FTS 12:30 22-08: Venezuela integrates National Militia into Peace Quadrants

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22/08/2025 FTS 12.30 *Colombia: new explosive attack in Caqueta *UN declares state of famine in Gaza

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00:00the venezuelan president nicolas maduro led on thursday an official ceremony for the integration

00:12of the bolivarian national militia into the basic units of territorial government or peace quadrants

00:19another attack with an explosive device was registered in the center of caqueta colombia

00:27less than 24 hours ago after two terrorist attacks in cali and in antioquia

00:36the united nations organization officially declared state of famine in gaza

00:46hello and welcome to from the south my name is belen de los santos i'm from

00:49a test of studios in havara cuba we begin with the news

01:04we now begin with the information as we were saying at the beginning venezuelan president nicolas maduro

01:09led on thursday an official ceremony in a militia into the basic unit of territorial government or

01:15peace squadron basic unit of territorial government or peace squadrons according to the venezuelan

01:21president the communal defense plan will be implemented with the articulation of community

01:25brigades security forces and popular organizations to guarantee territorial protection and immediate

01:32response to any threat maduro also pointed out that the bolivarian national militia was created with a

01:38strategic vision to guarantee peace sovereignty and the unity in the country and highlighted the

01:44resistance of the venezuelan people in the face of the u.s aggressions

01:53but we are today observing what we are observing and you know this better than anyone

01:59is something that we have built along the years of revolution

02:03the people has built up its own power social political economic and military power

02:13today there are no differences between the powerful professional and revolutionary bolivarian armed forces

02:26and the people in arms

02:32an alba tcp vessel sailed from venezuela to cuba with the purpose of deepening trade cooperation

02:39among the member countries of this regional mechanism more details in the following report

02:43by our colleague leonardo urrieta mas de 6 000 toneladas de alimentos more than 6 000 tons of food left the

02:52port of la guiara in the center of the country for the city of la habana with the departure of the

02:56manuel ghul ship from alba tcp the authorities assure that integration is the key to guarantee the economic

03:02independence of the region this ship belongs to alba and if it belongs to alba it belongs to all of us

03:14so it is a contribution to become a tool for the development and progress of the peoples of alba

03:24the great bolivarian alliance because this act is very significant because it is the result of a great

03:29team effort because that is what we seek fair trade and shared prosperity for our peoples is a reliable

03:43expression of the will of commanders hugo chavez and fidel castro when they founded the alba on december

03:4814th 2004. it is the first maritime route of the

03:59bolivarian alliance for the peoples of our americas and the people's trade treaty which

04:04will facilitate exports and commercial exchange among the peoples of the region

04:12let us hope that today is simply the first step of what will be great leaps forward in the economic

04:16growth of the region in the unity of our countries in the unity of the bonds of brotherhood that we know

04:24constitute each of the countries that are present in alba and that we know that we want to continue

04:31growing in trade venezuela within its strategy of its international positioning to show the world what

04:36its exportable offer is and to show the world the quality of its production the objective of the

04:47regional entity is to achieve sustainable trade in solidarity over time this ship will be a symbol

04:56it is a symbol it is a symbol of hope it is the symbol of that complementation of integration and

05:01unity among all to achieve well-being and common happiness alba tcp declares that the union of the

05:11peoples will defeat washington's threats to peace in the region because what we are seeing here the

05:20ship of the alba on its maiden voyage which will allow maritime crossings and intra-alba trade

05:30is taking place at a time of permanent and constant threats in situations where peace in the entire

05:35region is at risk and seriously threatened the authorities extended their appeal to the private

05:45sector to continue to become involved in the organization's commercial activities

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06:20welcome back to from the south we continue with more information less than 24 hours after the terrorist

06:27attack in cali and an helicopter in antioquia colombia another attack was was registered with an

06:34explosive device in the center of florencia caqueta according to information provided by the police of

06:40caqueta in the early hours of this friday morning an explosive vice was detonated in the center of florencia

06:47only one block away from the municipal mayor's office the explosion which occurred in an area of high

06:53commercial traffic left no victims but several establishments with material damages according to

06:59the authorities security councils will be convened in coordination with security forces the attorney

07:05general's office the ombudsman's office and other control entities in order to analyze the situation and

07:12take preventive decisions

07:13just hours before a car bomb exploded near military aviation school in cali killing at least five people

07:24and injuring more than 30 people asked which damaged nearby buildings and homes caused civilian casualties

