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*U.S. govt. seeks to discredit Federal Supreme Court Minister Alexander de Moraes
*60 Palestinians dead due to new Israeli offensive in the last 24 hours
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*U.S. govt. seeks to discredit Federal Supreme Court Minister Alexander de Moraes
*60 Palestinians dead due to new Israeli offensive in the last 24 hours
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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro Moros launches the peace squadrons in the community
00:14circuits of Caracas.
00:20The United States Government Department issued new criticisms and comments on Federal Supreme
00:25Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes following a ruling that states that foreign judicial
00:30decisions and laws have no effect in Brazil without previous revision of a competent Brazilian
00:36authority.
00:42And the Palestinian Ministry of Health denounced the killing of at least 60 civilians victims
00:47of a new Israeli offensive during the last 24 hours as part of the genocide against the
00:52Gaza Strip.
00:54Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana,
01:02Cuba.
01:03We begin with the news.
01:16Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros activated Tuesday the peace squadrons or basic units
01:22of territorial organization in the community circuits of Caracas.
01:26The Bolivarian Head of State reiterated his instructions to regional and local leaders
01:31to implement the first and second projects that were chosen during the last popular consultation
01:37held in the country to move forward with the comprehensive development of Venezuelan communities.
01:42The President emphasized that the third transformation of the plan for the homeland is a strategic
01:49state priority with the activation of new peace squadrons.
01:52On the other hand, Maduro awarded the order of peace to officials of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation Corps
02:00in recognition of their outstanding results in preserving citizen security and fighting organized crime.
02:06The third T, which is the transformation of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security and citizen security, peace of the country, the national union.
02:25The T, that is, it is geniusly the fusion, the perfect fusion between the civilian police and military union.
02:36We were at La Guayra the past week and today on Tuesday, precisely on August 19th, today we activated the new quadrants of peace.
02:52One quadrant of peace for every commoner circuit in the city of Caracas, capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
03:01In this regard, President Nicolás Maduro also thanked the police and the military forces for their roles in foiling the far-right attempts to undermine the peace of the country.
03:11This decoration has a great significance for our country because these men that you see here in uniform of the different military and police forces
03:23guarantee peace and security on a daily basis and they guaranteed the neutralization of the terrorist attack against the Plaza de la Victoria in Plaza Venezuela
03:34and not only neutralize it but also search and capture all the intellectual and material authors, terrorists and murderers financed by the government of the United States and Zionism.
03:47So this is more than a decoration, it is a recognition because of you, dozens of lives were saved and dozens of lives are being saved every day.
03:58Let us continue strengthening the perfect popular military and police fusion as a guarantee to peace, coexistence and harmony.
04:07And in Venezuela, Caracas prepares to host the 6th Biennial of the South under the slogan People in Resistance, the power of diversity.
04:32This highly anticipated contemporary art event will open on October 3rd and will feature artists from countries such as Cuba, Mexico, Palestine, Iran, Turkey, among others.
04:44A team of curators led by Raul Chacon selected works covering various disciplines and themes.
04:51In this edition, the event venues will include the National Art Gallery and the Carlos Cruz Diaz Print and Design Museum,
05:00as well as public spaces to promote access to art.
05:04Ernesto Villegas, Minister of Culture, highlighted the importance of the Biennial in strengthening cultural dialogue and promoting Venezuelan artistic production on the international stage.
05:15And the Timbalaya International Roomba Festival 2025 will come to Cuba under the slogan That is a Congo Cara.
05:27In its 17th edition, the festival will pay tribute to the Congolese legacy in Cuban Roomba, highlighting oral tradition, dance and drums as essential elements of contemporary cultural identity.
05:39The festival will include the symbolic planting of the Siwaraia tree, a sacred tree in Afro-Cuban traditions, which reinforces the link between culture and the environment.
05:50The program will take place from August 21st to 31st in Havana, Artemisa, Mayabe, Quematanzas, Cienfuegos and Villa Clara, and will feature concerts, dance classes and community meetings.
06:03And now we have a short break coming up.
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06:16Welcome back from the South.
06:37On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department issued new criticisms of Federal Supreme Court Minister Alexander de Moraes,
06:45describing him as harmful to U.S. companies and those seeking access to their markets.
06:51The attack followed Judge Flavio Dino's ruling that foreign laws cannot be enforced in Brazil without review by the relevant Brazilian authority,
07:00as this would violate national sovereignty.
