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00:00President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, wore the official sanction by the United States,

00:15the European Union and Canada during the closing ceremony of the International Antifascist

00:20War Festival.

00:25In Israel, thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv for the weekly protest

00:29against Benjamin Netanyahu's government and for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

00:36The U.S. Attorney's Office requested a sentence of at least 15 years in prison against former

00:40Democrat Senator Bob Menendez if he was accused of bribery and corruption.

00:47Hello, welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televisa Studios in Havana,

00:57Cuba.

00:58Let's begin with the news.

00:59In Venezuela, after three days of events, the World Festival of the Antifascists International

01:04ended in Caracas.

01:06More than 2,000 delegates from five continents participated and took decisions to move forward.

01:10Let's see the following work by our correspondent, Junot Soler.

01:14Some of the delegates had traveled for more than 40 hours to attend the festival.

01:19Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held the final speech of the event, recognizing

01:24their efforts generally.

01:25We could say that it is the antifascist international, but it is also the international of the brave,

01:40of the warriors, of those who fight.

01:44On behalf of all of Venezuela, I thank you for having come to this historic, unprecedented

01:51day.

01:52On the other side, Venezuela and its efforts were acknowledged far away in African countries

01:58fighting against colonialism.

01:59I'm here in Caracas to give our support to the antifascist president, who is Nicolás

02:09Maduro, our leader, our international and antifascist president.

02:17And here we learn about the struggle of Latin America and we want to connect those struggles

02:28to the struggle in Africa.

02:30Others from Nepal, the heart of Asia, witness fascism as geopolitical imperialism.

02:36It's bordered with Tibet of China and India, so it's very important in geography.

02:43The evil eyes of imperialists, they are always in Nepal and they want to intervene or they

02:51want to make it unstable and they want to make it one of their satellite or one of their

02:58allies.

02:59Again, others are focused on the president-elect of the United States of America.

03:05Unfortunately, in our war today, we confer the Trump as the president of the United States.

03:14I think he is the symbol of the fascism today and the people around the world who want freedom,

03:22who defend for justice, we must be united against the Trump fascism, United States.

03:32Fascism goes together with Zionism.

03:35Samar Al-Gul from Palestine is studying medicine in Cuba.

03:39Her parents and brothers are in Gaza.

03:41What do they tell her?

03:43You don't have to stay in the home crying, just seeing the news, the bad news.

03:56You have to go out to talk about us, to talk with people, to say to them that we are suffering

04:18for this genocide.

04:21Finishing her medicine studies, she will return to her homeland.

04:24For the time being, the anti-fascist international makes her feel that Palestine is not alone.

04:30And more will be done, says Yosselin Garcia.

04:33I think we are going to have meetings for preparing the same festival in the country,

04:42but also condemn the Palestinian genocide and of course trying to keep fighting for

04:50the peace in the world.

04:52In their final declaration, the delegates agreed to establish more chapters in different

04:56countries to coordinate a meeting of think tanks to coordinate political formation activities.

05:02The establishment of a People's Anti-Fascist Feminist International was also decided upon.

05:07The delegates finished the event swearing an oath.

05:18From the World Festival of the Anti-Fascist International, we raise our fist, we swear

05:24firmly, together with President Nicolas Maduro, we swear to the self-determination of the

05:31peoples to advance in the fight against fascism.

05:36Long live the people of Venezuela, long live the people of the world.

05:43After three days of meetings, the Anti-Fascist International proceeds with determination

05:48and concrete steps.

05:49Yunus Soner, Telesur, Caracas, Venezuela.

05:54The Venezuelan Armed Forces collectively rejected on Saturday the new package of illegal unilateral

05:59sanctions imposed by the United States government against national state officials.

06:03Through a joint broadcast, the Bolivarian Army condemned the sanctions, affirming they

06:07only strengthened their determination to defend the homeland from foreign interference and

06:11imperialist pretensions.

06:12In addition, the Armed Forces rejected the reward offered by Washington for the capture

06:16of Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez.

06:20Furthermore, the national forces reminded the world they only owe themselves to the

06:24will of the people and not to those of third countries supported by leaders of the Venezuelan

06:29far right.