07:31and prompted authorities to evacuate surrounding areas a reward has been offered for information

07:37leading to the arrest of those responsible the attack has been condemned as a terrorist act

07:43and was intensified the concerns about colombia's security situation in a separate attack in antioquia

07:51at least 12 police officers died when a police helicopter engaged in co-calif eradication operations

07:58was struck by a drone and crashed the incidents have prompted a strong government response with plans to

08:07increase security measures and hold the preparators and perpetrators accountable

08:13this is the first drone attack we have heard of in antioquia

08:24emboldened criminals rich sporting brand new uniforms and state-of-the-art weaponry

08:28i am very concerned that the delay in recovering the bodies and safeguarding the wounded is yet another

08:43manifestation of the national government's abandonment of the security forces or lack of determination

08:48it is unclear which of the two is more serious

08:55precisely in this context the president of colombia gustavo petro declared that he will not decree a state

09:02of internal commotion in the country after the terrorist attacks of the last hours

09:07he said this at the exit from the security council that was held in the city of cali

09:13where one of the worst attacks of the last years took place on thursday the head of state assured that

09:19they will strengthen the mechanism they already have and also left installed a permanent unified command post

09:26to attend to the emergency in reference to the terrorist attack that occurred at the cali airbase he informed

09:32that it was perpetrated by dissidents of the jaime martinez structure belonging to those of alias

09:39ivan mordisco and reiterated that it was a retaliation for their defeat suffered on august 20th in the mikai canyon

09:48we continue in colombia as the former president alvaro uribe could face other investigations for crimes

10:01against humanity while he was governor of department of antioquia in 1995 and 1997. from bogotá our

10:10colleague arnanto bar with the details in audios released after a statement in a hearing before

10:18the special jurisdiction for peace the brothers francisco and jaime angulo osorio responsible for

10:24the murder of a human rights defender are part of a compendium of testimonies that linked the former

10:32president to the massacres of el oro and la granja in the department of antioquia during the years 1995

10:39and 1997 when he was governor in 1997 when he was governor

10:49they authorized the operation and in history we have come to know that all the members of these

10:54organizations were mostly the paramilitary chiefs and commanders themselves

11:02they were involved in human rights violations in everything that happened in antioquia

11:07and in the country it was the pilot at the national level it was the rehearsal with which they acted

11:12these organizations became apparently legal cooperatives during the day and were paramilitary

11:16cooperatives at night

11:26their statements are generated under the investigation being carried out in this department

11:30and the responsibility of civilian third parties in relation to crimes perpetrated by the

11:34security forces and agents of the state the brothers have claimed to have been part of these

11:39organizations intermediaries between the paramilitaries the army and the governor's office

11:45in a relationship of financing and delivery of information testimonies that are added to other

11:50statements local residents and former paramilitaries in particular testified that a helicopter from the

12:05governor's office of antioquia flew overhead during the massacre of the hope

12:10it is impossible to think that the governor of that time who followed in detail all the movements

12:24of his officials would not have had information about what was happening

12:28a network of logistical and financial support that involved civilians state actors and adds more and

12:43new elements in relation to the massacres of el oro where 17 peasants were killed and la granja where

12:49four people died events that occurred in the municipality of ishuano antioquia in 2018 the inter-american

12:56commission on human rights condemned colombia for these events and the supreme court declared them

13:01crimes against humanity that are not subject to statute of limitations there are mechanisms in place

13:10the 1968 convention on the imprescriptibility of crimes against humanity that the colombian state ratified

13:18and then ratified in 2002 rome statute which in its article 29 establishes that crimes against humanity

13:25are imprescriptible and that is part of our political constitution and is also in the colombian penal code

13:32the victims hope that these investigations will move forward and reveal the possible

13:40responsibility of the governor at the time alvaro yuribiz velez who is sentenced for other crimes to 12 years imprisonment

13:47which he provisionally evaded due to a tubular action in his favor hernanda riotto varga itante

13:53le sur bogotá colombia we now move on to other topics on thursday a judge in the united states

13:59ordered the closure of the alligator alcatraz migrant detention center due to environmental damage

14:05magistrate kathleen williams has decided that the facility built in the southern state of florida must be

14:12closed within 60 days and consequently prohibits further confinement the prison installed by

14:18president trump's administration in the everglades an area of wetlands and marshes that acts as a

14:24natural kidney and filter and store water for millions of people will according to experts