07:03Donald Trump's government office reiterated that U.S. citizens are prohibited from conducting transactions with Moraes.
07:11In addition, Moraes stated in an interview with the U.S. newspaper, The Washington Post, that there is no possibility of backing down even an inch in relation to Jair Bolsonaro after he planned the coup in Brazil.
07:28And in Colombia, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies denounced that the massacre that took place in the municipality of Mesitas del Colegio in the Department of Cundinamarca, the 48th so far this year.
07:45The agency specified that three people were killed in that municipality, and according to preliminary reports, the armed men arrived at the El Triunfo inspection station in the village of Honduras.
07:57It is also alleged that they entered a recreational farm where they shot at the people who were there.
08:04Three people were injured in the attack, and at the time of the incident, two people were reported missing.
08:10The identities of the fatalities have not yet been fully established, but they appear to be members of the same family, two men and one woman.
08:19And also in Colombia, the Superior Court of Bogotá ruled on the first action for protection of fundamental rights filed by Álvaro Uribe Vélez against the immediate arrest warrant issued by the 44th Criminal Court of the Circuit of Knowledge.
08:39According to the Court, the decision is based on the former President's fundamental right to freedom, arguing that his right to human dignity, to process and presumption of innocence have been violated,
08:53even though Álvaro Uribe Vélez remains convicted of bribery in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud, with a pending sentence of 144 months in prison, a fine of 2,420 current minimum monthly wages,
09:09as well as disqualification from exercising public rights and functions for the next 100 months and 20 days.
09:17And Honduran President Xiomara Castro highlighted Tuesday the achievements of her administration in reducing the poverty and destitution that the country suffered during 12 years of far-right rule.
09:33The statement was made during a visit to a hydraulic concrete paving project at the San Juan de Florestalenga Highway,
09:41where the President stressed that the Honduran people still remember the years of crime and corruption of the far-right government,
09:48which turned the country into what she described as a narco-state. Castro affirmed that her administration had guaranteed stability and social justice for all citizens
09:59and rejected the attempts of the far-right sectors to deceive the Honduran people.
10:04The President called all the people to defend her administration's re-foundation project and the country's stability on the November 30th general elections.
10:19The rise in persecution of migrants in the United States has political and cultural consequences.
10:25Many Latin American festivals have been cancelled due to threats from immigration and customs officers.
10:31Cultural activities of Latin American origin have been suspended in this country due to the risk of arrests.
10:37Large celebrations were cancelled this year, including the Puebla Carnival and the 5th of May parade in cities like Chicago and Philadelphia.
10:46Smaller cities are affected too. Examples include the Harrisonburg Hispanic Festival in Virginia,
10:53the Worcester Latin American Festival in Massachusetts, and a festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
11:00This scenario breaches social integration and Latin cultural identity and negatively impacts the local economy.
11:09Also in the United States, the government announced on Friday the revoking of approximately 6,000 foreign student visas as part of immigration control measures
11:23and restrictions on foreigners' access to the U.S. education system.
11:27According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, around 4,000 cases were related to criminal offences.
11:35The restrictions also affected several students who participated in the pro-Palestinian protest at universities across the country,
11:44with between 200 and 300 foreign students reportedly accused of supporting the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
11:50So far in 2025, the U.S. government has revoked nearly 40,000 visas for exceeding the 16,000 revocations recorded in the same period under the presidency of Joe Biden.
12:03At least 27 people were killed and several more were injured when an armed group attacked a mosque in northern Nigeria.
12:16In the northern state of Katsina, an armed group stormed a mosque during dawn prayers and opened fire on worshippers in the remote community of Ngwan Manta.
12:27This massacre occurred amid escalating violence in northern Nigeria, where extremist groups and criminal gangs frequently attacked villages and religious facilities.
12:37Rights organizations are therefore questioning the government's inability to control the situation.
12:50To celebrate the 106th anniversary of its independence, Afghanistan held a military parade featuring both air and ground forces in Kabul.
12:59While units of the honor guard and special forces marched in front of the monument to freedom, helicopters and combat aircraft flew over the defense ministry headquarters.
13:11The flag of the Islamic Emirate was raised at the ceremony, which was attended by senior Afghan government officials.
13:18This day marks the anniversary of 19th of August 1919, when a great breeding recognized Afghanistan's full independence following three consecutive wars.
