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00:00Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay passed away on Monday after several days in critical state.
00:17Australia will recognize the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
00:28In Turkey, a 6.1 magnitude quake struck western territories on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.
00:43Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Telesu Studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
00:52Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay passed away on Monday after several days in critical state.
01:10The day before, Uribe had undergone emergency surgery at the Fundación Santa Fe Clinic, where he remained hospitalized after suffering a setback in his recovery due to a hemorrhage in the nervous system.
01:2238-year-old Uribe, who was running in the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia, was shot three times, twice in the head, in an attack during a campaign rally in the city of Bogotá on June 7th.
01:32He remained in an intensive care unit for more than two months, with an episode of slight improvement.
01:37Miguel Uribe Turbay was a lawyer and had a master's degree in public policy from the University of Los Andes.
01:53The senator came from one of the most influential families in Colombian politics.
01:58Turbay belonged to the far-right conservative Democratic Center Party and was the grandson of Julio César Turbay Ayala, former president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982.
02:10His mother, Diana Turbay, was a journalist who was murdered by the Medellín cartel in 1991.
02:16And reactions began to pour in following the news of Miguel Uribe's passing.
02:27On ex-Colombian vice president Francia Marquez said the following,
02:31I deeply regret the passing of senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe.
02:35I send my deepest condolences to his family, friends and supporters at this time of grief.
02:40Today is a sad day for the country. Violence cannot continue to shape our destiny.
02:45Democracy is not built with bullets or blood. It is built with respect, dialogue and recognition of our differences, regardless of the composition.
02:54Colombian people, it is time to unite, to raise our voices strongly, to reject all acts of violence.
03:01We cannot allow fear and hatred to continue to rob us of our lives and hope.
03:06Also next, Senator Ivan Cepeda expressed his condolences and solidarity to the family, friends and fellow party members of the senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay.
03:19Cepeda added that he hopes that the perpetrators of Uribe's murder are punished under criminal law and that political violence disappears in Colombia.
03:28For its part, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies deeply regrets the murder of presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe.
03:35We express our solidity and heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, team and members of the Democratic Central Party in the face of this irreparable loss.
03:45In the past, categorically reject this atrocious act, which constitutes a serious expression of political violence and a direct attack on democracy and the right to participate freely in the political life of the country.
03:56This is necessary for the competent authorities to promptly and rigorously investigate what happened, identifying and punishing those responsible for planning, organizing and carrying out this crime.
04:08And this Sunday, during the commemoration of the 248th anniversary of the founding of La Vega in southwest Colombia, at least four civilians and two police officers were injured after an attack on a police station.
04:30During the celebration of La Vega's anniversary in southern Cauca, an attack on the police station in this municipality left two police officers and four civilians injured.
04:39Authorities report that the attack was carried out with drones, gunfire and explosions.
04:44Amidst the fear of the people who took refuge in shops open to the public, the explosions reached the police station and other nearby houses.
04:51Municipal authorities made an urgent appeal to armed groups committing crimes in the area to end the violent actions that threaten the lives of civilians.
05:04An inequal, the attorney general's office announced on social media that it was launching an investigation into the death of newborns at the University Hospital in the city of Guayaquil.
05:14The attorney general's office states that they will launch a preliminary investigation regarding the death of twelve newborns at the University Hospital of Guayaquil.
05:21The office added that statements will be taken from mothers, witnesses and other people who may have knowledge of what happened.
05:27In addition, an inspection of the scene will be conducted.
05:30The Ecuadorian prosecutor's office has also urgently requested the medical records and other information from the hospital director in order to clarify the incident.
05:44Also in Ecuador, at least eight people were killed in a firearms attack outside a nightclub in the southwestern province of Guayaquil.
05:51Reports at the time suggested that the massacre was carried out by individuals in vehicles who fired upon people living in the nightclub.
05:58Seven of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the eighth person was declared deceased later at a medical center.
06:05It was reported that one of the victims was Jorge Luis Urquizo Ferruzola, brother of the mayor of Santa Lucia, Ubaldo Urquizo Mora.
06:13Guayaquil has also been considered one of the most dangerous provinces in Ecuador and an area of high critical impact due to the presence of at least eleven armed guns competing for control of urban areas, rivers and ports.
06:29And the Dominican Republic's Department of Migration announced the deportation of nearly 1,399 Haitians and the detention of another 255 immigration rates.
