00:00In Venezuela the polls closed after a long day of voting to elect municipal
00:17authorities and participate in the first public youth consultation. China issued a
00:26maximum alert for possible floods and geological disasters caused by heavy rains.
00:35Despite claiming to have implemented tactical pauses in the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation
00:41forces killed more than 50 civilians.
00:49Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:54We begin with the news.
01:07In Venezuela the polls closed after a long day of voting to elect municipal authorities
01:12and participate in the first public youth consultation.
01:16On Sunday over 21 million people were called to vote in Sunday's elections.
01:21Polling stations opened at 6am for the 33rd election in the last 26 years and Venezuelans
01:27participated in two different elections. One to choose 335 majors and over 2,400 local
01:35consulars and the other, Venezuelan youth decided for the first time in a guided consultation
01:41on more than 5,000 projects for their communities. The authorities acknowledged that both electoral
01:46processes were peaceful and had a high turnout.
01:50On an early afternoon, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro exercised his right to vote, accompanied
02:03by First Combatant Celia Flores and authorities of the national government. The Head of State
02:08did so at a voting center in Caracas on a community with over 7,500 registered voters. From the location, Maduro highlighted the importance of the electoral process, the
02:17electoral processes and reiterated the Bolivarian revolution's commitment to democracy in the country.
02:24In 12 months, Venezuela has voted seven times nationwide. Where else is there a process of the democratic quality? And with that amount of participation and right to vote and choose,
02:31The Venezuelan President reaffirmed the democratic nature of the people's election of their political leaders.
02:38In 12 months, Venezuela has voted seven times nationwide. Where else is there a process of the democratic quality? And with that amount of participation and right to vote and choose?
02:54The Venezuelan President reaffirmed the democratic nature of the people's election of their political leaders.
03:01In Venezuela, the President is not appointed by the Empire. The President is elected by the people, the sovereign, the ordinary man and woman.
03:15And as polling stations closed, we go now to our correspondent, Bruno Falsi, who is in Caracas, with more details on how this democratic process is unfolding. Hello, Bruno.
03:25I'm Bruno, and we are again here in Caracas, in the center of the city of Venezuela, where has happened this election for the mayors and for the first public committee.
03:44consultation for the youth. And now it's ending at 8 o'clock p.m. It's 8. It's 8.30 p.m. and it's 30 minutes ago. It's finished the election and all the schools and the electoral zones are closed.
04:03A long journey that started at 6 a.m. in the morning in all the country and everything passed completely peacefully and very smoothly. People voted, millions of people voted. There was 21 million people who was listed to vote in this election.
04:23But remember that in Venezuela, the vote is not obligatory. And so it's a great participation for this kind of election, a municipal election. Now they are out of the voting as in this school. We are in Andres Bayo School, one of many schools in all the country where has happened this election.
04:47The election. Remember that at the same time that mayors and councils are being voted, many young people, they are protagonized a historical moment in Venezuela where more than 5,338 communes voted in seven projects. Each of these communes voted in seven projects.
05:15They elected two projects where they elected two projects that are going to be financed by the state. And these young people are going to improve their lives in their neighborhoods. For example, they like sports. So they asked for construct poly-sportive.
05:36And they need better schools, better streets, bus to take their work or their job. And so everything happened fine. And now we have to wait for the results.
05:54So this is now our third school where we passed. And we just have to wait to know what happened in this election where participate the opposition and government force. So keep following Telesur to know more. Now we go back to Alejandra with Alejandra in La Habana.
06:16Thank you, Bruno, for all the information, all the first-hand information, and we will keep in touch with you for more details on this event for Venezuelans.
06:26And now after this report, let's go over more reactions and statements on this election day. In this case, the head of Venezuela's National Electoral Consul, Elvis Amoroso, expressed their commitment with democracy and the strengthening of the country's institutions. Let's listen.
06:42And these elections are an example for the whole world of a profoundly democratic process. And we have demonstrated that Venezuela wants peace, quiet, and the strengthening of our institutions.
07:08And the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, highlighted the capacities of the municipal elections in integrating the people in the democratic process, especially the youth.
07:17We have developed centers at communities to respond to the needs of populations at the municipal level, at the communal level.
07:35Today we are voting on 26% of projects put forward by youth, projects that have to do with the economy. We are building a new model, exploiting to the best the capacities that the country has, which are infinite.
07:54And after exercising his right to vote, the head of the unified command of the Bolivarian Revolution, Jorge Rodriguez, stated that the electoral process in Venezuela is described as an example of popular democracy.
08:06We've all witnessed that there's been no disruption on this voting day. This is an opportunity for civic duty, for civic behavior.
08:29And like in other countries, this is a family party, a family celebration. We are very happy. I was very moved, moved by the fact that this consultation is a reflection of what democracy in Venezuela will be in the coming years.
08:52And Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek William Saab, congratulated the electorate on their exemplary participation in Sunday's peaceful elections. Let's listen.
09:02Congratulations to the people of Venezuela for their exemplary behavior in all the elections held. Not only this year, but always a civic attitude, or an attitude of global example. Not only for America, but for the entire world, where people know that the only way to resolve differences is the world.
09:20is through voting, and ideas. And that is what is happening today throughout Venezuela. What has happened up to this date. We are almost a little afternoon today, Sunday.