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14:25The Israeli Defense Minister Israel, CAAT, has officially approved the Israeli Defense Forces' plan for a large-scale incursion into the Gaza Strip with the aim of taking full control of the area.
14:36According to CAAT, Operation Gideon Shariots 2 aims to defeat the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and secure the release of Israeli hostages.
14:46It is known that the plan involves mobilizing approximately 50,000 additional reservists to reinforce occupying troops in the region.
14:55The Israeli minister asserted that the operation will be carried out unless an agreement is reached to release all hostages as set out by Benjamin Netanyahu.
15:10The Palestinian Ministry of Health denounced the killing of at least 60 civilians victims of a new Israeli offensive during the last 24 hours as part of the genocide against the Gaza Strip.
15:20Israel moves towards its goal of dominating the enclave as the number of victims in the Gaza Strip increases.
15:28In a new attack, 343 people were injured while trying to get food.
15:33The Health Authority report confirms that bodies remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets as a result of the occupation's blockade, emergency services, and civil defense teams.
15:44While reporting the deaths of five people from salvation, including two children, bringing the total to more than 263 deaths from lack of food and malnutrition, 112 of which were children.
16:07The king of Jordan, Abdullah II, reiterated his rejection of Israel's invasion project in the Gaza Strip.
16:14In an official statement, the Jordanian monarch expressed the need to achieve an immediate ceasefire in the enclave and to guarantee the free flow of humanitarian aid.
16:24The Jordanian leader also condemned the statements made by the Zionist government about the so-called Greater Israel Project in Palestine and the criminal incursions into the occupied West Bank.
16:36Abdullah II recalled that Tel Aviv's colonial plan is a violation of international law and of the right of the Palestinian people to their independence.
16:51The United Nations reported that 383 humanitarian workers died in 2024, almost half of them in the Gaza Strip.
16:59This record figure is a shameful condemnation that must lead to an end to impunity, said the international organization.
17:07On this occasion of World Humanitarian Day, the organization specified that the figure increased by 31% compared to the previous year.
17:17Of the total, 181 workers died in Gaza and 60 in Sudan.
17:22In this regard, the United Nations reminded that attacks against humanitarian personnel constitute a violation of international law.
17:30The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, welcomed his Iranian counterpart, Massoud Peshisgyan, for an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.
17:45The leaders and the respective high-level delegations are expected to meet to review the cooperation framework between Minsk and Teheran.
17:54The meeting will conclude with the signing of at least 13 documents addressing issues of mutual interest, including agriculture, medicine, health, culture, tourism, communications and legal cooperation.
18:07This trip demonstrates the joint commitment to expanding areas of political and economic cooperation and increasing coordination in light of the current geopolitical situation in the regional and international arena.
18:28The governments of Japan and Turkey evaluate defense cooperation and expansion of agreements for the benefit of regional security.
18:37According to diplomatic sources, the agenda outlines discussions between the defense minister on enhancing collaboration in defense, technology and equipment.
18:48The primary goal is to strengthen the ties between the Japanese self-defense forces and the Turkish armed forces.
18:55Nakhantani's visit to Ankara is part of a broader regional tour that commenced on the 17th with additional stops in Djibouti and Jordan.
19:18The Russian government has reported the destruction of several Ukrainian ammunition and weapons depots along with other areas used by the Kyiv regime to store military supplies.
19:30The Ministry of Defense has stated that the army used precision-guided weapons and drones to attack ammunition depots, oil refineries and workshops where long-range drones were being assembled.
19:43The Ministry added that the air defense system had intercepted three bombs, 117 drones and a U.S.-made HIMARS projectile.
19:55The Ministry declared the attack a success thanks to the cooperation of Orland 10 drone operators.
20:01French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the Swiss capital of Geneva to host a summit peace talks meeting between Russia and Ukraine.
20:13Speaking after he and other European leaders joined the Ukrainian president for high-stakes meetings at the White House on Monday and Macron said the announced Zelensky-Putin summit would be held in Europe.
20:26According to the French president, his proposal for the venue was based on Switzerland's neutrality in the conflict.
20:32Macron said France and Britain would hold a meeting with other Ukrainian allies to keep them up to date on what was decided in Washington in relation to providing security guarantees for Ukraine, a key talking point in the meetings with Trump.
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