06:46The agency reported that in recent hours it carried out an operation in various regions of the country where it arrested thousands of Haitians with illegal migration status.
06:55The detainees were transferred to the processing center and later repatriated, despite the social and political crisis that Haiti is suffering.
07:02This is due to the violence generated by the confrontation between armed criminal groups and the national government.
07:08And the Bolivian electoral authorities are preparing suitcases containing the material that will be distributed for the upcoming general elections.
07:23Departmental electoral tribunals are carrying out this work in their logistic operations centers under the supervision of international observers in regions such as Santa Cruz, La Paz and Beni.
07:33The distribution of this material is scheduled to begin on August 14th and will be accompanied by police and military guards, explained Departmental Electoral Tribunal's President, Maria Cristina Claros.
07:43In Bolivia, more than seven million people over the age of 18 are called to vote to elect the president, vice president and members of the legislature for a five year term.
07:52And in the United States, six people lost their lives after a house fire in Waldorf, Maryland.
08:04The authorities reported that four adults and two children died in the accident while one other person managed to escape from the house alive.
08:12They also reported that one firefighter was hospitalized and another rescuer received medical attention at the scene.
08:17However, they did not specify how serious the injuries were.
08:20At this time, the ages and identities of the victims are unknown.
08:24The causes of the fire are being investigated by the competent authorities.
08:28And now we have our first break coming up.
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08:42Welcome back.
08:55In Palestine, at least six journalists and two civilians were killed after a drone attack by Israeli Syrian forces on the Al Jazeera journalist's tent in the Gaza Strip.
09:04Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif, 28, was killed along with his entire team inside a journalist's tent in front of the Al Jifa compound while they were covering the devastation of the military offensive in Gaza.
09:17At the same time, it is reported that five other civilians were injured after the attack.
09:21In addition, the Israeli regime claimed responsibility for the killing of the journalists under the pretext that they belong to the Hamas resistance movement.
09:29Israeli Syrian forces have killed more than 200 journalists and media workers since the day they began their bomb in the Palestinian enclave in order to silence and hide their atrocities.
09:54After the murder of the Al Jazeera journalist was reported, Anas Al Sharif's last message, which he posted hours before his death, went viral on social media.
10:03In the published text, the murdered journalist stated that he never stopped conveying the truth without falsifying or distorting it in spite of all of the suffering and losses of his people.
10:12He also urged people not to forget Gaza and to remember the Palestinian people and its children who don't have time to dream or live in safety and in peace because they have been crushed by Israeli bombs and missiles.
10:24Seven people were killed in the attack on the tent located outside the main gate of Gaza City's Al Jifa hospital late on Sunday evening.
10:31Let us remember that Israel has killed at least 237 Palestinian journalists since 2023 in the midst of its genocide offensive against the Palestinian people.
10:48For over two years, the Israel regime has not only been destroying Gaza but also eliminating those who document its crimes.
10:54Also, more than 90% of the reporters killed were victims of deliberate attacks despite wearing vest and driving vehicles identified as press.
11:02These figures certify the Zionist regime of Israel as the leading cause of death of journalists around the world.
11:08Despite the campaign of extermination, Palestinian journalists continue to report from the ruins as they will continue to show the world the barbarity of the Zionists.
11:23And Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
11:30Previously, Canada, the United Kingdom and France announced their plans to recognize a Palestinian state amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
11:39Today I can confirm that at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Australia will recognize the state of Palestine.
11:50Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority.
12:03And in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that the country will suspend all experts of military equipment and weapons that could be used in the Gaza Strip.
12:12In the announcement, Merz also called on the Israeli government to refrain from taking further steps to annex the West Bank.
12:18The suspension has sparked debate within Germany, with some Berlin residents criticizing the measure as insufficient and late, while others believe it is a step in the right direction.
12:27According to citizens, Germany should stop supplying weapons to Israel completely, not just because of the situation in the Gaza Strip.
12:33In other topics, the Iranian foreign minister said Abbas Arakshi, while announcing that an official from the International Atomic Energy will visit Tehran,
12:49qualifies that there will be no nuclear inspection until a cooperation framework is established.
12:54The foreign minister also made it appear that this framework would also be based on a law passed by the Iranian parliament.
13:00According to Arakshi, European countries have raised the issue of the snapback mechanism for reactivating UN sanctions,
13:07but Iran's position remains that this mechanism is invalid.