09:44is a demonstration of all of this. A civic attitude. The Public Prosecutor's Office has deployed 1,560 officials nationwide, including senior prosecutors and directors general, prosecutors, provisional prosecutors, and assistant prosecutors, to ensure that everything is carried out correctly and positively.
10:12that there are no incidents to regret, that there are no violent acts that impede the human right to vote.
10:22And now we have a short break coming up. Don't go away because we'll be right back.
10:42Welcome back to From the South.
10:52China issued a maximum alert for possible floods and geological disaster caused by heavy rains.
10:58A red alert for floods, the highest level of warning system, was activated at the Beijing Hydrological Station, due to an increase in the flow of the Cow River, up to 3,000 cubic meters per second.
11:10Likewise, the Planning and National Resources Commission, together with the Municipal Meteorological Service, joined the measures, due to the risk of landslides and earth movements.
11:20In this context, authorities recommended that people stay away from rivers, avoid unnecessary outings, and follow official instructions.
11:32In Turkey, forest fires in the northwest province of Bursa have forced the displacement of civilians.
11:39In this regard, local officials have reported the evacuation of the town of Karadihidir, and was decided as the blazes spread to some 170 houses.
11:48Authorities unveiled the combustion had propagated rapidly due to the presence of vigorous winds.
11:54In this context, Bursa governor's office stated that 1,765 people have been evacuated, while more than 1,900 firefighters battled the flames.
12:06The affected were reportedly provided with food from shelter centers.
12:11And in this scenario, the highway linking Bursa to the capital Ankara was closed at surrounding forest burned.
12:18In India, at least six people were killed and 27 injured after a stampede at an Hindu temple in the northwest of the country, triggered by rumors of an electric shock.
12:33The District Police Superintendent Ramendra Singh confirmed that 33 people were rescued.
12:40Authorities informed that police and rescue teams are operating in the area, and the situation is being constantly monitored.
12:47India has recently experienced similar tragedies, including a stampede in June with three victims, and another during Kumbh Mela in January, in which at least 30 people were killed.
13:04In Luanda capital, Angolan chief superintendent of the National Police, Nestor Gobel, reported neither injured nor arrested in the new rally against rising fuel prices.
13:14The senior officer further highlighted the police had not repressed protesters, despite the fact that demonstrators were leaping into several actions of public disorder.
13:23In this regard, the authority argued that marshals had tried to deviate from the route, said with the police previously.
13:31Overall, inflation of the diesel price made skyrocket transport costs.
13:36Therefore, citizens have held protests to demand the government to lower prices for a third consecutive Saturday.
13:43Russian air defense forces intercepted nearly 99 Ukrainian combat drones in the southwest of the country.
13:52The Russian Defense Ministry said the unmanned vehicles had been shot down in the Bryansk, Smolensk and Rostov regions.
13:58The entity further noted that other Ukrainian drones had been intercepted on the Crimean Peninsula and in Korks region.
14:17Likewise, authorities highlighted that territories bordering Ukraine regularly report bombings and drone raids by Kiev forces, so people are forced to move to other areas in search of refuge.
14:36The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that approximately 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours.
14:47Defense authorities said that one-third of these casualties were the result of operations by the center group, which improved its tactical positions and shot down the enemy in several localities located in the Republic of Donetsk.
15:01Additionally, the East, West, North, South and Dnieper groups neutralized approximately 800 Ukrainian soldiers.
15:10Ever since February 21, 2022, Russia has been engaged in a special military operation in Ukraine.
15:17Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the objective of this operation is to protect the people of Donbas from genocide on the part of the Khaif regime.
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15:58At least three people died and several others were injured when a train derailed in the Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
16:07Around 100 passengers were travelling on the train when two carriers derailed in a wooded area.
16:15Emergency services including the police, fire brigade and medical teams were deployed to rescue the trapped passengers and provide medical care.
16:25The authorities reported that they are investigating the cause of the derailment and taking into account possible factors such as weather conditions, adverse weather conditions or obstacles on the roads.
16:38Despite claiming to have implemented tactical passes in the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces killed more than 50 civilians.
16:58Despite the tactical pass intended to allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory, Palestinian authorities denounced the killing of civilians.
17:17They reported that 32 of those killed were waiting to receive humanitarian aid when they were killed by the Israeli army.
17:25Six more people died from malnutrition in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of starvation-related deaths to 133.
17:35Israel announced tactical passes in fighting from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time in several areas of the Gaza Strip starting on Sunday.
17:46The Israeli occupation forces have killed nearly 60,000 Palestinians in attacks on civilian areas of the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
18:10Health authorities reported at least 88 people killed and 374 others injured by Zionist bombings in the last few hours.
18:21Authorities also warned that 10,000 Palestinians have been missing since the start of the Israeli genocide, making it difficult to provide an exact figure for the number of dead.
18:34In the face of international pressure, Tel Aviv announced a tactical pass to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
18:59And in this context, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his call for an end to the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip where almost 60,000 Palestinians have been killed.
19:12The Holy Father urged negotiations for a peaceful future for all peoples.
19:18Pope Leo XIV also demanded the release of hostages and also demanded the respect for international humanitarian law.
19:31Pope Leo IX
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