14:31cause irreparable damage to the ecosystem

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15:07welcome back to from the south we continue with more information hungary and slovakia filed a formal

15:27complaint with the european commission on thursday due to the third attack by ukraine on the drusba

15:33oil pipeline in southeast russia the main oil supply route for both countries foreign ministers peter

15:39siharto and judah planar warned that the interruption in the flow of crude oil could last at least five

15:46days raising concerns about energy security in the region they noted that the recent attacks which had

15:52already temporarily stopped supplies on several locations represent a direct threat to the stability of

15:59hungary and slovakia in addition officials recalled that the european union had committed itself to

16:05protect the critical energy infrastructure of its member states and demanded that these promises

16:12should be fulfilled immediately

16:29we go now to palestine as the united nations organization finally declared state of famine in

16:39gaza it's the fourth time in history that this verdict has been issued last time was in 2004 in sedan

16:47although the genocidal government of benjamin netanyahu has systematically denied a famine situation

16:53according to the integrated food security facing classification the ipc a globally recognized system

17:00to back up the severity of insecurity and malnutrition it is abruptly confirmed although the un made

17:07previous warnings it did not want to make the announcement official until it had the scientific

17:12data according to these results in the city of gaza and its surroundings including three cities and

17:20several refugee camps the meters requirements are met more than 20 percent of households face extreme

17:26food shortages more than 30 percent of children suffer from acute malnutrition and there are two or more

17:33deaths per 10 000 inhabitants per day due to absolute starvation

17:46and it is in this context that israel's occupation regime has refused to allow foreign medical teams to

17:53enter the gaza strip according to local media israeli troops denied entry to two health workers from

17:58the united states and france who were ultimately informed that they could not access the palestinian enclave

18:05medical staff pointed out that their protest against israeli actions to the media contributed to their

18:11being barred from entering gaza the doctor said that the ban was also due to the fact that zionism

18:18does not want doctors to reveal what is really happening inside the gaza strip due to their expansionist plans

18:40and we shift topics on the occasion of the summit of the amazon cooperation treaty organization

18:46social environmental organizations presented a series of recommendations for the care of the

18:51rainforest and its communities our colleague ignacio lemus brings us the details from brazil

18:59connectivity is the key concept for weaving the enough network of life that today makes up the

19:04largest tropical forest on the planet four social environmental networks presented a document to

19:10the governments of amazonian countries to protect the ecological hydro climatic and social cultural

19:15connectivity of the amazon the proposal was delivered prior to the summit of presidents of the amazon

19:25there is a concern that we do not lose connectivity that is that we eliminate deforestation

19:30illegal activities burning and other elements that remove the forest and damage connectivity and on

19:35the other hand we are calling for the restoration of connectivity

19:37in other words we are trying to strengthen alternatives related to socio-bioeconomics to strengthen indigenous

19:48territories and protected areas

19:50loss of connectivity threatens vital ecosystem functions and the lives of 47 million people

20:02by 2022 23 percent of the biome had completely lost its connectivity and another 13 percent was severely degraded

20:09there is a whole interconnection between the forests the rivers and the people who live there

20:19when connectivity is removed the forest becomes fragile it becomes more susceptible to burns the

20:24temperature rises the rainfall changes

20:30and all of this affects not only the existence of the forest itself but also its capacity to sustain itself

20:35the goal of the recommendations is for the member countries of the amazon cooperation treaty organization

20:47to totally eliminate deforestation degradation and criminal fires by 2030. protect strategic areas

20:54to maintain connectivity develop a regional program to restore ecological corridors ensure the effective

21:00participation of local communities promote a social bioeconomy that preserves ecosystems and supports

21:06community initiatives establish regional criteria to evaluate the impacts of infrastructure projects

21:12and stop illegal activities environmental crimes and organized crime in a region where displacement

21:18can take weeks the concept of connectivity also encompasses the relationship between communities

21:23the territory amazon the amazonian territory has suffered invasions for centuries evangelization

21:32timber extraction drug trafficking there are many forms of exploitation and invasions

21:37it seems important to me the exchange between these communities

21:48in the sense of sharing their different forms of resistance and struggle for their protection

21:53In the midst of the united states military siege in the region the leaders of pan-amazon countries will

22:04have two opportunities to decide on concrete measures for the protection and development of a strategic area

22:09for the planet the first will be in bogota the second in november during the cop 30 in bulim in the brazilian amazon

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