06:34The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, held meetings with personalities representing

06:38different countries and organizations that attended his swearing-in as president.

06:43One day after his swearing-in and re-election as President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro

06:48held a meeting with the official delegation of the Republic of Belarus to discuss trade

06:52and economic cooperation in strategic areas.

06:55Viktor Karenkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus and co-president

06:59of the Belarusian-Venezuelan Mixed Commission, together with all authorities attended the

07:04meeting while recognizing the presidency of the Venezuelan President in a constitutional

07:08manner.

07:09During the meeting, the current and future challenges between the two nations were discussed,

07:13as well as future projects in the sphere of food production, trade, industry, petrochemicals,

07:18reactivation of factories and heavy machinery.

07:24And the Venezuelan head of state also received the visit of a delegation from the Democratic

07:27Republic of the Congo.

07:29The first Vice Chairman of the Senate and Special Envoy of the Republic of the Congo,

07:33José Kalala, arrived in the country on representation of President Félix de Siqueira to recognize

07:38President Nicolas Maduro's investorship.

07:41The ties between Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of the Congo date back to 2005.

07:46So for 20 years, a macro agreement has prevailed between the two countries based on communication,

07:52dialogue and exchange of information.

08:06And President Nicolas Maduro received a delegation from Burkina Faso headed by President of the

08:11Transitional Legislative Assembly of Burkina Faso, Ousmane Boukouma.

08:16The country shares a project with Venezuela and is seeking its emancipation from the dominant

08:20models.

08:21The meeting is propitious to review the agenda of commercial and political exchanges between

08:26the two countries, which includes 20 cooperation agreements in different areas such as aeronautics,

08:31agriculture, civil protection, culture, sports, science and technology.

08:41In a statement, members of the ALBA-TCP expressed their total rejection of the new measures

08:45imposed against Venezuela by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European

08:50Union.

08:51In the statement, it was said the member states of ALBA-TCP reject the aggressions against

08:55the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including unilateral coercive measures against state

09:00officials announced this January 10, 2025, during the inauguration of President Nicolas

09:06Maduro for the 2025-2031 constitutional period.

09:10Additionally, the member states expressed in the text the unscrupulous, extortative

09:14and criminal measures imposed in unison by the U.S., Canadian, British and European Union

09:20governments.

09:21While the presidential swearing-in ceremony was taking place, reflects the cultic complicity

09:25and obvious premeditation of governments of the corporate West to jeopardize peace

09:30and stability of a free, sovereign and independent nation such as Venezuela.

09:55Welcome back.

10:14In Israel, thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv for the weekly protest

10:18against Benjamin Netanyahu's government and for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

10:23During the demonstration, those present denounced the death of six Israeli soldiers in Palestinian

10:28territory and demanded a ceasefire with Hamas for a prisoner exchange.

10:32Saturday's rally was also attended by several ambassadors from countries such as the United

10:36States, the United Kingdom and Germany, who called on international organizations to put

10:41pressure on Netanyahu's regime to end the conflict in the enclave.

10:45For his part, the Israeli Prime Minister agreed to send the head of the Mossad to the ceasefire

10:48negotiations in Qatar.

11:18According to internationalist Wadi Calbo, the defense treaty between his two countries

11:36had offered benefits to France, while for Sharian people it meant little or nothing.

11:41Sharian President Mahamad Idris Debbi had begun to distance himself from France and

11:45move influence by the recent ruptures of other African nations and the European country.

11:50This shift in Chad's foreign policy could bring them more in line with the new Sahel

11:55alliance, which has been moving closer to powers such as Russia, China and Iran, posing

12:00a significant challenge to Western influence in the region.

12:07South Korean authorities indicated that the final four minutes before impact were not

12:11registered in the cockpit voice recorders of the Yuju airplane crashed on December 29

12:16at Muan airport.

12:20Analysis of the pilots' cockpit voice and flight data revealed that the recording stopped

12:24at 8.59 local time.

12:27This complicates the investigation into the causes of the disaster that killed 179 people,

12:32one of the worst in the history of South Korean aviation.

12:35Authorities will now analyze the reasons why the black boxes stopped recording minutes

12:40before impact.

