09:56and attacks.

09:58This week's the Election Threats Task Force has prosecuted four serious cases that illustrate

10:03the magnitude of the problem.

10:09Meanwhile in Mexico, at least 16 people died after a clash after criminal groups and police

10:15officers in the southern state of Guerrero.

10:18The Secretariat of National Defense reported that in a first armed encounter in the municipality

10:23of Tecna de Galeana, which involved police officers, two people died and four more were

10:29injured.

10:30Subsequently, members of the Army and the National Guard confronted a criminal group

10:34that had previously attacked a military base in the same area, killing 14 gunmen.

10:3916 vehicles were also seized, as well as handmade weapons, 15 long arms, a Barrett rifle, a

10:46machine gun, ammunition and improvised explosive devices.

10:55Images show forensic experts working at the site of a car bomb explosion in front of the

11:00Municipal Public Security Secretariat that left three policemen wounded in the municipality

11:05of Acambaro, and members of the Mexican Army working at the site of another car bomb explosion

11:12in Jarecuaro, Guanajuato State.

11:20In February 2025, the Mexican government will initiate the program Health House by House,

11:26which will have more than 22,000 health professionals as part of the initiative.

11:31For many specialties, this project is an opportunity to raise public awareness and a way to make

11:37people feel protected and accompanied by the program.

11:41This program, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, will provide free care for seniors affiliated

11:46with the Vienna Star pension.

11:48The Delegate of the Welfare Programs in the State of Mexico, Ernesto Armendariz, informed

11:54that recruitment of medical and nursing personnel has been opened to cover a little more than

12:001,600 positions that will be operating the new social program Health House by House.

12:12Now we have a second short break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our YouTube

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12:27world's most recent events.

12:31Final short break, don't go away.

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12:54In Uruguay, promoters of the plebiscite which intends to reform some aspects of social security

13:00held their campaign closing ceremony in view of the national elections to be held next

13:05Sunday, October 27th.

13:07Social organizations, which are members of the National Commission for the Yes, called

13:11on the Uruguayan people to support the plebiscite.

13:15The petition is also aimed at lowering the retirement age, equalizing the minimum retirement

13:19with the minimum wage, and eliminating the profit in the social security system, with

13:25at least 40% of the population supporting these changes.

13:28Likewise, the electoral ban has already been announced, prohibiting propaganda acts.

13:34However, there is still a high number of undecided voters, and the final result is

13:39uncertain.

13:40This Sunday, the people will be able to put an end to the privatization of a fundamental

13:52human right, such as social security.

13:56The popular movement put three central points in favor of the workers.

14:01So it is a very important struggle against the financial capital of this country, therefore

14:07the importance of it.

14:08In Chile, starting on Friday, October 25th, the electoral ban is in force after a campaign

14:14extended for almost two months with view to the municipal and regional elections to be

14:18held on Saturday and Sunday.

14:21As of Friday, it is prohibited to hold events, demonstrations or public meetings, as well

14:25as television, radio or written propaganda, through social networks and other similar

14:30media.

14:31The campaign was impacted by three factors, the growing climate of insecurity, the corruption

14:35scandal of the political elite, known as the audio case, which has hit the right wing and

14:41the accusation of rape against the now former Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve,

14:47elements that, according to analysts, will have an impact on the outcome of the voting

14:52for mayor, councilmen, governors and regional councillors.

15:01And the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in India to strengthen

15:06and consolidate ties of friendship and cooperation with the government of this Asian nation.

15:12Rodríguez arrived in New Delhi to carry out an extensive work agenda that will allow strengthening

15:17the relations of friendship and cooperation, as well as reaffirming the commitment to build

15:23a new world without hegemonies.

15:26In this regard, it is important to highlight that Venezuela and India have made significant

15:31progress in strengthening their bilateral relations to expand cooperation, such as trade,

15:37investment and promotion of the alternative energies.

15:40In addition, both countries have signed several agreements in the pharmaceutical and energy

15:45industries.

15:46And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.

15:53You can find these and many other stories on our website at CesarEnglish.net.

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16:03For Cesar English, my name is Belén de los Santos, thank you for watching.

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