13:10Arakshi has also stated that nothing has yet been decided regarding negotiations with the United States.
13:15At least two people died and three others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack against civilian facilities in Russia's Tula province.
13:36The strike is the latest of Ukrainian armed forces operations targeting the province, this time aimed at a civilian company.
13:42In this context, the regional governor stated the wounded had been admitted to the hospital and would receive a necessary medical attention.
13:49Russian provinces bordering Ukraine regularly reported projectile hits, drone raids and other attacks from across the border,
13:55forcing the population to seek refuge in safer places.
13:58Russian provinces.
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14:39A 6.1-minute quake struck Sindirji in western Turkey on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring thousands more.
14:47It is confirmed that several people were injured by the collapse of houses and buildings in the most of Sindirji,
14:52the epicenter of the earthquakes and the most affected area.
14:55According to reports, the earthquake was fell for up to 30 seconds in at least 10 regions in the west of the country,
15:01including the city of Istanbul.
15:03Search teams have been deployed in the affected areas to rescue possible victims of the natural disaster.
15:16With the extremely fast search and rescue operation, four of our citizens were saved.
15:22Unfortunately, an 81-year-old person died soon after being rescued from under the rubble.
15:29Yes.
15:30We have a number regarding our injured.
15:33So far, the figure provided by our team is 29.
15:37But we have good news.
15:38Our governor, who is in constant contact with our provincial health director,
15:44informed us that among these 29 injured, there are no serious injuries at the moment.
15:50The authorities in southwestern Japan ordered the deployment of search teams to locate citizens missing due to landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains.
16:01Four days of persistent rain in much of the southern part of the country have caused flooding that forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents.
16:09Its entire neighborhoods are under water and several homes have collapsed.
16:13Rescue teams are trying to locate a resident who was swept away by a river in the city of Tamana this morning.
16:19Images show roads washed away, bridges broken, and cars stuck in the earth or sand as they tried to cross a road.
16:26And all roads damaged by flooding in Yuzong County, northwest China, had been repaired and reopened on Sunday.
16:44Abomination rains hit the county and caused flash floods and landslides.
16:48Parts of the provincial capital, Lansu, were also affected by heavy rains.
16:52According to the Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Office, 15 people lost their lives in the disaster.
16:5815 were injured and 28 are still missing.
17:01After nearly 24 hours of uninterrupted rescue efforts by nearly 200 workers on site,
17:06the Shenlong No. 2 bridge on Provincial Highway S-104 in Yuzong,
17:11the last section of the flood damaged roads was officially reopened to traffic on Sunday afternoon.
17:23And in Spain, authorities reported that more than a thousand people were evacuated in the northwest of the country
17:28due to the rapid spread of forest fires.
17:30The flames, fueled by extreme temperatures and strong winds, forced the authorities to carry out mass evacuations,
17:36including areas of historical and environmental value.
17:39Among the most affected areas were the town of Carrucedo and its surroundings,
17:43where about 400 people had to leave their homes, as well as several communities near Las Medulas,
17:48a site declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
17:52Social movements are calling for urgent measures to protect ecosystems and vulnerable populations,
17:58while the fires are part of a wave of extreme events affecting southern Europe.
18:02The 78th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival is taking place in Switzerland, an event that will run until August 16.
18:16This global cinematography festival highlights the work of independent and author cinema highlighting works with open-air screenings in the emblematic Piazza Grande.
18:35This year, more than 220 films are participating, including several world premieres.
18:44The programming includes several competitive sections, as well as a section highlighting some Hispanic productions due to the presence of Spanish and Argentine films,
18:52as well as other titles that address and denounce Israel's occupation of Gaza.
18:56In addition, the festival also includes several world-renowned actors and actresses within the industry,
19:02will be recognized with honorary awards.
19:05And over the weekend, Colombia is hosting the third international coffee fair meant to highlight the excellence of the country's coffee crops and products.
19:19The fair included a grand quality auction in the Department of Tolima, with the participation of 20 prominent coffee growers,
19:25who showcased the quality of their products to national and international visitors.
19:29On Sunday, they announced the coffee grower who harvested the largest amount of coffee over the past year.
19:35The announcement was made amid an exhibition of various products made from high-quality coffee harvested in the area.
19:45And like this, we are coming to the end of this news brief.
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19:55With TELestory English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
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