12:41The pilot had issued a distress alert and notified the air traffic control tower that

12:45the aircraft had been affected by a bird strike.

12:53In Croatia, the second round of the presidential election is underway.

12:57The first round held on December 29, outgoing President Zoran Milanovic won with a near

13:02majority of 49.9% of the vote, out of Dragan Primovarac with 19.35%.

13:08Milanovic is the clear favorite for the runoff and has the support of the Croatian Social

13:20Democratic Party, a member of the Party of European Socialists.

13:28We have a second short break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our YouTube

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13:53Welcome back.

13:54The U.S. Attorney's Office requested a sentence of at least 15 years in prison against former

13:58Democrat Senator Bob Menendez after he was accused of bribery and corruption.

14:02The demand of the U.S. Attorney's Office comes after Menendez was found guilty on July

14:0616, 2024, of the 16 charges against him.

14:10According to the document presented to the court, the U.S. politician abused his power

14:13as senator, damaged the public trust, and involved other officials in his acts of corruption.

14:18For his part, Menendez pleaded not guilty of all charges and asked the court to delay

14:22his sentencing until the trial of his wife is completed for the same cases.

14:27In Ecuador, health authorities confirmed the death of Mayor of Arenillas Municipality,

14:36Eber Ponce, after being seriously injured in an armed attack.

14:40According to the authorities, the mayor was attacked while he was riding in a municipal

14:44vehicle with a minor who was also wounded in the shooting.

14:47Reports indicate that the perpetrator was on a motorcycle and was carrying a rifle used

14:51to shoot the mayor, who was taken to a health center and confirmed dead.

14:55So far, approximately seven politicians have been brutally murdered during the administration

14:59of current President Daniel Novoa, of which at least five headed the mayor's offices

15:03of several municipalities in the country.

15:05In the Mexican state of Michoacan, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred early Sunday

15:26morning.

15:27As reported by the National Seismological Service, the earthquake movement occurred

15:30around 2.30 local time, southwest of the town of Coalcomán, and had an estimated depth

15:36of 10 kilometers.

15:37Mexico's Parecian-Clavachin band announced that emergency agencies began operations.

15:42Likewise, Mexico City's chief of government, Clara Brugada Molina, affirmed that emergency

15:48protocols have been activated in the city.

15:52The number of deaths caused by the fires that broke out earlier this week in Los Angeles

15:59has increased to 16.

16:01According to the latest update from Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, 11 of those deaths

16:06are due to the Eden Fire, located to the northeast and near the cities of Pasadena and Altadena.

16:12The other five are from the Palisades Fire, the largest and most extensive fire to date,

16:17which is only 11 percent contained.

16:19The new death toll comes as crews of hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the fires

16:23that started last Tuesday, and in anticipation of expected increased winds that will hamper

16:28their work.

16:29In Peru, the government has declared a state of emergency in 338 districts of the country

16:38in the event of heavy rain.

16:40The affected regions include Amazonas, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Lima, Loreto,

16:46Funo, among others.

16:47The decree states that the measure is intended to mitigate the existing high risks, the negative

16:52effects of the phenomenon, and to coordinate efforts to provide immediate responses.

16:57The government agencies must work together to implement urgent emergency measures and

17:01carry out response and rehabilitation work.

17:08In Nicaragua, the number of maternal deaths dropped from 104 to 21 between 2006 and 2024,

17:16a 79.8 percent reduction, according to a Ministry of Health report.

17:22The health entity also recorded a reduction in infant mortality by 52.6 percent from 1,916

17:28children under one year of age who died in 2006 to 908 last year.

17:33Newborn deaths were 507 in 2024, which shows a 62.5 percent reduction compared to 1,352

17:42recorded in 2006.

17:43On the other hand, the document made reference to the reduction of chronic malnutrition in

17:48children under 5 years of age, with a percentage of 21.7 in 2006, while in 2024 it stood at 4.5.

18:02We have come to the end of this newsbrief.

18:04You can find this and many other stories on our website at telesuryinglish.net, so join

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18:12We leave you with the images of the closing of the International Antifascist World Festival

18:16held in Caracas.

18:18I'm Luis Alberto Matos.

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